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Music and the Brain in the News: Why We Love To Boogie With Pharrell

June 2, 2014

6 June 2014, Music Therapy, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

Editor’s Note: I heard this story on NPR in the car this morning. Made me think that perhaps we as therapy clinicians can use this information to help get all our special kids moving as a brain break, for specific OT…...

Archived Newsletters by Date – 2012

May 30, 2014

2012, Archived, Newsletters

December 21, 2012 – (Weekly Edition) December 14, 2012 – (Weekly Edition) December 7, 2012 – (Weekly Edition) November 30, 2012 – (Weekly Edition) November 23, 2012 – (Monthly Edition) November 9, 2012 – (Weekly Edition) November 2, 2012 – (Weekly Edition)…...

Archived Newsletters by Date – 2013

May 30, 2014

Archived

Looking for 2012? Try here. Please also note that in July of this year we went to a “weekly” format for every week instead of a having both a weekly and monthly issues that are slightly different. December 20, 2013 December 13, 2013…...

Archived Newsletters by Date – 2014

May 30, 2014

Looking for last year’s issues? Try here. Please also note that in July of this year we went to a “weekly” format for every week instead of a having both a weekly and monthly issues that are slightly different. December 19, 2014 December…...

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…...