School's (almost) out for the summer! Like many SLPs, that means you're busy tying up loose ends in speech therapy. This may include figuring out if and how you're going to send your students on their merry way with some summer homework. But since time is of the essence, 'easy' is the name of the game! You need homework that your students will actually complete, but that won't take you a lot of time, hard work, or mental energy to put together. You have several options for sp

Realizing a student is ready to graduate from speech therapy is equal parts exciting and bittersweet. Over the months or years, you’ve watched their confidence grow and their skills strengthen. While speech-language pathologists always view a graduation as a huge win, it can also feel like a moment that deserves more than a quick “congrats” before moving on to the next group, ya know? But the tricky part is finding a way to celebrate that progress without adding more to your

Like most SLPs, I fell into telepractice in 2020, piecing together training from internet deep-dives and support from coworkers who were doing the same. We compared notes and resources and figured it out by trial and error. When it came time for me to make a career change in 2022, I decided I wanted to work for myself and go all virtual.

Every license renewal period always starts the same way. You tell yourself, “This is the year I start tracking professional development...

Between prepping for and providing therapy sessions, completing evaluations, documenting, completing IEPs, and whatever else, many...