In our Voices series, this month, in honor of Take Your Dog To Work Day (June 26th), we have a special blog submission from author and leader, Katy McQuaid. She brings us tips on practicing presence with an assist from your best friend, your dog. How would your world change if you allowed yourself toContinue reading “5 Tips For Practicing Presence”
Category Archives: Online Speech Therapy
Ensuring Needs Are Met
Unmet youth mental health needs both in and out of schools is not a new phenomenon. Much like an iceberg, the actual scope of the need is often mistaken as being small and easily managed yet the real problem, one that isn’t often seen, lies below the surface. The fact is, for the past 25Continue reading “Ensuring Needs Are Met”
E-Therapy Provides Teletherapy To Variety The Children’s Charity
Early in the pandemic, Variety, the Children’s Charity, found themselves in a bind. St. Louis was under a new stay-at-home order, and no one knew how long it would last. Variety needed to find a way to provide speech, occupational, and physical therapy to children with special needs who could no longer see their therapists in person.Continue reading “E-Therapy Provides Teletherapy To Variety The Children’s Charity”
December Activity Round Up!
The most wonderful time of the year has arrived, not to mention all the hustle and bustle that goes along with it. We’ve been busy elves at the E-Therapy resource workshop creating a month’s worth of activities to fill your December therapy needs. E-Therapy resources are always our gift to you. Happy Holidays from allContinue reading “December Activity Round Up!”
Happy Thanksgiving! We’re so grateful for our therapists!
Wishing you the best holiday with friends and family! We are so very grateful to work with every single one of our therapists.
The Power of Positive Thinking
One of the best ways to create exactly what we want in life is to think positively. Our thoughts have power, they direct our actions, and carve the way to our destiny. What we focus on we create, so if our thoughts are constantly negative, we are giving attention to the exact opposite of whatContinue reading “The Power of Positive Thinking “
Prepare Your Student To Wear A Mask
We all know that most students returning to school this year will be required to wear a mask. Start preparing them now, so it will be easier when they go back to class. Model and practice One of the most useful ways to prepare your student is to model and practice proper mask-wearing yourself. ShowContinue reading “Prepare Your Student To Wear A Mask”
Teletherapy Is A Lifeline For Special Education Students
When it became apparent to the Office of Student Support Services in Sumter School District that the traditional school model would likely not be in place this year, they drafted a “must have” list to guide their search for a teletherapy solution for special education. Angela McLeod, the lead Speech Language Pathologist for the county, wantedContinue reading “Teletherapy Is A Lifeline For Special Education Students”
Attention Boosting Deep Pressure Touch Sensory Activities
In this E-Therapy Voices blog post, Occupational Therapist Jasmine JJ Erazmus explains the benefits of using Deep Pressure Touch Sensory Activities to help children calm down and relax. How to Use Deep Pressure Touch Sensory Activities to Boost Attention During Virtual School by Jasmine JJ Erazmus OTR/L This week one of my students started our virtual Occupational Therapy (OT)Continue reading “Attention Boosting Deep Pressure Touch Sensory Activities”
E-Therapy Brings Their Expertise to Online Therapy
Diana Parafiniuk, founder of E-Therapy, is very busy these days. In pre-pandemic times, E-Therapy already provided innovative online therapy services, like speech-language pathology, to PreK-12 school students. E-Therapists were found in all types of situations; under-served areas, online education programs, charter schools, public schools, blended schools, and traditional brick-and-mortar schools. But since the wave of schoolContinue reading “E-Therapy Brings Their Expertise to Online Therapy”
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