Stuck? 5 Proven Techniques to Get your Client to Become More Talkative
Effective communication is at the core of the client-therapist relationship. If you’re having trouble getting through to a client, or have hit an impasse in your attempts to bond and communicate with your clients, don’t despair; there are several strategies you can try. 1. Be Welcoming Particularly at first, the therapy session can feel a […]
Therapists: 5 Easy & Effective Ways to Build Rapport with the Client
Why Rapport Matters in Therapy Building rapport with your clients is perhaps the most important of clinical skills to possess. It is estimated that 40% of clients choose another therapist due to the quality of the therapeutic relationship. Some studies have even suggested that therapeutic rapport is a more critical factor in the client’s progress […]
Client’s Progress Stalled? Your 5 Keys to Getting Unstuck in Therapy
Is Getting Stuck the Beginning or the End? Your clients come to you with high hopes to eliminate or at least reduce the deficit from which they are suffering. So what do you do when a client stops making progress in therapy and it seems like your sessions are going nowhere? While it’s a common […]
How to Answer The 3 Toughest Interview Questions For Therapy Jobs
Your Most Precarious Phase in the Job Search If there’s any phase in the job search process where candidates slip up the most, it’s the interview phase, said Kathy Northamer, a district president at the Robert Half staffing agency in Minneapolis. “That’s why it’s crucial to prepare answers to potential questions before you enter the […]
8 Ways to Protect Your Voice When You Must Be Speaking the Entire Day
Are You Hoarse? Hoarseness usually indicates that there has been some serious vocal misuse. Fortunately, it’s only a temporary condition that results from straining the vocal folds or “cords.” And yet, it can become serious if there is chronic abuse or misuse of the voice which is likely to occur when one’s voice is used […]
3 Teletherapy Tips to Help Your Work With the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Those Who Suffer in Silence People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) are rarely considered to be people who suffer from a physical disability. Unlike a blind person who walks with the support of a cane or someone who uses a wheelchair, people who have difficulty hearing or cannot hear at all are […]
4 Easy and Effective Ways to Teach Social Skills to Children
Benefits of Teaching Social Skills to Children It is widely understood that social skills learning increases a child’s positive behavior and reduces negative behavior. It effectively prevents a variety of problems such as substance abuse, violence, truancy, and bullying. Alternatively, social skills learning fosters emotional health, academic success, health, and overall well-being. Researchers from Penn […]
Seeking Your Dream Therapist Job? Learn to Ask the Right Questions
Oftentimes your therapist job interview will end with an opportunity for you to ask a few of your questions. Aside from the benefit it provides, failure to do so may be misinterpreted as either disinterest or a lack of preparation. That’s why it is essential to have a few questions ready. Since some of those […]
Does Your Child Need to Develop Fine Motor Skills? How About Gift Wrapping?
It’s well known that handwriting deficiencies and fine motor skills development in children are one of the most common reasons children are referred to receive Occupational Therapy. So, with the holiday season nearly upon us, why not let your children have some fun and improve their fine motor skills at the same time? How? By […]
The Most Grueling Challenges Many School Psychologists Face
Every job and profession has its unique challenges. So why should the challenges facing school psychologists be of particular interest to those of us who aren’t school psychologists? The answer is that the vast majority of the children in this country attend school. And increasing numbers of those children require mental health therapy services. Administrators […]
Serving Students With Severe Disabilities and Impairments via Telepractice
This month, we sat down with our Head of Clinical Standards and Outreach, Kristin Martinez, M.A. CCC-SLP, to learn more about how students with severe disabilities and impairments can benefit from teletherapy. During our interview, Kristin explains student candidacy and adaptive approaches to serving students with more severe impairments. What are some common misconceptions about […]
Transform Your Therapy Sessions by Mastering These 6 Listening Skills
How Most People Define Good Listening Most people think good listening boils down to doing three things: Refraining from speaking when the client is talking Assuring him that you are listening through sounds and facial expressions Repeating what the client said, as close to word-for-word as possible While this may be sufficient for you as […]