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Visit our bio link to register for the FREE first session of The Hanen Centre®’s TalkAbility™ Program. This evidence-based 12-week program improves children's social skills by teaching their parents ways to develop conversation skills, foster friendships, teach perspective-taking, and enhance play skills. Join us to see how the program works, learn strategies to help your child use eye contact and follow eye gaze, and decide whether the program is a good fit for you and your child.

#HanenCentre #Autism #SLP #Talkability

🍀 Happy Saint Patrick's Day! 🍀 My patients are LOVING the newest addition to #TocaLifeWorld from @tocaboca! It's been great for kids to practice their speech sounds and langauge when telling me what to do to design the restaurant and for them to follow directions while I tell them what recipes to make for customers.

My new window birdfeeder looks like a Muppet face! These are an easy way to implement "#animalassistedintervention"! I can't tell you how many of my patients say, "bird," or "look" as their first words in my room! Visit my website in my bio to read more about Animal-Assisted Intervention in speech & langauge treatment. #SLP

My patients LOVE Toca Pet Doctor from @tocaboca and I love using it to work on social skills like inferencing emotions ("How's the frog feeling?"), inferencing the cause of emotions ("What made the frog sad?"), and social problem-solving ("What can the frog do to help him feel better?"). You can find a video tutorial on how I do this on my blog (located at the link in my bio).

#SLP #socialskillsforkids #naturalisticinterventions

I forgot to put a pillow on the uncovered chair. Time for the lint roller. I'm grateful my patients' parents are always understanding about Zooey's "glitter."

Zooey loved her #ValentinesDay dog treat! Adorable dog cookies like these are from @mollysbarkery and are available at Target!

Window birdfeeders are an easy way to use #AnimalAssistedIntervention for speech & language treatment. I can't tell you how many of my patients used their first words by commenting on mine! The only problem is that you need a window (I didn't have one for HALF of my treatment rooms).

#SLP #BackyardBirding

These new masks are biodegradable! No purple, but I'm loving the colour variety pack! @shopvida

New tiny space #coffeestation & #teastation!

A patient and I made this video as their reward for their hard work. #SLP #animalassistedintervention

This is just a snapshot of my "to do lists." 🥴 I use Google Keep to make these and only "pin" the ones I need each day (so I don't get overwhelmed by the rest!). I regularly go through these lists and re-evaluate any tasks that I don't NEED to do. As a part of #MentalWellnessMonth I posed about this and other #SelfCare tips for #SLPs here: https://www.slpatoz.com/2022/11/01/slp-self-care-tip-regularly-re-evaluate-your-workload/

This is just a snapshot of my "to do lists." 🥴 I use Google Keep to make these and only "pin" the ones I need each day (so I don't get overwhelmed by the rest!). I regularly go through these lists and re-evaluate any tasks that I don't NEED to do. As a part of #MentalWellnessMonth I posed about this and other #SelfCare tips for #SLPs here: https://www.slpatoz.com/2022/11/01/slp-self-care-tip-regularly-re-evaluate-your-workload/

New #QuietCorner light! I got this star "Nursery nightlight" from Amazon. The kids love that they can take it off the wall (I used command strips to mount it) and I love that I can give them single-step directions when they have the remote!

#SLP #ZonesofRegulation

#HappyNewYear from Zooey and Mrs. Amy! 🎊

Zooey liked her headband SO much more than her antlers!

#SLP #AnimalAssistedIntervention #2023

#HappyHolidays from Mrs. Amy and Zooey (who did NOT like her antlers)! ⛄🦌

#SLP #animalassistedintervention

⛄Happy Holidays!❄️

One of my favorite ways to keep treatment fun and engaging is to do "spirit days." This week is sweater week! Kids can wear a silly/ugly/fun/holiday sweater and I'm wearing one, too - even in #TocaLifeWorld! I keep the kids' holiday celebrations and religions in mind when planning our lessons so their traditions are included in our celebrations and discussions.

#SLP #holiday #naturalisticintervention

Zooey's loved her advent calendar from @traderjoes! I've taken pictures each day to share with the kids who aren't able to be on their appointment when she opens a door.

#SLP #animalassistedintervention #adventcalendar

Join our FREE orientation session for
@thehanencentre's More Than Words® program on January 4th. Visit my bio link to register.

The More Than Words® program from @thehanencentre helps parents of young children who are struggling with social and communication skills. The program teaches parents how to improve their child's skills during toy play, people play, reading, and peer play.

Parents in New Mexico, California, and Maryland who are interested can visit the link in my bio.

Spots are limited!

#SLP #earlyintervention #parentimplementedintervention

Happy Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day!

#SLP #animalassistedintervention #thanksgiving

#TBT to my corn alphabet sensory bin. I filled the bin with popcorn, added "translucent letters" from @lakeshorelearning, and an item for each letter (example: the pink unicorn is for "U"). I had the kids sanitize their hands before and after using the bin, but that didn't stop some kids from putting the corn and toys in their mouths (which is why I still don't have a sensory bin since #COVID started). #SLP #sensorybin

With the evolution of #COVID into a more mild virus and no #PPE in our local schools I've switched my focus to keeping parents informed about the spread of COVID, flu, and RSV. I'll continue to wear a mask during appointments to encourage any kids who need to do the same based on recent illness or their parents' preferences.

