There is only one thing between you and your dream SLP job, and that’s the interview process. Here are some SLP interview questions..
This handout outlines 72 specific, functional strategies for memory and orientation, focus and attention, problem solving, and planning/organizing.
Learn how to do evidence-based aphasia treatment approaches! With step-by-step protocols and free PDFs.
Have you ever thought to yourself - What do individuals living with aphasia want in a clinician? What makes a successful and collaborative clinical relationship? Maybe even - am I a good speech-language pathologist to treat aphasia? Neuro Speech Solutions Buffalo NY
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I’m beyond excited to kick off the “You’re an SL- What?!” Series! This series will start with settings that involve our youngest patients and progress to settings that serve our older patients with a few non-traditional roles here and there. To start us off, Megan Kilpatrick from the NICU setting is going to share why exactly an infant could need an SLP! Megan is a Speech-Language Pathologist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a hospital in Texas. "I initially had wanted to go into teaching, but quickly learned after an internship that managing 25 kiddos all at once was not for me. I took the Intro to Communication Disorders class my freshman year of college and was hooked. I received my BS from TCU and my MS from Marquette University with a certificate in their BIES program (Bilingual-Bicultural English/Spanish). I am in my ninth year of practicing now. I started out working in two SNF’s, then moved into contract work and acute rehabs, and eventually started the job at a community acute hospital, where I am now. I have been there for four years. Just over a year ago, our hospital began to incorporate therapy into our NICU because they were trying to get state designation as a level III facility. We had essentially no therapy presence in the past in the NICU, so it has been a huge transition for both nurses and therapists. The NICU is considered an advanced area of practice, and it really takes a lot of supervision, mentorship, guidance, and continuing education to develop skills in there. Probably the most helpful resource I have found along my journey has been the Ignite program through NANT (a year-long mentoring program for NICU therapists). We receive speech orders on nearly all the babies admitted to the unit. We have an eleven bed unit, so it’s not usually very many at one time. Most of the babies I see are admitted to the unit for prematurity and/or RDS (respiratory distress syndrome). Most of my goals for them pertain to parents demonstrating competence with supportive feeding techniques and feeding positioning, development of pre-feeding skills, demonstrating stability during PO feeding, and ultimately reaching full oral feeds safely. When I evaluate a baby, I am looking at their overall development, how they show signs of stress, how they are calmed, and their oral motor function and status. If they are ready for PO (by mouth) feeding, I assess them with bottle-feeding and/or breastfeeding. Then as they grow, I continue to follow them to make sure they are developing their feeding skills appropriately, providing intervention as indicated, and educating parents. I work closely with Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy as well. I think what sums up my job the best is when I tell parents my 3 goals for speech therapy: to make sure baby is eating safely, make sure he enjoys eating, and to make sure they enjoy feeding him. The hardest part of working in the NICU has been trying to start a culture change in our unit from volume-driven (amount of formula/milk intake) to cue-based/infant-driven feeding. There has been a lot of resistance from staff as it is not how they have always done things and change is just difficult. This challenge is just part of being in a NICU. Many units struggle with resistance on the topic. I pursue as much continuing education as I can find and keep up on research about best practices so that I can answer all the “why” questions. My favorite part of my job is when a parent is able to feed their baby on their own, safely and confidently. Feeding is a huge bonding experience, and it is rewarding to see parents enjoying it." Megan is a rockstar! And I'm so thankful for her sharing a little SLP gospel about this specialized setting!! Next we will dive into the Early Intervention setting with my mentor and gal pal, Molly Ooten!
Have you ever taken a moment to look at and assess your own treatment and evaluation techniques? Have you been using the same techniques and exercises for 20 years? Too often we become content wi…
Gone are the days of the boring textbook that you feel you will never pick up again. I've only included my favorites that take the clinician in mind with easy-to-apply information! My Top 9 Book Recommendations for Medical SLPs. Neuro Speech Solutions Buffalo NY
Feel confident you're delivering effective early intervention and parent coaching sessions with the Early Intervention Handbook.
An overview of information, websites, and resources for SLPs to learn about cleft lip and palate speech therapy intervention.
