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The Working Therapist — 201 episodes

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Targeting the Letter R in Speech Therapy: Tricks and Tips

2

Quick and Effective Oral Motor Exam

3

Gestures to Single Words: Intervention Strategies for the Speech Language Pathologist

4

Setting Up Therapy to Promote a Successful Home Exercise Program

5

Strategies to Make S.M.A.R.T. Goal-Writing Easy

6

4 Key Elements to Consider Prior to Discharging a Patient from Speech, Occupational or Physical Therapy

7

Co-Treats and Collaboration: Strategies for the Speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapist

8

The Benefits of Low-Tech Augmented and Alternative Communication

9

Feeding Evaluations and Emergency Foods to Have on Hand

10

Infant Feeding and a Tongue-Tie: Is There an Impact?

11

The Ins and Outs of the Oral Motor Exam – Part 2

12

The Ins and Outs of the Oral Motor Exam – Part 1

13

Tools of the Trade: The Oral Motor Exam Box

14

5 Successful Scheduling Strategies for the School Speech/Language Pathologist

15

Shoe Choices for the Developmental Stages: A Physical Therapist Perspective – Part 2

16

How to Manage the Therapy Session for Positive Behavior Responses

17

Shoe Choices for the Developmental Stages: A Physical Therapist Perspective – Part 1

18

Ideas to Simplify Your Home Programs – Part 2

19

Ideas to Simplify Your Home Programs – Part 1

20

Medical Necessity for the Speech Therapist

21

How To Have Influential Conversations To Impact Positive Clinical Outcomes – Part 2

22

How To Have Influential Conversations To Impact Positive Clinical Outcomes – Part 1

23

Exploring Toe: Walking Through a Whole Child Approach

24

Environmental Setup

25

Reflux: Helpful Information for the Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapist – Part 2

26

Reflux: Helpful Information for the Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapist – Part 1

27

Practice Pointers about Apraxia vs. Phonological Disorder

28

Back-To-School: Therapeutic Considerations for Backpacks Wear

29

Ear Infections: Strategies for Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapists

30

Questions Leaders Should Ask Prospective Therapists in a Job Interview

31

New Teletherapy For Children: Tips And Strategies For Professionals

32

Clinic Practice in the age of COVID-19 Tips for Serving Children with Critical Therapy Needs

33

Insights on Working in the NICU: Hear How Professionals Make a Difference – Part 3

34

Behind the Scenes in the NICU: Being Effective with Premature Infants – Part 2

35

Therapists making a difference with Premature Infants: Intervention in the N.I.C.U. – Part 1

36

Pediatric Developmental Therapy’s Sensory Gym

37

5 Reasons You Need to Change Your Plan of Care

38

Motor Planning: Tips for Speech, Physical and Occupational Therapists on “Re-Training The Brain”

39

Coding! Helping therapists who are on the go with tips for when to use the CPT Code 97140, 97124 and 97535 in a motor therapy session

40

Coding! Helping therapists who are on the go, understand When to Use the CPT Code 97112 in Physical and Occupational Therapy sessions

41

Coding! Helping therapists who are on the go, understand When to Use the CPT Code 97110 in Physical and Occupational Therapy sessions

42

Understanding and Documenting Medical Necessity: What the Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapist Need to Know

43

Learning to Lose – Teaching Appropriate Responses When Others Win

44

When Your Evaluation Breaks Down

45

Getting 5 Steps Ahead of Behaviors that Impede Therapy

46

Moving From Creeping to Pre-walking For Play

47

Therapy Strategies for the Echolalic Child

48

Working with Orthotics

49

Navigating The New 2020 ASHA Certification Requirements

50

Promoting Head Control in Infants: Strategies for the Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapist

51

Engaging the Passive Child in Therapy – Cultivating motivation in the passive child

52

Moving Between Milestones

53

Moving from Meltdowns to Single Words

54

How to help kids in therapy get the right medical equipment

55

Getting Unstuck: What to Do When You’re Stuck in a Therapy Session

56

The 5 Places Every Therapist Should Work – Part 2

57

The 5 Places Every Therapist Should Work – Part 1

58

Thankful for Toys Toy Super Powers That Make a Toy Become a Supertoy – Part 2

59

Thankful for Toys Top 5 Early Intervention Toys – Part 1

60

What You Can Learn in the Waiting Room

61

Urgent Versus Important: Prioritizing Tasks to Get More Accomplished – Part 2

62

Urgent Versus Important: Prioritizing Tasks to Get More Accomplished – Part 1

63

Therapists Collaborating in the Care of Children – Part 2

64

Therapists Collaborating in the Care of Children – Part 1

65

Climbing in Therapy Featuring Everlast Climbing – Part 2

66

Climbing in Therapy Featuring Everlast Climbing – Part 1

67

5 Ways to Stay Engaged Without Burning Out

68

How to get results using swings in Therapy – Part 2

69

How to get results using swings in Therapy – Part 1

70

Squishy Things: Our Top 5 Tactile Sensory Picks – Part 2

71

Squishy Things: Our Top 5 Tactile Sensory Picks – Part 1

72

How Do I Do “WH” Questions without Picture Cards?

