What if laughter is in fact, the best medicine? Laughter has many benefits including creating a social connection between two people, the brain’s release of powerful endorphins which can reduce pain and discomfort, improved oxygen and blood flow and relaxed muscles. With all of these benefits, why not use laughter in speech therapy sessions? I have researched different ways to…
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I took a poll on my Instagram this week, asking what everyone’s favorite self care activity would be. Some said working out, pedicures, facials, sleeping, or a glass of wine. I think I’m more of a cup of coffee and watching the sun rise kind of girl myself. During the last few weeks of school, I was running a million…
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Reminisce is an activity that involves remembering and retelling past memories and events from a person’s life, often added to using materials from a particular time. Research supports psychosocial interventions and cognitive stimulation therapy such as reminisce as a way to improve communication skills, adjust to a dementia diagnosis, reduce stress and anxiety, improve memory and cognition, improve quality of…
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Using fingerplays, rhymes and chants in speech therapy are a great way to target specific language and motor skills that young students with language impairments may be missing. These activities are great for building vocabulary as children learn language, learning the sounds of words, and hearing the rhythm of language. Fingerplays also help children develop attention skills, imagination skills, gain…
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This week, I am working PRN at the SNF in speech therapy, covering for a full time therapist who definitely deserved a vacation! Now that I am a full time school based SLP, I try to help out my fellow therapists who don’t get the luxury of more lengthy Summer breaks. At this particular facility, the director and Certified Occupational…
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