Do the long, sunny days of summer inspire your spirit of adventure? Or, perhaps it’s the freedom from all the “have-to-do” lists we keep in our planners during the school year. Whatever the reason, we often hear about the joy-filled and inspiring adventures our clinic friends are up to these days. The weekly nature of… (read more)
When I talk with SLPs new to the schools and especially to recent grads working in the schools, I often hear comments about the volume of paperwork. Paperwork can be tedious and time-consuming, but it is also a stark contrast to what we did in grad school. I think the bigger shock of working as… (read more)
It wouldn’t be June without our annual End-of-the-Year Party at the Kennedy School, and so party we did on Friday night! As a group of clinicians and support staff who work in different settings and at work sites spread across 5 different states, it is always delightfully fun to come together in a common space. We… (read more)
We’re super excited to announce our summer camp offerings! This year we are partnering with the Oregon Scottish Rite Speech and Language Clinic at Portland State University to expand our offerings and reach as many families as possible. Read more about what’s happening at Camp Hello this summer, including groups for articulation, language, social communication, theater, and parents… (read more)
People have lots of preconceived ideas about what it’s like to be an SLP contractor in the schools. You can get a pretty good idea about what those ideas are if you listen to what they say when you tell them that’s what you do . . . Don’t you get tired of bouncing around?… (read more)
Go with me on a journey back in time, won’t you? Back to a time when you didn’t know what IEP, IFSP, PLEP, PLOD, LRE, CD, SLI, ID, ED, SLD, or any other special education acronym meant. When you sat down at your first SpEd team meeting and looked around and wondered, “Who are all… (read more)