Dynamic speech assessment can be a quick way to gain a lot of helpful information during an evaluation. Free DIRECT download: Tips for dynamic speech assessment (cheat sheet). (Email subscribers get…
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One of the most frequent requests I get is for ideas for cognitive therapy. Cognitive therapy is easy to grasp, but hard to master, kind of like chess! There are…
After reading Rebecca’s post about how using ASHA’s Evidence Maps can save us time, I wondered how much time it would actually take to use ASHA’s Evidence Maps to find…
I recently ran into trouble with a patient who agreed to goals during the initial assessment, but made little progress. What I didn’t realize was that I was missing a…
Collaborative goal-setting takes a little extra time at the start, but results in some pretty big pay-offs. Here I write about how I collaborate with patients and/or their families to…
I wish I had this ALS guide for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) five years ago! ALS may be a rare disease, but I almost always have at least one person on…
Treating cognition in the real world can be messy, due to many factors including incomplete information and lack of resources. But even so, cognitive-communication therapy can still be effective by…
I’m sharing eight strategies for easier reassessments. Most of us probably find that reassessments can be time-consuming and even stressful. And we all have to do them. Medicare requires a…
I’d like to talk about how to do AAC evaluations in the home. I’m sure I’m not alone in noticing an increase in the number of patients who could benefit…
Michelle Dehgan, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S presented “The Utility of the Clock Drawing Test” at the 2018 ASHA Convention. She demonstrated three versions of the clock drawing test (CDT) and recommended…