The Practical Therapist

The Practical Therapist

By LaShonya S. Lacount, M.S., CCC-SLP | Practical Therapy Solutions, LLCBusiness
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The Practical Therapist episodes

  • Free SLP Course on Udemy.com

    Wassup my Practical People! 

    Free...Free...Free (not for a limited time, but free ALL the time)!! 

    Go to Udemy.com to check out my free course here: 

    https://www.udemy.com/course/speech-language-pathology-101/?referralCode=90499F3A481D293F7A6D


    Check back for more as I will be dropping new podcasts as well. 

    1 min
  • Udemy E-learning Course: Speech Pathology 101: What is an SLP? (Promo)

    What's Up Practical People!!  Yeah I finally did it!  My 1st E-Learning Course on Udemy has been published!! 

    Did you know SLPs can do more than just help someone say the 's' sound or treat people who stutter?? If you want to know more about what an SLP is & what we do, grab this course on Udemy right now. Psst...it's on sale until 3/9/22 so don't wait!! 

     Make sure to subscribe & share my podcast.  More content coming soon.  

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    My Udemy Course Landing Page:  https://www.udemy.com/course/speech-language-pathology-101/

    1 min
  • Social Media Update

    Hey Guys! 

    Just wanted to let you know that I didn't disappear on you. I've been working on creating new digital content for an e-learning platform. I'll be sharing an audio clip from the course soon. 

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    2 min
  • Basic Home Screener: Birth to Six Months

    In today's episode, I discussed a basic screener that I created, that can be used to check for pre-language & communication skills for infants, aged birth to six months old.

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    10 min
  • Screening Your Child for Communication Delays

    Hello my Practical People. Welcome to another episode of The Practical Therapist! Today’s episode is the first episode of 2022! I want to switch up the conversation today and actually talk about how you as the parent can “screen” your child for a possible communication delay, from the comfort of your own home.

    10 min
  • Using a Siren Whistle with a Patient with Down Syndrome

    Hey my Practical People!! In this podcast, I included two audio clips of myself treating one of my pediatric patients who has a diagnosis of Down Syndrome. I incorporated and used the siren whistles that I discussed in a previous podcast. Press play if you would like to "join" me in my sessions, as I work with this little kiddo. 

    10 min
  • Therapy Toys and Books as Christmas and Holiday Gifts: Ep 1

    During today’s topic, I will give an overview of what types of therapy toys and books would make good Christmas gifts or holiday gifts. I will talk about a particular toy or item each podcast, based upon what therapeutic goal can be worked on and then explain how that toy or book can be used to target that goal. I’ll discuss a personal toy or item that I have and where I purchased them from.

    12 min
  • Modeling Appropriate Play Skills

    In today's episode, I will give some examples of how to model play skills, discussing strategies and techniques that I used with a former patient, that you can implement with your child as well.


    Link to the Instructional Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/QtC4KGMCpD4

    Podcast link for Functional Play: https://anchor.fm/practicaltherapist/episodes/Functional-Play--Play--Play-efugo5

    E-Book: Functional Play: The Importance of Developing Functional Play Skills

    https://www.amazon.com/Functional-Play-Importance-Developing-Skills-ebook/dp/B09B1F6J58/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=functional+play&qid=1630074620&s=books&sr=1-1



    12 min

About The Practical Therapist

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The Practical Therapist brings real-world speech-language pathology into practical, easy-to-understand conversations. Hosted by LaShonya S. Lacount, M.S., CCC-SLP, founder of Practical Therapy…