Essential tips for new graduate speech pathologists
As a new graduate speech pathologist, stepping into the professional world can be both exciting and overwhelming. To ensure a smooth transition and to set yourself up for success, it’s essential to consider several key factors when applying for your first job. This blog provides essential tips for new graduate speech pathologists, focusing on caseload […]
Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) Assessment
What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)? CAS is a motor speech disorder that affects a child’s ability to plan and program the movements required for speech. Unlike other speech disorders, CAS involves a disconnect between the brain and the muscles used for speaking, making it challenging for the child to produce sounds correctly and […]
Understanding Lisps and Tongue Thrusts
At TalkHQ, our aim is to provide practical advice to enhance your clinical practice and support you on your journey, including topics that may not be extensively covered in university lectures. Today, we’ll focus on an important aspect that frequently arises in clinical practice—the distinction between lisps and tongue thrusts. While lisps are commonly discussed […]
Hanen program – 5 things you need to know
As a speech pathology student, or early career clinician, you’re likely to hear about the Hanen program – and chances are it won’t be your last encounter with this amazing professional development. To make sure you get off on the right foot, here’s five things every SLP should know about The Hanen Program: an invaluable […]
How To Raise Concerns With Your Boss
Want to know how to raise concerns with your boss, but you avoid it out of fear? Do you feel resentment building but you simply don’t want to upset people? Lots of people avoid raising concerns with their boss for fear of burning bridges. Raising concerns with your boss can be tricky, but it’s not […]
6 Therapy Games That Support Joint Attention
I think you’ll agree that establishing joint attention is vital for developing children’s social communication and cognitive skills. In neurotypical children, joint attention skills start to develop soon after birth. At 18 months of age, toddlers are usually competent at gaining and maintaining joint attention from adults and peers. Without joint attention skills, it could […]
How do I do therapy for reading and spelling difficulties?
Speech pathologists and speech pathology students may be asked to provide therapy for reading and spelling difficulties. It can be tricky to know where to start, but fortunately, there are some steps that you can follow in order to get started. In this blog post, we will discuss some of the key things that you […]
My client has so many goals – where do I start?
Speech pathologists are generally caring, empathetic people; we just want to help with everything! One of the biggest conundrums we face is when our clients have so many goals we need to decide where to start therapy! Early in my career, I tried to include too many goals in my therapy sessions. As a result, […]
5 Secret (or not so secret) Ways to Get Lots of Productions in Therapy
As a paediatric speech pathologist, I need to make them repeat the particular sounds many times. Finding fun ways to do this in your sessions can sometimes be tricky. We know that every child is so different and each child is going to respond differently and be motivated by different games and activities. This blog […]
Best PD for early career speech pathologists?
Early career speech pathologists likely want to attend as many professional development (PD) courses as you can. Once working, you find that there is not enough time or budget to complete all of the PDs you want to feel super confident across all areas of the job. This can lead people down one path or […]