The SLP Large Poster illustrates anatomy of speech language pathology Call-out illustrations and terms provide greater detail of specific parts Includes swallowing process, brain, cranial nerves, larynx, mouth and vocal folds The Large Posters are printed on glossy plastic in bright, easy-to-see colors The ink side is laminated to make the poster smear-proof and protect it from dirt and water Dry-erase pens wipe off clean making the posters great for office, clinic, and classroom
Generally, there are 8 specific goals in this treatment: (for every client you have to pick and choose which of the 8 goals are most appropriate, depending on type of dysarthria and severity) 1. He…
The Dysphagia Toolbox I have written about the Dysphagia Toolbox before. The Dysphagia Toolbox used to be a website that offered links to standardized and reliable tools that you can use in dysp…
This worksheet addresses the basic language concept of "not." One of my kids can identify what doesn't belong from a field of 3-4, but it's harder to decide what is "not" in a category when there are only two choices. What's even harder will be alternating between asking what IS and what IS NOT in a given category! We will get to that soon! Click here to download!
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5 essential speech therapy materials for speech therapists on the go who need to treat a variety of speech, language & cognitive disorders like aphasia.
So why do we ALWAYS seem go to the thickened liquids first? When have we gotten away from trialing compensatory strategies FIRST?
As a SLP, I work PRN providing speech therapy for a company that contracts into nursing homes/SNFs. Our patient caseload is heavily weighted for cognitive therapy specifically memory, problem solving, sequencing, and attention. These qualities are ALL necessary for a patient to complete simple ADLs (activities of daily living) such as eating, brushing their teeth, ... Read More about Cognitive Activity using Peg Board for Speech Therapy in SNF
This quick cognitive screening evaluation is designed for speech-language pathologists in the medical setting - most likely in acute, rehab, or skilled nursing facilities. SLP grad students in their medical internship or SLPs doing PRN work may also find it useful! This is designed to be used when evaluating patients for the first in a medical setting to get a quick picture of their overall skills. It includes one page of directions, two pages of record forms, three pages designed to be cut into fourths and placed on a ring to fit in a scrub top pocket, and four patient stimulus pages. In the medical setting, SLPs may only have a short amount of time to get a baseline on a new patient; as such, the sections included are not comprehensive, but will show pattern of strengths/weaknesses that will help determine areas of treatment need, as well as help give a baseline to measure later progress against. Sections targeted include: - orientation to time, place, person, situation - previous levels of functioning - basic yes/no questions - complex yes/no questions - one step directions - two step directions - responsive naming - confrontation naming - divergent naming - simple reading comprehension - complex reading comprehension - auditory comprehension - daily math - problem solving - automatic sequences - picture description task ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As with all items in this store, this item was created by Natalie Snyders, MS, CCC-SLP, who retains all copyrights. Purchase of this item entitles you to use this in your own classroom/therapy room/SLP assignment only. Copying for other professionals, sharing the file directly via the internet, or re-selling of this item is strictly prohibited. Please direct others interested in using it back to the original source (this page) or purchase a multi-user license. Thank you!
Dysphagia therapy is therapy designed to help you regain control and strength of your swallowing muscles after a stroke or other type of brain injury.
Through my experience working in a skilled nursing and long term care facility, I have found that patients can greatly benefit from therapy exercises and strategies to improve their breathing coordination as well as expiratory duration and strength. This in turn will positively affect their breath support, swallowing and communication skills. Patients who have are ... Read More about When Communication, Cognition And Swallowing Are Affected By Decreased Breath Support
A therapist's guide to executive function and what all therapists (OT/PT/SLP) need to know about executive function skills.
What does a typical day look like for a Speech-Language Pathologist in an acute care hospital? Come along as this SLP goes through her day to find out.
You want to use a person-centered care approach — working on meaningful goals and activities with the person you are treating — but it’s just SO. HARD. to know how to do that when all you have is a standardized score from the CLQT (see also: MOCA, WAB, RIPA, WJ-III, TEA, and on and on). […]
A quick guide to spaced retrieval for adult speech therapy! With step-by-step treatment instructions and example goals.
