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This speech therapy blog is your go-to location for parent support, speech therapy materials, assessment knowledge, and CEU opportunities. We have summarized research into digestible, usable bullets.
As we share our stories, we want you to be a part of the conversation. Speech-language pathology can be overwhelming at times. There is an intensity to serving children with needs and managing high administrative demands. And yet we love what we do. This blog, like many speech therapy blogs for SLPs is a respite from the hectic nature of our lives.
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Should parents speak the home language to their child if he has an impairment?
Confusion continues over the question of whether a bilingual child with an impairment should continue to speak the home language. In our clinic during the initial parent interview we often hear this: My doctor told us not to speak our home language to our...
ASHA Ethics CEU Courses That Will Surprise You
ASHA ethics CEU requirements are becoming a part of the licensing process in many states. It seems strange at first when you think about it because SLPs are a pretty ethical bunch. Secondly, when you think about our limited time and all of the other...
Authors, Books, and Resources to Promote Diversity and Inclusion on Your Caseload
In our series highlighting the work of clinicians researching AAE and advocating for our Black clients, we will introduce you to a few SLPs who are on a mission to increase diversity and inclusion for minority groups in therapy. How often do we tie learning new...
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4 Lessons Learned About Our Global Role as SLPs
On our professional development trip to Belize we were in a country and environment that couldn't have been more different from the lives we lead and the places we work back home. The people, languages, climate, culture, resources, and educational system were all...
Follow the SLP Trip to Belize Next Week!
We are packing up and flying out this weekend to meet the 40+ SLPs who will be joining us in Belize for a week of fun and learning about working with diverse cultures. Daily videos, pictures, and posts will primarily be shared on Instagram but also through Facebook,...
Thank You for Making Us One of Best Speech Therapy Blogs for SLPs!
The best speech therapy blogs out there (which we are proud to count ourselves among!) do a few things very well.
The Best Speech Therapy Blogs Listen
In your over 1800 comments you have told us what you need, what is going wrong, and when we gave you resources or information that hit home. When we see patterns in what is being commented on and read, we know what to research next to improve our lives collectively.
They Challenge Ideas and Produce Results
The best speech therapy blog essays call it like it is but then give examples, ideas, materials, and products that are real solutions that will work for anyone serving in a real environment. Caseloads, paperwork, and budget cuts anyone? The popularity of our 650+ essays is a testament to the fact that SLPs are not afraid to speak their minds and that we want the same change you do.
They Connect Humans
You have been our shoulder to cry on with tears of happiness and dismay when this unique experience we call speech language pathology moves us. So many connections and collaborations have come out of the interactions between the 40,000+ subscribers who have found kindred spirits who share the same passion.
Wow, I love this post! Thank you for illuminating the special nature of being able to enter a person’s home to work with their child.
Sarah
This was such a concrete explanation of how important language specific constraints are…I’m grateful for this excellent resource, and will be sharing it with my grad school peers.
Jamey
Thank you for this thought provoking read! As someone who has been an SLP for over 40 years, I have to agree with the majority of what you reported. I look forward to reviewing the supporting studies in the future!
Cynthia
We have faithfully committed to publishing at least one speech therapy blog essay every Thursday. This isn’t always easy with report deadlines and kids to see.
YOU have made us one of the best speech therapy blogs and the change we can effect when everyone works together motivates us to keep researching, collaborating, and sharing out great work.
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