TED Talks Tuesday: The Power of Believing That You Can Improve

Welcome to Week 8 of TED Talks Tuesday! This Talk has some inspiring information about how the brain can grow and learn with challenges–could be a valuable 10 minutes for the patient that is feeling down about therapy! Although this video is about kids’ brains, I’m stealing the “growth mindset” to use in my therapy room! […]

Instant Resource: Making Low-Pressure Phone Calls

Phone calls can be a great therapy task, because almost every adult wants to be able to talk on the phone! For adults that feel hesitant about returning to that skill, I practice “low pressure” real-life phone calls in therapy. “Low Pressure” means the person on the other end of the phone will never know the speaker if it […]

TED Talks Tuesday: Go Ahead, Make Up New Words!

Welcome to Week 4 of TED Talks Tuesday! Today’s feature is actually from TEDYouth, so it is appropriate to use for middle school age and up. Plan to find me here for 8 weeks so ya’ll can stock up on a variety of TED Talks + therapy and documentation ideas. If you’re new to TED talks or want […]

Instant Resource: The Learning Network

Today I am sharing a resource I love to use in therapy, why I love it, and how it can be used in adult speech therapy! Do you use The Learning Network in your adult speech therapy sessions? If not, you are in for a treat: This website is rich with relevant, interesting content that can be […]

Functional Toolbox: Garden Seed Packets

The Functional Toolbox posts explore how we could use functional, real-life items in speech therapy, to exercise language or cognitive skills, or practice strategies that improve function.  Some patients have a negative reaction to worksheets, so using functional, tangible items is another vehicle we can use to target patient-centered goals or strategies.  Affiliate links from Amazon are […]

Positive Thinking Cards

The Problem: Having a brain injury or medical setback is hard. And scary. But somehow that person needs to find a way to see the positive aspects of recovery. The Solution:The Positive Thinking Cards were created as an inexpensive but thoughtful tool for patients to take with them as often as needed. They are patient-centered and include […]