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 […]
5 Tips for Organizing Your Home Office for Teletherapy
Working from home as a teletherapy provider provides a multitude of conveniences by allowing a flexible work schedule. However, there is an ongoing challenge faced by individuals who choose a work-from-home lifestyle. Balancing your professional life with your personal life continues to be an ongoing stressor for many. This obstacle can be easily overcome with […]
Online Therapy Jobs: Difficult Interview Questions (and Answers)
Photo courtesy of http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk What is the interview, anyway? You want the job. You’ve perfected the resume. And you’re all set for the interview to land an online therapy job. Or are you? What if the interviewer throws you some tough questions and you don’t have the answers. You may not realize that some believe […]
Motivating Parents to Get Involved
This post is the fourth in a series based on a transcript from a recent Q&A with Dr. Barry Prizant as part of his webinar, “Family Collaboration: An Essential Element for SPED Success.” Questions came directly from audience participants — special education directors, special educators, speech-language pathologists, and parents, and answers are from Dr. Prizant. […]