You can find links to my community spread resources at https://www.slpatoz.com/covid/

With the evolution of #COVID into a more mild virus and no #PPE in our local schools I've switched my focus to keeping parents informed about the spread of COVID, flu, and RSV. I'll continue to wear a mask during appointments to encourage any kids who need to do the same based on recent illness or their parents' preferences.

You can find links to my community spread resources at https://www.slpatoz.com/covid/

The “Donkey Hodie™ Froyo Stand” game from @pbskids is a FREE multi-step direction game available on the iPad, android, and even via website! I love that the game keeps visuals for each step, which is really helpful for many of my patients! Visit my blog to learn more: https://www.slpatoz.com/2022/11/01/free-multi-step-directions-game-donkey-hodie-froyo-stand/

#SLP #NaturalisticInterventions

🎃 Happy #Halloween! 👻

#SLP #AnimalAssistedIntervention

My patients are loving the new DIY haunted house feature in #tocalifeworld from @tocaboca !

So far I'm just using it as a reward - the kids use their best speech and langauge skills to tell me how to make the haunted house just the way they want it.

I'm also using the Haunted Mansion to practice trick-or-treating with my online patients.

#SLP #NaturalisticInterventions #Halloween

My patients LOVE using Toca Life World from @tocaboca during treatment and I LOVE that it's FREE! Visit my blog for ideas on using Toca Life World to work on following directions: https://www.slpatoz.com/2022/10/01/using-toca-life-world-for-following-directions/

#slp #NaturalisticInterventions #tocalifeworld

#SLP #SelfCare Tip: incorporate your interests!

October is #adhdawarenessmonth.
Individuals with #ADHD experience hyperfocus with their interests and “hypo-focus” with many things outside their interests. For this reason, incorporating our patients' interests can be extremely effective when working with kids who have ADHD, but this technique can also be helpful for us providers.

Visit my blog to read more: https://www.slpatoz.com/2022/10/01/slp-self-care-tip-incorporate-your-interests/

I made this "safe space" for my speech therapy dog, Zooey. Any patient who works with Zooey knows that when she goes into this gate she needs some time to herself (which usually only happens if there's thunder or she's VERY sleepy).

Visit my blog to read more: https://www.slpatoz.com/2022/09/01/aai-activities-for-speech-language-treatment/

#SLP #AnimalAssistedIntervention

#TBT to Zooey's first week as a #SLP #TherapyDog in 2018.

#AnimalAssistedIntervention

This treat puzzle is a great way for me to work on expressive language using #AnimalAssistedIntervention. For more #SLP AAI ideas visit my blog: https://www.slpatoz.com/2022/09/01/aai-activities-for-speech-language-treatment/

#SLP #SelfCare Tip: Unplug! I try to spend my Sundays away from screens. Read my blog for more: https://www.slpatoz.com/2022/09/01/slp-self-care-tip-unplug/

I'm excited to be running 3 programs from The Hanen Centre® ONLINE starting in the spring.

Each program is 12-weeks long and includes 3 individual visits where I can help parents tailor the program’s tools to their child's individual needs. Parents can attend from around New Mexico, California, and Maryland.

To learn more or register go to https://www.slpatoz.com/about-our-services/

September is National Service Dog month! In honor of these hard-working pups I put ideas for using Animal-Assisted Intervention in Speech-Language Pathology on my blog here: https://www.slpatoz.com/2022/09/01/aai-activities-for-speech-language-treatment/

#SLP #AnimalAssistedIntervention

Inside the tune-in corner (with the curtains closed).

(reposted since the multiple-pictures doesn't work with my website's widget)

#NoFilter #SLP #ZonesOfRegulation #NoDramaDiscipline

Inside the tune-in corner (with the curtains closed).

Scroll to see the outside.

#NoFilter #SLP #ZonesOfRegulation #NoDramaDiscipline

#tbt to my "tune-in corner" when I first opened my business. A part of me misses all the room, but another part doesn't miss the sharp corners on the outlet box or the hard cinderblock wall!

#slp #privatepractice #ZonesOfRegulation #NoDramaDiscipline

I had a terrible realization when I bought a tablet for work: most SLP apps are for iPad! I’d say around 95%! Maybe it just feels that way. For in-person appointments that’s fine now that I own an iPad, but what about telepractice/telehealth/online appointments?

Visit my blog to see how you can screenshare an iPad from your PC - https://www.slpatoz.com/2022/08/01/regulation-tool-2/

#telehealth #telepractice #slp

It's pets week!

#slp

We'll be playing games, playing video games, reading books, and watching movies about pets. You can find some ideas at my virtual therapy room here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DOHnGLpZ87xJMCwG7iaFgbZxapUjMLU1/present?slide=id.p1

It's space week! Zooey is surprisingly happy in the rocket ship tent!

#SLP #AnimalAssistedIntervention

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