Fostering a therapy relationship Part II

When working with middle and high school aged students the more motivation and self awareness that has been fostered in the home and learning environment the better. Without cooperation and interest it is difficult to motivate this age group through just the use of external rewards. Unlike elementary school age children, using external rewards with …

What do clients need to bring to speech language therapy in order to have the greatest success

What do clients need to bring to speech language therapy in order to have the greatest success? They need to be able to build a trusting relationship, in addition to having their own internal motivation. Next they need to be able to be self reflective or taught to be self reflective, in order to explore …

4th Multidisciplinary Salon: Auditory Processing

Multidisciplinary Salon: Auditory Processing was this month’s topic. Many psychologists we learned aren’t taught to recognize auditory processing disorders because they aren’t involved in the diagnosis. As speech pathologist we often work with clients regularly that are not officially labeled as having an auditory processing disorder. In order to receive an official diagnosis of auditory …