Blog - PediaStaff

SLP Corner: Seven Lessons for Newly-Minted SLPs

May 29, 2014

30 May 2014, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: ASHAsphere] by Pamela Wiley It’s graduation season and I can’t help but notice all of the brand new speech-language pathologists coming out of graduate programs across the country. What’s more is that I can’t help but be so happy for them!…...

May 29, 2014

30 May 2014, Article, Newsletter

[Source: Mind Shift] By Rolin Moe In recent months, authors, school districts, and big thinkers have promoted failure as a valuable experience for young people, specifically students. The premise behind this argument could be valuable, as evidence exists showing students do best when they have space to wrestle…...

May 29, 2014

30 May 2014, Article, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: North Shore Pediatric Therapy] When deciding the best therapeutic intervention for your child, what type of treatment approach do you choose? Despite your willingness to try out mental health treatment, be cautious as not all service providers practice the same as…...

May 28, 2014

30 May 2014, Career, Career Tip, Newsletter

Here is a sample interview question that you should think about before your next interview. We recommend keeping a journal where you can write out the answers to questions like this, so that, when it is time for your next job…...

SLP Activity of the Week: Trash Talk

May 28, 2014

30 May 204, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Thank you to Nanette Cote of the Speech 2 Me blog (and @speech2me on Instagram) for posting her photo (left) of this great activity created by our mutual friend and crazy speech girl, Jenn Alcorn of Crazy Speech World! We would like to…...

May 27, 2014

30 May 2014, Newsletter, Placement, SLP

Congratulations to Sherry P., on her part-time position through PediaStaff providing early intervention speech and language services to children in Dallas, Texas. Sherry will be working as part of an interdisciplinary team serving kids with a wide variety of diagnoses including birth…...

May 27, 2014

News, Newsletter, SLP, Telepractice

[Source: Put Me Back Together] By: Jena Casbon In December of 2010, I moved from Boston to my hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana. One of the toughest parts of moving was leaving my private speech therapy practice. I gave each of my private…...

May 27, 2014

30 May 2014, News of the Week, SLP

Thank You to Melanie Coseo of the School-Based Speech and Language Therapy Group on Facebook for giving us to permission to share this wonderful photo and story! As you might guess, this post has picked up 806 likes on Facebook so far.…...

ADHD and Sensory Processing

May 26, 2014

ADHD, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, Sensory Processing

[Source: Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics via Your Therapy Source] Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics published research on whether 20 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at greater risk than 27 children without ADHD for problems with sensory processing. In addition they…...

May 23, 2014

23 May 2014, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Congratulations to Alejandra D., CCC-SLP. She is moving to Austin to work for one of PediaStaff’s pediatric home health clients there. She will be working part-time to start 20-25 hours per week and will build her caseload quickly to full time. She will be working closely with both…...