Language Therapy and Leadership for Pediatric Clinicians
Productivity has turned in to a dirty word in our profession, but it doesn’t have to be. These articles will show you what it truly means to be “productive” in our field, so you can get better results by doing less work.
I remember my first year as an SLP. I heard lots of sensational stories about how rewarding it was going to be…and how it was going to be so nice to be done with work at 3 PM and have the summer off. But when I actually got in to my job the whole “get…
A while back, an article was floating around that recommended that SLPs “take a break to cry in their cars” to cope with job-related stress. This wasn’t the first time someone gave SLPs a generic “self-care” band-aid as a solution to burnout, and it won’t be the last. But it your BS radar goes off like…
If you’re an SLP working with school-age kids, students with language disorders might take up a good portion of your caseload. That’s why one of the most common questions that pops up in the groups of SLPs that I mentor is how to do a good language screening. Common questions include things like: “What language…
“I’m spending 2 hours every evening on paperwork!” “I’m sick of being stuck behind my laptop all weekend!” “There’s just not enough time to plan my sessions, keep up on the research, figure out what materials to use, or have time to pee and shove my lunch down my throat!” We’ve all been there. And…
Does the thought of sifting through your materials and planning for the next day feel like an insurmountable task? If so, join the club. Having to be “on” all day long in the therapist’s role is enough to leave anyone exhausted. The thought of doing any more work after all of that is the last…
If you’re an SLP, you have to collaborate with psychologists on a regular basis to evaluate struggling students. You also may find yourself in situations where you have to explain the eligibility process to people who have no background special education…which is no small task. Not only is this hard to explain to other people…it…
When you’re treating language disorders, getting quality sentences from your students can seem impossible. We know they have weak grammar; but when it comes to actually treating the issues…sometimes we’re left drawing a blank. I used to go back to the old, tired goals for working on pronouns and verb tense. I’d work on getting…
Many SLPs have a hard time finding good language therapy resources that make their lives easier with their huge caseloads; which was my motivation for starting Dr. Karen Speech and Language back in 2015. As we come to the end of the year, I wanted to take a quick second and highlight some of the…
In my last post about SLP survival, I promised you some school SLP scheduling email scripts, so today I’m delivering on my promise. These deceptively simple templates for emailing teachers are what I’ve used to communicate with teachers at the beginning of the school year, so I can set my schedule with as little stress…
No one ever told me that one of the most stressful parts of my job would have little do to with providing direct therapy to my students. But I got a serious truth bomb when my supervisor at my school clinical placement showed me the daily schedule…and I almost had a heart attack. A feeling…