"But what exactly is TTS?" I've gotten this question several times from Instagram followers after posting Instagram stories about TTS has helped some of my patients get back to hobbies such as reading But how many people really understa...

7 Things Every SLP Should Know About “Long COVID” No one was prepared for the immense impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on our world. The entire healthcare system and society as a whole are STILL systemically recovering from it. Furthermore, many peo...

Years ago I read the book "5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman. The concept that there are different ways to EXPRESS love (also known as compassion) was very intriguing to me. The concept was so intriguing that I started thinking about the dif...

Patient reported outcome measures (also known as “PROMs”), are tools used to capture patient’s experiences (before, during, after treatment). They can help describe what is happening or how the patient is being impacted according to them.   As a Spe...

Decades ago, it was “common” to see SLPs pull out workbooks for therapy sessions---particularly for cognitive communication therapy. We now know that was wrong. The research in our field over the past 30 years has proven that using generic workbooks...

A couple of questions...... What do you see when you look at a smart device like the Amazon Echo Dot?  Do you see a device to just play music?  A device to just wake you up in the morning?  A device to just tell you the date and time?  If you foll...

The year is halfway over (*insert gasp) which means it's time to be thinking about how many more CEUs you need before 2022 comes to a close.  I have partnered with Medbridge Education this year and I must say that I have been extremely pleased ...

Speech Language Pathology…. What is it, REALLY? 50-70% of the time when someone asks me what I do for a living, my reply is met with a blank stare. For many years, Speech Language Pathology hasn’t been a well-known field, particularly in the Black c...

In 2019, Black individuals comprised 12.1% of the US health care workforce. It's difficult to find more specific data on the allied health professions specifically, but given that only 3 % of Speech Language Pathologists are Black--- it's ...

Last year, some of my patients with TBI, who had previously enjoyed reading (sometimes reading up to 3-5 books per month), told me that reading had become more difficult and less enjoyable after their TBI. After a lengthy literature review search o...

It is easy to think a patient is not making progress because they haven't reached your beloved "80% accuracy" therapy goal. However, I encourage you not to sabotage your treatment plan or underestimate the qualitative gains your patient...