The Working Therapist: Providing Helpful Ideas for Pediatric Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapy

In today's episode of the Working Therapist, Haden Boliek, SLP reviews the importance of jaw assessment in the oral- motor exam. Specifically, assessment of jaw control, strength, and rhythm is reviewed, and how these impact tongue movement for feeding and speech sound production. Haden also communicates some of her favorite treatment strategies for the speech language pathologist that are functional and can be easily reproduced by parents or guardians. Listen in now to the Working Therapist Podcast for more on this important topic!

When the weather gets warmer here in North Carolina, we start thinking about the beach! In this episode of the Working Therapist, Haden Boliek SLP shares some of her favorite ideas for intervention strategies for speech, occupational and physical therapists to give parents to use at the beach. Looking for more therapy resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today!

In this week's podcast, Haden Boliek SLP and Kjirsti Myles PT review writing a home exercise program (H. E. P.) that follows C. A. N. in that it is clear, achievable, and noteworthy. They go on to discuss setting up a therapy session in order to promote a successful H. E. P. by knowing the reasons why you, as the therapist, are implementing what you are, by communicating clearly with parents/guardians, and by building each session upon the last. For more information on this topic, tune in now!

F. S. M. A. R. T. - What does the "F" stand for? In this podcast, Haden Boliek SLP and Kjirsti Myles PT talk about S. M. A. R. T. goals and the one "F" component that makes goal-writing easy.

In this week's podcast episode, Haden Boliek, SLP and Kjirsti Myles, PT introduce a helpful acronym to help Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapists when approaching discharge for their patient. This H. O. L. D. acronym highlights 4 key elements to consider before discharging a patient. They discuss each part of H. O. L. D. and how this handy tool helps the therapist to approach discharge from a broad perspective while also considering the specific details for that patient. Tune in now to learn more!

In the field of pediatric developmental therapy, it's always necessary to treat the whole child and that involves collaborating with others! That can look many different ways for many different scenarios in individualized patient care. In this week's podcast episode, Haden Boliek SLP and Kjirsti Myles PT explore some of these scenarios and discuss important people involved in the child's continuum of care, co-treats, and methods to implement simplified collaboration. Tune in now to learn about collaborative treatment reimagined!

In today's podcast episode, Haden Boliek SLP and Hunter Behrmann SLP go back to basics and explore the benefits of low-tech augmented and alternative communciation. Low-tech AAC provides a strong foundation in teaching a child how to communicate, aids in formulating sentence structures, and makes words tangible. This simple and clear tool helps children understand that their words have power, which is quite an incredible discovery!

What happens when you have a feeding assessment and the parent/guardian forgets to bring in food? Haden Boliek, SLP, and Kjirsti Myles, PT, examine which foods (and tools!) to have on hand for a planned or impromptu feeding evaluation. Haden's list includes: applesauce, pudding, Ritz crackers, vanilla wafers, a maroon spoon, and a blue nosey cup. Tune in to this podcast episode for Haden and Kjirsti to tell you exactly why these non-perishable items are great to have in your clinic, school or therapy bag!

Is there an impact on infant feeding and a tongue-tie? Haden Boliek, SLP, discusses one of her favorite topics: infant feeding! She reviews the anatomy and physiology of the mouth, nutritive sucking and whether a tongue-tie could impact an infant's feeding skills. Tune in to this podcast episode with information targeted towards parents, physicians, nurses, speech/occupational therapists and other professionals who work with infants and feeding skills.

How do speech therapists administer an oral motor exam and which areas do they focus on? Listen in on this week's episode of the Working Therapist Podcast as Haden Boliek SLP and our very special guest, Nikki Curtis, an experienced SLP here at Pediatric Developmental Therapy. They explore the areas for assessment when evaluating a child for an oral motor/feeding concern in this Part 2 episode.