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Surviving the Financial Crunch
September 1, 2009 11:50 AM by Stephanie Bruno
There was once a time when I naively thought my job was immune from the financial struggles and strain that plague many other industries. Speech therapists are always in high demand, right? I can pursue any speech job I want because there is a shortage Read More...
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Working with Children with Severe and Profound Disabilities
August 25, 2009 11:47 AM by Stephanie Bruno
About eight months ago I began working with a little girl, who at the time had just turned 2 years old, and had also recently been diagnosed with Rhett Syndrome (RS). This was not a syndrome that I was very familiar with so I depended a great deal on Read More...
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Speech Spirit: Emerging Relationships in EI
August 13, 2009 10:51 AM by Stephanie Bruno
For today's post I would like to reflect on some of the beautiful relationships that can emerge when you devote yourself to early intervention therapy and working with families with young children. There is a family I have worked with for the past two Read More...
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O-M Debate: A Reflection and Follow-up
August 10, 2009 11:05 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Thank you all so much for sharing your comments and research in our oral motor debate! As Lisa, CCC-SLP from VT stated, I "certainly stirred the pot" with last week's post. I did want to get us talking, but I didn't mean to create such a firestorm! This Read More...
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The Oral-Motor Debate
August 3, 2009 12:16 PM by Stephanie Bruno
I must admit, I love a good controversy every once in awhile! Recently I have been both fascinated and flabbergasted by some of the comments posted on the blog related to oral-motor therapy and its effectiveness. I myself am a huge supporter of oral-motor Read More...
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Addressing Reader Issues, Questions and Concerns
July 27, 2009 2:41 PM by Stephanie Bruno
A Message to Readers: Recently, more and more readers have been commenting on the blog and have also been sending me personal emails asking for advice and guidance regarding various populations and disabilities. I absolutely love the feedback and I think Read More...
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Working with Children with Down Syndrome
July 21, 2009 11:57 AM by Stephanie Bruno
I recently received an email from a speech pathology graduate student inquiring about strategies I could recommend regarding how to stimulate speech and language with a child with Down syndrome. Reading her email reminded me that I have not yet written Read More...
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Going Beyond the Call of Duty
July 14, 2009 5:32 PM by Stephanie Bruno
For today's post I wanted to reflect a bit on some of the different aspects of EI home care that are often a part of the job; however may not be within our scope of practice as a speech language pathologist. For example, this past week alone, I listened Read More...
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Building Parent Trust
July 6, 2009 4:23 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Happy July and I hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th Weekend!! Today's entry will serve as the spirit post for the month of July and will continue to focus on the importance of the initial visit, which is where trust is built and the relationship between Read More...
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Getting Started in EI: Your Initial Visit(s)
June 29, 2009 1:31 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Over the last two weeks I have been focusing on how to "get started" in EI home care. The posts have discussed everything from having a back-up cell phone charger to what toys to "arm" yourself with before walking into a home. The feedback and comments Read More...
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Getting Started in EI – Therapy Materials!
June 22, 2009 3:30 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Last week's blog highlighted all the non-therapy related items that are necessities when working in EI Home Care. Today's post addresses the therapy related tools that I use frequently in EI and I feel are an absolute MUST with the age group and population! Read More...
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Getting Started in EI Home Care
June 15, 2009 4:35 PM by Stephanie Bruno
A few weeks ago a reader published a comment on this blog asking for suggestions regarding things to help get a young therapist, who is just beginning in EI, started in the field and I immediately thought—what a wonderful idea for a post! Even if you've Read More...
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Speech Spirit: Future Challenges in Early Intervention
June 8, 2009 2:06 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Normally I write the Speech Spirit post as the first entry for each month. However, last week I chose to finish my two-part interview with Christy Marzzacco, CCC-SLP and CED (Certified Teacher of the Deaf). Therefore, today's post will serve as the Speech Read More...
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Christy Marzzacco Interview; Part 2
June 2, 2009 10:52 AM by Stephanie Bruno
On Friday, I posted the first half of my interview with Christy Marzzacco. She is a therapist dually certified as a teacher of the deaf (CED—Certified Teacher of the Deaf) and a speech language pathologist (CCC-SLP). She also has a special certification Read More...
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Interview: Christy Marzzacco, SLP and CED
May 29, 2009 10:29 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Over the last few months I have had the wonderful experience of collaborating with Christy Marzzacco. We have been working closely together on the case of a little boy who was born completely deaf in his right ear. Due to his hearing loss, the county Read More...
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