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Our 3 favorite fall crafts for speech therapy

Our 3 favorite fall speech crafts for SLPs

With Halloween just around the corner, it can be fun to get into the spirit of the holiday.

The changing of the seasons can be a great reminder to switch up some of your therapy routines, especially when working with the same patients long term. Switching up activities or introducing a fun craft can engage younger patients and make them more interested. Keep reading to discover our favorite speech crafts for this autumn:

1. Speech trees

This speech craft inspired by The Dabbling Speechie is excellent for kindergartners through students in the fourth grade. Start by preparing a poster-sized image of a tree without leaves. Next, prepare red, yellow and orange leaves – these will have phrases on them.

Our 3 favorite fall crafts for speech therapy

Speech Language Pathology

With Halloween just around the corner, it can be fun to get into the spirit of the holiday. The changing of the seasons can be a great reminder to switch up some of your therapy routines, especially when working with the same patients long term. Switching up activities or introducing a fun craft can engage younger patients and make them more interested. Keep reading to discover our favorite speech crafts for this autumn: 1. Speech trees This speech craft inspired by The Dabbling Speechie is excellent for kindergartners through students in the fourth grade. Start by preparing a poster-sized image of a tree without leaves. Next, prepare red, yellow and orange leaves – these will have phrases on them.

Speech Language Pathologists enjoy using mobile apps for speech therapy homework

The benefits of mobile app use in speech therapy

Speech therapists in particular can greatly benefit from using certain apps in their daily work.

It’s become a cliché that there’s an app for everything, but when you look at your favorite app store, you can see it’s actually quite true. Any hobby, skill or professional interest has a plethora of related mobile apps available. Speech Language Pathologists in particular have benefited  greatly from using apps with their clients.

Speech therapy apps for kids

Therapy happens as much at home as it does at the care facility. Being able to send younger patients home with activities they can do with their parents can have numerous benefits. This is especially true for patients who are shy or need to do some extra practicing at home.

Speech Language Pathologists enjoy using mobile apps for speech therapy homework

Speech Language Pathology

Speech therapists in particular can greatly benefit from using certain apps in their daily work. It’s become a cliché that there’s an app for everything, but when you look at your favorite app store, you can see it’s actually quite true. Any hobby, skill or professional interest has a plethora of related mobile apps available. Speech Language Pathologists in particular have benefited greatly from using apps with their clients. Speech therapy apps for kids Therapy happens as much at home as it does at the care facility. Being able to send younger patients home with activities they can do with their parents can have numerous benefits. This is especially true for patients who are shy or need to do some extra practicing at home.

What is a travel therapist?

Ready to take your career on the road?

Ready to take your career on the road?

 

As a licensed therapist, you’ve worked hard to pursue a rewarding career. But have you ever wished that you had more opportunities to travel? Or perhaps wanted to escape to a warm climate during the colder months of the year? Your career and your sense of adventure don’t have to be separate areas of your life.

Whether you’re just beginning your career or are looking for a change after years onthe job, consider indulging your sense of adventure while building your resume by working as a travel therapist. 

What is a travel therapist?

Speech Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy

Ready to take your career on the road? As a licensed therapist, you’ve worked hard to pursue a rewarding career. But have you ever wished that you had more opportunities to travel? Or perhaps wanted to escape to a warm climate during the colder months of the year? Your career and your sense of adventure don’t have to be separate areas of your life. Whether you’re just beginning your career or are looking for a change after years onthe job, consider indulging your sense of adventure while building your resume by working as a travel therapist.

January 2013 Mouthing Off

Electrical stimulation and the appropriate candidates.
Electrical stimulation is when current is applied to the living body to stimulate nerves or nerve

January 2013 Mouthing Off

Speech Language Pathology

Electrical stimulation and the appropriate candidates. Electrical stimulation is when current is applied to the living body to stimulate nerves or nerve

Mouthing Off

Aspiration and Oral Care

Aspiration alone does not always lead to pneumonia.  Pneumonia from aspiration is caused by the ingestion

Mouthing Off

Speech Language Pathology

Aspiration and Oral Care Aspiration alone does not always lead to pneumonia. Pneumonia from aspiration is caused by the ingestion