73

How Do I Understand and Use Pronouns

74

How Do I Move From Single Words to Sentences – Part 2

75

How Do I Move From Single Words to Sentences – Part 1

76

Writing Speech & Language Goals Birth to 3 Years

77

The Jaw: The Foundation for Speech and Feeding Success

78

Climbing the Ladder of Success

79

Supervision: Working With a Therapy Assistant

80

S.M.I.L.E – Simple Modifications in the Learning Environment

81

Moving From Good to Great – Part 3: Work Ethic

82

Christmas Child 2017

83

Moving From Good to Great – Part 2: Adaptability

84

Moving From Good to Great – Part 1: Communication

85

E.S.C.A.P.E. – The 6 Steps in a Therapy Plan of Care – Part 2

86

E.S.C.A.P.E. – The 6 Steps in a Therapy Plan of Care – Part 1

87

Private Practice Documentation Simplified

88

Medical Coding for Therapy Services

89

Healthy Kids Running Series – Part 3

90

Healthy Kids Running Series – Part 2

91

Apraxia of Speech: Identification, Diagnosis, and Where to Start

92

What Should Be Missing In Your Therapy Clinic

93

Top Ten Parts & Pieces Toys for Therapy – Part 2

94

Top Ten Parts & Pieces Toys for Therapy – Part 1

95

Moving from the Bottle to an Open Cup

96

The Top 8 Sensory Toys

97

Top 5 Fine Motor Picks from the Toy Fair

98

5 Gross Motor Therapy Toys

99

5 Things That Make a Good Group Therapy Session

100

10 Things You Should Know About Your First Job

101

Rich Bracaccio, founder of Fokuslabs

102

Pocket Disc – Part 2

103

Pocket Disc – Part 1

104

3 Key Questions for Therapy Evaluations

105

Bravery Kids Gym

106

Triangle Rock Club

107

2016 Therapist’s Christmas Toy List

108

Go Baby Go – Part 2

109

Go Baby Go – Part 1

110

Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices with Holly Camplin, MS, CCC-SLP

111

Healthy Kids Running Series – Part 1

112

My Buddy Tag

113

Equal Eyes – Part 2

114

Equal Eyes – Part 1

115

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Medical Conditions Common to Premature Babies – Part 3

116

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Medical Conditions Common to Premature Babies – Part 2

117

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Medical Conditions Common to Premature Babies – Part 1

118

What’s in a Toy: Favorite Toys and Intervention Strategies

119

Developing Spoken Language Using Cause & Effect Toys

120

Therapy and Administrative Collaboration: An Integrative Approach

121

Overcoming Food Aversions with Special Guest Susan L. Roberts – Part 2

122

Overcoming Food Aversions with Special Guest Susan L. Roberts – Part 1

123

Equipment and Mobility with Special Guest Leslie Todd – Part 2

124

Equipment and Mobility with Special Guest Leslie Todd – Part 1

125

Victory Junction with Special Guest Mark Schumacher

126

An Overview of Pediatric Orthotics and Prosthetics with Special Guest Rich Davis

127

Evaluation Skills: Hypotonia – Part 3

128

Evaluation Skills: Hypotonia – Part 2

129

Evaluation Skills: Hypotonia – Part 1

130

The Starling by VersaMe

131

Top Toys of 2015

132

Evaluation Skills: Torticollis – Part 2

133

Evaluation Skills: Torticollis – Part 1

134

Interactive Metronome

135

PDT’s 2nd Annual Bike Camp

136

Sensory Awareness – Part 2

137

Sensory Awareness – Part 1

138

Manna Church’s Special Needs Ministry – Part 2

139

Manna Church’s Special Needs Ministry – Part 1

140

Therapeutic Toys and Ideas for the Beach

141

Nolaro24 – Part 2

142

Nolaro24 – Part 1

143

What’s in a Name

144

Preventing Burn Out

145

Do’s and Don’ts of Taping

146

Time Management

147

The Working Mom – Part 2

148

The Working Mom – Part 1

149

Maximizing the Second Half

150

Managing Cancellations

151

DIR Greenspan Floortime Approach: A Brief Overview

152

An Introduction to Visual Perception Deficits – Part 2

153

An Introduction to Visual Perception Deficits – Part 1

154

Special Guest: Dr. Bill Ogletree,Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, Professor and Head, Communication Sciences and Disorders, WCU

155

A Commitment to Continuous Learning

156

Creating Your New Year’s Goals

157

Merry Christmas!

158

How to Create a Good Home Program

159

Good Toy v. Great Toy

160

Idiopathic Toe Walkers

161

Managing Medical Management

162

Festival of Trees 2014

163

Torticollis

164

Incredebooks!

165

Christmas Child 2014

166

The Art of School Therapy

167

Using a Book in Therapy

168

Tongues, Lips, and Cheeks: Assessment and Treatment Strategies

169

Jaw Assessment and Feeding Strategies

170

Infant Feeding: Assessment & Treatment Strategies

171

Knowing Normal: Infant Feeding

172

Managing Daily Notes

173

In Review: PDT Bike Camp

174

Featured Vendor: International Playthings

175

Back to School

176

History of PDT

177

Communication Initiation – Part 2

178

Communication Initiation – Part 1

179

Home Visit Stories

180

Featured Vendor: Blue Orange Games

181

Longleaf Academy

182

Knowing Normal: Speech

183

Knowing Normal: Fine Motor

184

Knowing Normal: Gross Motor

185

In Review of FootCentric with Pat Pande

186

Featured Vendor: California Creations

187

How to do a Good Home Visit

188

It’s All in the Plan

189

Good Communication

190

Time Management and Scheduling

191

Smart Documentation

192

Prompt Training

193

So The Honeymoon Is Over

194

Children and Their Feet Featuring Pat Pande

195

First Day on the Therapy Job (Or Any Job) – Part 2

196

First Day on the Therapy Job (Or Any Job) – Part 1

197

Interview Skills

198

What to Look For in a Therapy Job… Or Any Job For That Matter

199

The Working Therapist: Social Media

200

Christmas Child Project 2013

201

Festival of Trees 2013