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Providing Oral Care to Patients Who are Tube-fed
November 29, 2010
Can tube-fed patients be included in the "free" water/Frazier Water Protocol? Read More
Dysphagia (Adult) Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Office Software for Private Practice
November 15, 2010
What type office software is necessary for running a private practice? Read More
Private Practice
Language Performance in Individuals with Schizophrenia
November 8, 2010
Should SLPs address schizophrenia using pragmatic skills? Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Dysphagia and Carotid Endarectomy
November 1, 2010
I have a patient who recently underwent a carotid endarectomy and has developed swallowing problems. He also is recovering s/p CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery). Today, I asked the physician... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult)
How to Improve /h/ Production in Connected Speech
October 25, 2010
I have two boys on my caseload right now that are having difficulty with the /h/ sound. They are able to produce it as a whisper, but are not able to generalize to connected speech. The vowel followin... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders
Carryover of Services
October 18, 2010
For RTI practice, what is the best way for carryover when a child moves to a different school/region and they don't use the same kinds of intervention and the student can fall through the cracks? Read More
School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Permission to Administer Ice Chips
October 12, 2010
If patients do not want thickened liquids with meals can they be permitted to have ice chips? Read More
Dysphagia (Adult)
Setting Up a Home Office
October 4, 2010
If you set up an office in your home, who do you have to talk to in order to make sure it does not go against zoning? Read More
Private Practice
Free Water for the Patient with a Productive Cough
September 27, 2010
Should "free" water be discontinued for a patient who has a productive cough or who is having emesis? Read More
Dysphagia (Adult)
Appropriate Therapies for Apraxia + VPI
September 20, 2010
In a 4 year old child with oral motor issues as well as unexplained VPI, are oral motor exercises ever indicated? Read More
Apraxia
Service Delivery Models
September 13, 2010
Do the different types of service delivery models need to be specified on a student's IEP? Read More
School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency After Tonsillectomy
August 30, 2010
I am currently studying Music at Rhodes University, Grahamstown South Africa. I am in my third year with Alto Saxophone as my major instrument. In December 2009 I was tested and confirmed to have glan... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders
Oral Motor Exercises for Pediatric Dysphagia
August 23, 2010
What oral motor exercises would you recommend for pediatric dysphagia? Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Dysphagia (Adult)
The Need for an Attorney/CPA in Private Practice
August 16, 2010
I've been doing private practice part-time for three years and never knew I needed to meet with an attorney or CPA. Is this really necessary? Read More
Private Practice
Building a Good Relationship with Parents/Caregivers
August 9, 2010
What can you suggest when a parent responds negatively when asked if they understood the instructions/explanation by saying something like, "You are making me feel stupid."? Read More
Counseling
Tongue Thrust Treatment for a School-age Child
August 5, 2010
I am wondering what to do with a third grade male student who has a tongue thrust. No other complications aside from tongue thrusting /t/, /d/, /l/, /n/ phonemes, and a reversed swallow. What would be... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders
A Preschooler's Disfluencies
July 26, 2010
When my son was 3-4 years old he started having a stuttering type of speech disorder. We have taken him to a speech therapist who said that he does not have a stuttering problem but needs therapy. The... Read More
Stuttering
Severe Dysphagia with Loss of Sensation
July 19, 2010
I was working with a patient who had bypass surgery and valve replacement. Order received was for swallowing "choking on water" per staff. Per family report and review of his PMH, he has had recurrent... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult) Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Spaced Retrieval Technique
July 12, 2010
Can you describe what the Spaced Retrieval technique is and who would benefit from this technique? Read More
Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Effective Language Therapy for Large Caseload
June 28, 2010
I am having a hard time feeling like the therapy I provide for my language disordered students is effective. My caseload is large (60 + students), and the teachers have been difficult to work with as... Read More
School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools Literacy and Phonological Awareness Language Disorder(s)