Menu Mania
Today I am sharing speech therapy ideas using menus! Use for dynamic assessment, strategy practice, Script Training, and more! See below for ideas + links to menus of many popular chain restaurants in the US! *Honeycomb Speech Therapy update: In case you missed it on Facebook or Instagram, I had a baby this month! Things will be a little slow on my posts […]
The Election, Voting, & Speech Therapy
With the midterm elections in the next month, it’s a perfect time of year to talk all things “Election,” “Voting,” and “Speech Therapy!”. Think you want to stay away from politics in your session? Consider this: These are the conversations our People are having this month! Voting may be an activity they hope to participate […]
Functional Cognition: Book 4 – Spaced Retrieval
Hello SLPs (fellow medical / neuro lovers!) Today is the launch of the last book of the Functional Treatment for Everyday Cognition Series: Book 4 Spaced Retrieval! You’ve probably heard of this treatment technique — most popularly known for treatment in dementia, but did you know that it’s also recommended and supported in research as a […]
Functional Cognition: Favorite Tools for Functional Therapy
Hi SLP Colleagues! Last week I released Book 3 in the Functional Treatment for Everyday Cognition Series: Task-Specific Language & Cognitive Supports! This book is CHOCK-FULL of practical, easy-to-implement, “why-didn’t-i-think-of-that?” ideas and pictures that illustrate how no-tech supports can meet practical, functional needs for the language and cognitive-impaired populations we work with! This book is […]
Functional Cognition: Book 2 Case Example
Hello SLP’s! It’s clear that the Functional Cognition Series has been resonating with people — with our current knowledge, we need tools that are both evidence-based and easy to implement, Functional and fast to document, Practical, person-centered, and pleasing to the patient! If you haven’t yet, check out my newly-released Book 1: Goal Management Training or Book 2: […]
Garden Seed Packets
Happy Tuesday, SLP’s! I’m thinking spring over here in Michigan, even thought it’s a gray and dreary day. Spring time gives me a fresh sense of functional tasks to work on in speech therapy: Gardening, ordering mulch, home projects, new recipes, lawn care, outdoor social events. I have multiple sections devoted to these topics in […]
Conversation Partner Training Packet
Hi everyone! Today’s the launch day for my next functional labor of love! I’m excited to finally be sharing my Conversation Partner Training Packet (Printables + “How-To” using evidence to train Conversation Partners for aphasia in real life situations). For persons with aphasia, quality practice with training communication partners is vital for person-centered care and a […]
Med Management: Real Life Speech Therapy
Hello SLPs and colleagues! Today I am introducing a new series: The “Real Life Speech Therapy” series will focus on activity and participation of specific tasks, with tools for the everyday SLP to use across assessment, goal-setting, therapy, external language and cognitive supports, and home program. If you’ve ever finished a worksheet, card game, or another […]
Speech Therapy Makeover: Naming Animals
Welcome to Week 1 in the Speech Therapy Makeover series! I’m challenging myself to “make over” some traditional therapy tasks so they will be more person-centered (functional, meaningful, and relevant for the people we work with). We know that person-centered care offers the best results across the board for outcomes, patient satisfaction, and efficiency of meeting goals. […]
Functional Toolbox: Menus
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. Today I am sharing speech therapy […]