Part of Our Mission: Southern University in Baton Rouge Guest Lecturer

Posted by: Carmen N.

 



This past month, our Administrator, Shontai Thomas, was honored with an invitation from her alma mater, Southern University in Baton Rouge, to speak as a guest lecturer. She spoke to communication sciences and disorders students about a few of the many types of disorders associated with traumatic brain injuries as well as complications arising from strokes including embolisms. Shontai also offered fun ideas for pediatric therapy activities that the students may creatively use during their own therapy sessions in the near future. Apart from that, Shontai also focused her attention on entrepreneurship. She spoke about what incited her to begin her own therapy practice and her mission behind it.

Shontai's passion for what she does has motivated her to succeed in more ways than one. She yearns to pass knowledge down to others who share that dream & passion in hopes that they, in turn, will also advocate for those who need our help. Shontai strongly feels that through adding a personal touch everyone can beneift! She continues working with others in the community to soon make an even bigger difference!

Special Appreciation and Recognition given to:
 - Southern University in Baton Rouge
 - Communication Sciences and Disorders Department
 - SPAU260 students
 - Melanie Powell Rey
   

FREE CEUs for SLPs & SLPAs

Posted by: Carmen N.
(Source: www.linguisystems.com)

We believe your CEUs should be FREE! So, they are. On this site you will find new courses in varied formats (Online, Source® courses, and DVD for Groups presentations) to give you lots of learning options. Take them all! Each American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) approved course you take is practical and loaded with use-tomorrow strategies. Upon completion, they send your course information to ASHA. You send it to your state licensure office.

Some of the available online courses are as follows:

Attention Disorders
0.2 CEUs/ 2 CEES

Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Using Assessment to Guide Intervention
0.15 CEUs / 1.5 CEES

Changing Behavior to Change the Child's Voice
0.25 CEUs / 2.5 CEES

Dysarthria: Practical Aproaches to Treating
0.2 CEUs / 2 CEES

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MORE THAN 40 COURSES AVAILABLE!

It's Earth Day

Posted by: Carmen N.
(Source: www.earthday.org)

Today is Earth Day! Over one billion people in 192 countries are participating from London to Sao Paolo, Seoul to Babylon City, New Delhi to New York, Rome to Cairo; people everywhere are taking action in their communities and helping depict The Face of Climate Change.

How can you get involved? Attend an Earth Day event in your community, start doing something to lower your carbon footprint, and take a photo of yourself being part of the solution and upload it to The Face of Climate Change Wall.

Wondering what’s happening around the world? Here are just a few of the events taking place:
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND FIND OUT

Spotlight on Special Needs: Social Stories

Posted by: Carmen N.
(Source: www.turotinginthetriangle.com)

 

There are many great resources for parents and children out there who may struggle with a type of special need. Special needs can vary from struggling with telling time to struggling with reading. Special needs can be in the area of academics or non-academics. Some special needs are social, emotional, and academic. Because there is such a vast array of special needs, we like to spotlight resources we think would be helpful depending on the family’s situations. We’ve highlighted one great resource below.

 

Resource: Social Stories

 

What Is It? Social stories are a way for children who struggle socially to read about and even act out appropriate responses to social situations at home or at school. These stories can also be about other life skills such as going to the dentist or checking out a book from the library. It is helpful to use these stories before the event occurs or after the event does not go well. In the social area, it gives the child words and options to use when she is having difficulty with coming up with her own.

Some common social stories are about:

• Washing Hands
• Using the Bathroom
• Brushing Teeth
• Taking Medicine
• Using a Tissue
• Getting a Haircut
• Clipping Fingernails
• Washing Hair
• Taking Turns
• Playing with Friends (in school and at home)
• Sharing
• Shopping at the grocery store
• Going to the bank
• Eating out

Continue reading more about this amazing special needs resource here...