January 2009 - Posts

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Interview, Part 2
January 30, 2009 12:22 PM by Stephanie Bruno

Tuesday's post highlighted Sharon Gretz, the Founder and Executive Director of CASANA (Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America). Today's post discusses the services CASANA provides, as well as possible causes and therapeutic suggestions Read More...

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Interview: Sharon Gretz, MEd, on Childhood Apraxia of Speech
January 27, 2009 5:02 PM by Stephanie Bruno

Sharon Gretz is the founder and current executive director of the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA). She also is the parent of a child diagnosed with apraxia of speech. Sharon's personal journey with her son, as well as Read More...

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Amy's Last Day
January 23, 2009 1:20 PM by Stephanie Bruno

A few months back I did two posts about Amy, a little girl who I have been working with for two and a half years through early intervention. I started treating Amy when she was just six months old. This Friday, Amy will turn 3 and will be entrusted to Read More...

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Part 2: Aquatic Therapist Susan B. Nachimson, MA, CCC-SLP, CMT
January 20, 2009 12:09 PM by Stephanie Bruno

Last Friday's post, highlighted the first part of my interview with speech therapist, Susan B. Nachimson where we learned about her professional education, training and the experiences that brought her to the water. Today's post is a continuation of our Read More...

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Interview: Aquatic Therapist Susan B. Nachimson, MA, CCC-SLP, CMT - Part 1
January 15, 2009 5:37 PM by Stephanie Bruno

I have had the absolute pleasure of speaking with and interviewing Susan B. Nachimson (pronounced /nakumson/). Susan has been practicing speech therapy for over 30 years in many different arenas and venues. Susan is trained in both NDT (Neuro-Developmental Read More...

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Finding Speech Therapy Jobs in 2009
January 13, 2009 9:56 AM by Stephanie Bruno

It is not a secret that speech therapy jobs are on the rise in America and throughout the world. In addition, as you probably know, there is a significant shortage of speech therapists. Although this makes FINDING a job in our field much easier, it doesn't Read More...

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Getting Balanced in 2009
January 9, 2009 9:25 AM by Stephanie Bruno

As of Wednesday evening, January 7 (as I am writing this post), no one has written in to share their plans for how to stay balanced as a therapist, wife, husband, mother, father, daughter, son, brother or sister in 2009! I thought for sure I would hear Read More...

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Getting Ready for 2009
January 6, 2009 1:25 PM by Stephanie Bruno

I'd like to start off by welcoming everyone back after what hopefully was a very beautiful and special holiday season. I trust that many of you spent days off from work and were able to enjoy some quality time with family and friends. I, myself, had almost Read More...

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Stimulating Speech while at Home for the Holidays, Part 2
January 2, 2009 9:07 AM by Stephanie Bruno

Here is a continuation of Tuesday's post....ENJOY! Tap/Pace Out Your Speech. Clapping out words or tapping your knee/table to help pace out words and sentences will help your child to understand that each syllable has its own part that needs sound! (i.e. Read More...

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