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PediaStaff Placements of the Week: Beautiful New Mexico

March 9, 2015

13 March 2015, Career, Deaf Education, Job, Sign Language Interpreter, SLI, SLP

Congratulations to Tashala S, on her new position as a Sign Language Interpreter for PediaStaff’s home health client in New Mexico. Additional kudos to Katie E., on her SLP position with the same company! Both these fine gals will be working…...

March 9, 2015

ADHD, Article, Mindfulness, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, Stress

[Source: Left Brained Buddha] We know mindfulness is good for us. Mindfulness allows us to be present in our parenting,choosing the skillful response instead of succumbing to our visceral reactions. Mindfulness is also good for our kids. There is an emerging body of research that indicates that…...

March 9, 2015

13 March 2015, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Mess for Less] Recently, we shared a post on How to Dye Q-Tips. This was incredibly popular and I got a lot of questions of how to use dyed q-tips for play and learning. This Q-Tips and Straws fine motor skills activity was challenging and…...

March 9, 2015

13 March 2015, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Special Ed

[Source: Science Daily] A pilot study in 51 N.C. classrooms shows the effectiveness of a new measure in assessing the quality of practices in inclusive preschools. Not only is the Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP) a reliable instrument, researchers say it also reveals…...

High Court Rejects Autism-Vaccine Case

March 8, 2015

13 March 2015, Article, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case brought by a woman who says her son’s autism was caused by vaccines he received. Chandra D. Price sought compensation in 2008 from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program,…...

March 6, 2015

Career, Job, OT, PT, SLP

PediaStaff is now hiring Pediatric Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, SLPAs, COTAs and PTAs in the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico for school-based and home-based early intervention settings. Are you interested in providing early intervention services in the natural…...

March 5, 2015

6 March 2015, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] A recent study reveals new clues on how changes to the mix of bacteria in the gut of young babies may offer a way to predict the future development of food allergy or asthma. Researchers suggest patterns of…...

March 5, 2015

6 March 2015, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: ASHAsphere] by Ana Paula Mumy I was a speech language pathologist for seven years before I became a mother. I love our field and the chances I get to bring positive change to the lives of children and their families. As…...

March 4, 2015

6 March 2015, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Attendance at schools exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is linked to slower cognitive development among 7-10-year-old children in Barcelona, according to a study published by Jordi Sunyer and colleagues from the Centre for Research in Environmental…...

March 4, 2015

Article, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

by Margaret Rice, Your Therapy Source What are rubrics? Rubrics are an excellent tool for school based therapists to utilize throughout the school year for ongoing assessment of a student’s skills. A rubric is a scoring guide to judge performance on a…...