“We need another therapist!” As a special education administrator today, you’re likely familiar with this sentiment. It seems your students’ needs for therapy services constantly outpace your staffing level. Your…
The details of running a special education program can feel overwhelming: filling therapy staff vacancies, keeping up with the details of individual cases, completing grant applications, and more. Finding time…
As an OT or COTA, you can help bring fun and excitement to your school-based teletherapy sessions using online activities and videos via screen sharing. You’ll be able to see…
With schools closed around the country, and the possibility that many will remain so, it’s time to start thinking outside the box when it comes to delivering education-based therapy services.…
Make Your School-Based Teletherapy Program a Success As a PT, you can help bring fun and excitement to your school-based teletherapy sessions using online movement songs and videos via screen…
Use This Easily-Implemented, Cost-Effective Way to Serve More Students It was the stuff of sci-fi not so long ago. But today, most of us take for granted the ability to…
You’ve probably seen too many school-based therapists come and go through the “revolving door.” Just as it’s getting harder to find special education teachers, it’s tougher to hang on to…
Every so often, a new Speech/Language Pathologist asks, “Why do SLPs need a teaching certificate to work in a school?” Not every state makes this demand. Not even every state…
When I was a young, wide-eyed Clinical Fellow (CF) a million years ago, my mentor was a prehistoric Tyrannosaurus jerk! Every night I went home with less enthusiasm, feeling like…
Congratulations! You’ve finished your graduate coursework in Speech-Language Pathology. Now for the next step on your road toward certification: the SLP board exam! The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) requires…