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Q&A – Using an Auditory Program in your Practice

January 25, 2011

28 January 2011, Article, Newsletter, OT, Q&A, SLP, SPD

By: the Staff at Integrated Listening Systems If I am considering integrating an auditory component to my OT or SLP practice, what questions should I be asking? Is the additional investment worth it? How do I know which auditory program to choose?…...

January 25, 2011

28 January 2011, Article, Motivation, Newsletter, SLP

By: Tara McClintick One of the most important aspects of working with children who have special needs is working towards goals. When progress towards a goal isn’t made, it can be discouraging (to say the least!) The following is an example of…...

Making ADHD Teens Better Drivers

January 24, 2011

28 January 2011, ADHD, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: PhysOrg.com] Gregory A. Fabiano, UB associate professor of counseling, school and educational psychology, has already established a therapeutic program that not only helps these teens become better drivers but also builds better relationship with their parents. Now, thanks to a $2.8…...

January 24, 2011

28 January 2011, Anxiety, News of the Week, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: PhysOrg.com] There’s a reason why Hollywood makes movies like Arachnophobia and Snakes on a Plane: Most people are afraid of spiders and snakes. A new paper published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science,…...

Why Do Children Code-Switch

January 24, 2011

28 January 2011, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter, SLP

By: Ellen Stubbe Kester and Alejandro Brice There has been a lot of recent attention to the topic of code-switching. Code-switching is defined as a switch from one language to another in a single discourse. It is often misunderstood as a bilingual’s…...

Robots in Education in the News

January 24, 2011

28 January 2011, Assistive Technology, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: CNN] Editor’s Note: Although this story is not about a child with the types of diagnoses most of us work with as pediatric therapists, this is fascinating technology that might have a place for our kiddos with acute issues that might…...

Groundhog Thumbprint

January 23, 2011

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Upcoming Workshops

January 21, 2011

The Institute for Educational Development (IED) is a national sponsor of professional staff development for educators and occupational therapists. Barbara Smith, one of our regular contributors will be presenting the seminar: Practical Evidence-Based Strategies and Interventions for Occupational Therapists Working in Schools…...

January 21, 2011

21 January 2011, ADHD, Anxiety, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT

[Source: PhysOrg.com] A form of play therapy between parents and their toddlers can relieve depression in preschoolers, according to child psychiatry researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Known as parent-child interaction therapy, the play-based technique has been used…...

January 20, 2011

20 January 2011, ADHD, Article, Newsletter, SLP, Stuttering

All material Copyright © 1991-2009 Stuttering Foundation of America Reprinted with the express permission of the Stuttering Foundation of America as originally published on their website. By: Joseph Donaher, Ph.D. The Center for Childhood Communication The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia This Article…...