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Red Flags “Burnout doesn't typically just happen. First, you'll experience stress, then layers of chronic stress, then burnout which occurs when chronic stress becomes permanent. You'll start to notice that you're emotionally exhausted, fatigued, and not as connected...

Is Technology the Answer or Part of the Problem? Although technology is driving so much positive change in healthcare and in therapy, we can’t lose sight of the centrality of the human connection. Effective clinical interventions require real people delivering care....

Increase in Teletherapy Due to the Pandemic In February of 2020, before COVID-19 really hit our country, telepsychiatry was beginning to be widely available but only sporadically adopted,” says Dr. Jay Shore, a professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical...

The Shortage Keeps on Growing Nationally, there is a growing need for qualified special education (SPED) teachers. And the need has been growing for years. Federal data shows that 46 states reported a special education teacher shortage for the 2017-18 school year....

The Boomerang Principle The pandemic has added a layer of panic to the stress that school often brings. With so much of the future cloaked in uncertainty and the lack of a classroom environment to spark inspiration, unfortunately, many students are finding their...

Doesn’t it just boil down to the hourly rate? For an SLP, does it make financial sense to perform telepractice instead of performing speech therapy onsite?  Even though on the average onsite therapists earn more per hour than teletherapists, is this the entire story?...

What is Digital Self-Harm? Digital self-harm was relatively unknown until after the suicide of 14-year-old Hannah Smith of Leicestershire, England in 2013. After the young girl’s death, it was learned that she had been cyberbullying herself with messages posted on...

Isn’t Every Pet an Emotional Support Animal? Each dog owner is certainly aware that there are many benefits to having a dog. From helping its owner get out for a walk, to providing loyal and loving companionship, dogs are clearly “man’s best friend.” And yet, there...

1. SLP Cross Licensure in the Age of COVID The COVID-19 pandemic has been a game-changer in the world of telehealth and remote speech therapy, by dramatically increasing the number of providers and recipients across the country. Accompanying this meteoric growth has...