The Slump
Dun dun dun. Cue dramatic music because it’s THE SLUMP. It happens every year, maybe more than once. For me, it doesn’t hit at the same time every year. This year, I feel like it’s hit earlier than other years.…
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Clinical Skills Confidence: Observation Tips
Graphics: Lovin Lit and KG Fonts Observations. No one really likes them, and the thought can make even a veteran SLP shudder. Why? Probably because there are a lot of unpredictable variables involved and it might bring back memories of…
When We Didn’t Get 100 Trials
You know you should be shooting for at least 100-150 trials during articulation therapy sessions to make it worthwhile. It’s in the back of my mind whenever I do artic sessions. I give my kids tally counters, chipper chat chips,…
Clinical Skills Confidence: Planning By the Month
First Clinical Skills Confidence post of the school year! This time, I thought I’d blog about how I’m trying to make my life easier. You’ll want to keep reading, because you can grab my FREE template to try out for…
Dear CFs: Take A Picture!
Dear CFs: Take A Picture! Why? Because you’ll soon be embarking on one of the most exciting, terrifying, exhilarating, rewarding, exhausting, and just plain awesome careers! If you’re about to start your CF (clinical fellowship to those non-speechies), you’re probably…
Clinical Skills Confidence: Am I Doing Therapy Right?
I haven’t done a Clinical Skills Confidence post in awhile. Life got in the way! I’m bringing you this post from a personal standpoint. Have you ever wondered if you’re doing therapy right? Now, just to be clear – I…
Clinical Skills Confidence: Record A Session
Even the thought of doing this now makes me cringe. It brings back the grad school days when we were watched all the time and evaluation days when you pray that the students behave and everything goes according to plan!…
Clinical Skills Confidence: Balancing On The Hamster Wheel
Who can relate to the scene below? You get to work an hour before you have to because you like to prep for the day ahead. You turn on your computer, check your work email (again), respond to the two…
Clinical Skills Confidence: Sharing Results At Meetings
I’m not one of the people that really enjoys public speaking. In fact, in high school, I pretty much did anything to avoid it. Then in college, we needed to do presentations. I got more used to it and sometimes…