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Are We Over-Using the Term “Compensatory Strategies” in Cognitive-Communication Therapy?
The term “compensatory strategies” is often used in cognitive-communication therapy. When you look up the word “compensatory” in the dictionary, it is defined as “making up for loss”. Using the word “compensatory” not only highlights impairment but ...
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How To Incorporate a Patient's Faith into Therapy Goals & Activities
In a previous blog post, I shared the importance of incorporating a patients’ interests/hobbies into a plan of care. Well, what happens when a patient in Neurorehabilitation wants to return to their religious practices? Perhaps they want to pray alo...
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8 FREE Internet Resources to Help Target Skills in Speech Therapy
As I mentioned previously in another blog post, MONEY is often cited as a barrier by Speech Language Pathologists who want to lead functional and person-centered therapy activities, but who don’t. And although there are several FREE therapy material...
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5 Ways to Use Your Local Library… as a Speech Therapist
Yes, it’s the 5th Annual #NoWorkbookWeek on Instagram, but guess what else it is? It’s “National Library Week”! National Library Week (April 6-12th this year) is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries play in transforming liv...
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Top Reasons Why SLPs Use Workbooks in Speech Therapy
Over the years, I’ve tried to figure out exactly why speech therapy workbooks are so popular. In the year 2025, speech therapy workbooks that were printed nearly 40 years ago are still selling off the shelf.I see the Facebook marketplace posts listin...
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The Meaning & History Behind "F.A.S.T": Functional & Affordable Speech Therapy
Years ago, I was burnout (and honestly bored) with my career as a neuro-based Speech Language Pathologist. So when the pandemic hit, and many of my therapy sessions were converted to telehealth, I felt even more pressure to try something different in...
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The Importance of Incorporating Patient Interests into Speech Therapy
In speech therapy, ensuring that activities are FUNctional for the patient is critical. What did the patient do pre-injury? What did they like? Odds are, your patient still likes those things and would love to get back to that hobby or interest——even...
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How To Improve the Assessment Section of SOAP Notes
Whenever I ask Speech Language Pathologists what the worst part of their job is, they usually reply “documentation”. They say there’s too much documentation and that the documentation takes too long to complete. SOAP Notes, specifically. The majority...
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Time-Saving Documentation Tips for Outpatient Speech Language Pathologists
For years, I brought work home. I often felt “behind” on my documentation which led to me using my personal time to “catch up”. But please, DO NOT DOCUMENT AT HOME. Technically it’s against workplace policies and personally, it’s just a bad habit to ...
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Finding FREE and Relevant Materials for Speech Therapy
If you know me, you know that I love “FREE” and “affordable”. Life is expensive so saving money WHERE you can and WHEN you can is important. This is especially true for Speech Language Pathologists who get little to no spending budgets on their jobs....
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My Most Frequently Used Standardized Tests..... Right Now
One of the most popular questions that I have been seeing lately from either new Speech Language Pathologists or Speech Language Pathologists who have recently changed settings is “What assessments are everyone using?”Such a simple, yet very valid qu...
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How to Use Home Smart Devices in Speech Therapy
More and more people are using home smart devices these days. In fact, it is estimated that in 2021, over 40% of households had some type of smart device in their home. The most popular home smart devices are Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Apple Home....
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The Speech Language Pathologist's Role in Patient Self Advocacy
“But what will I do without you?”This was what a patient asked me once. Even though we had been working together every week for months, the patient still wasn’t feeling “ready” for discharge. This was a pivotal moment for me in my clinical practice. ...
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Are You "Over Planning" Your Speech Therapy Sessions?
I used to think that I had to have it all figured out by the time my patient walked through the door..... or by the time I walked through THEIR door. However, therapy sessions (just like life) warrant flexibility. I grew up a "control freak" ...
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Considerations When Selecting and Using External Memory Aids (EMAs)
If you are an SLP who works with patients with memory challenges, you know that one of our responsibilities is to help them with their EMAs--- external memory aids. We review the purpose/benefits of EMAs and the wide range of types of EMAs. We also ...
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