Greetings From Rina

Enhancing SLEA’s Interdisciplinary Team  

SLEA Family, 

We are almost in March!! I do not know where the time is going! I hope everyone is finding meaning and feeling purposeful every day in their roles at SLEA. We do A LOT! We have speech therapy, occupational therapy, behavior intervention, mental health, child development, and educational therapy. We service clients across all ages in the clinic setting, school setting, home setting, and out in the community. We work on goals that enable individuals to access the curriculum academically as well as work on goals that will enable individuals to function in society more independently. Our staff are incredible and are constantly learning. 

I want you all to remember that even if you are in the field or in an environment where you are working more independently, you are not alone. You have a team of therapists, across different disciplines, that are supportive and great at what they do! Take advantage of your directors, supervisors, and colleagues! Reach out to team members and programs to gain insight on any information that may help you in your treatment of a client. As many of you know, just because a client comes in for speech therapy, doesn’t mean they don’t have behavior needs, sensory needs, or academic needs. Maybe the parents need more training or more support! Refer out to other programs when you feel there is more, we can be doing for a client. Talk to the directors about consultations or any ideas that can help you in treating the “whole client.” We are extremely fortunate to have such an amazing team. If you think we can be doing more for a family/client, tell us and advocate for more support. Whether through using insurance, schools, finding a way to contract privately, or providing a free of cost consultation, we will do our best to make it work so that our clients are getting the quality care they need to succeed.  

Wishing you a wonderful month,  

Rina  

It’s your lucky day! Here are some no prep FREE St. Patrick’s Day speech and language activities to use in your sessions next month:

Listening Comprehension Activity – Simple paragraphs with WH questions provided.

Descriptive Language Activity - Follow the clues to describe six items common to St Patrick’s Day. 

Leprechaun Following Directions Activity - Preposition words, position concepts, basic comprehension skills and "WH" questions.

Rainbow Craft – Bust out those dot markers to target any number of goals!

Social Skills Activity - Includes 9 St Patrick’s Day themed conversation questions to target social skills.