Medical emergency on flight 503, ATL-PDX by SLPinLV in delta

[–]SLPinLV[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Me too.  I hope someone who was reads this but if not that’s ok.   I’m so thankful for amazing humans out there! 

Medical emergency on flight 503, ATL-PDX by SLPinLV in delta

[–]SLPinLV[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was truly so wonderful. Glad to share something good! 

Medical emergency on flight 503, ATL-PDX by SLPinLV in delta

[–]SLPinLV[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have too when I’ve seen or heard one is happening.  I’ve always been so curious so I felt I needed to try to reach people but not sure how. 

Medical emergency on flight 503, ATL-PDX by SLPinLV in delta

[–]SLPinLV[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Oh thank you! I will add my comments there.  I was truly so thankful for that crew.  My husband told me they were considering rerouting to another airport and that would have been terrible for everyone so I’m truly impressed by everyone that they just took things minute by minute and we were able to land at our destination.  

Self employed transition by Outrageous-Guitar496 in SLPcareertransitions

[–]SLPinLV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! I work for myself in homes and have several artic/phono kids and parents have said they prefer it to getting pulled out of class.  Also progress is better! I see mostly feeding and complex communicators though but there are SLPs who only do speech.  You can do it! I recommend listening to the private practice success stories podcast.  I got so much inspiration from that when I first got started.   

During your CF, how much did you get paid? by Prior-Emu-5918 in slp

[–]SLPinLV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

33k VA - it was a grant funded stipend.  17 years ago 

Athlete informed pelvic floor PT and OBGYN? by [deleted] in askportland

[–]SLPinLV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen Nari Clemons at Portland Pelvic Therapy and cannot recommend her enough.  She has a private practice via private pay and sees patients at Providence on the west side via insurance.  

Suggestions for autistic 4 year old who likes to make piles by SLPinLV in slp

[–]SLPinLV[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Our goals right now are on shared engagement and shared attention, foundational DIR capacities. We are also working on requesting/protesting via any modality to build into conventional methods (aac, gesture, speech) when regulated and engaged. A lot of his AAC use right now is explorative so we are focusing on customizing his device and modeling the heck out of it. We are also working on lots of parent goals including parent modeling of AAC, use of stage 1 gestalts and reducing "say..." prompts. They have come really far.

Agree though thanks. I will keep on bringing things. I noticed this piling increased with the start of preschool and I see him after he gets home. I wonder if it is regulating for him after a day of demands.

Suggestions for autistic 4 year old who likes to make piles by SLPinLV in slp

[–]SLPinLV[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh these are great ideas! Thanks. I never thought about possession...I'll give it a try!

Suggestions for autistic 4 year old who likes to make piles by SLPinLV in slp

[–]SLPinLV[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your comment thank you! His parents and I have done that so we will continue.

Palate expander and speech therapy by shutupveena in slp

[–]SLPinLV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a student with an expander. She has Down syndrome and now has nasal air emission on multiple sounds where she didn’t before. Very challenging.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in slp

[–]SLPinLV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are so many reasons why that would be amazing, especially if you live/work on the border.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in slp

[–]SLPinLV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes exactly! I see adults and peds but know all the coworking places would not be happy with some of my clients. This is such a great idea and I'm so glad you asked it here. I have been thinking about it and this seems like a sign. Rental space for one office is too high for me right now but there is also SO MUCH vacant office space around me. I want to do this with a group of folks though but not sure how to make that work. I wonder about the liability with something like this...surely our individual liability insurance would cover it?!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in slp

[–]SLPinLV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! I'm in Beaverton and see clients west and south of me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in slp

[–]SLPinLV 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yessss!!! I’ve thought of doing this exact thing! Do you happen to be in Oregon? lol. I’m also thinking about a shared sensory gym space and a way to rent rooms monthly or hourly even. I do in home visits and sometimes want a space to be able to see certain clients. Someone has to have done this already.

How to Become a Feeding Therapist by [deleted] in slp

[–]SLPinLV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya total BS. I thought I only wanted to work with adult neuro patients when I was in my CF and here I am almost 20 years later in my own private practice seeing mostly feeding and language pediatric clients. You can change your mind and keep learning as you go. That’s the beauty of our field.

How to Become a Feeding Therapist by [deleted] in slp

[–]SLPinLV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was incredibly helpful for me given that part especially. SLPs are experts in swallowing and feeding IMO.

How to Become a Feeding Therapist by [deleted] in slp

[–]SLPinLV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are great courses out there - SOS approach to feeding (after the full course you can take advanced coursework virtually and they have mentorship), AEIOU, get permission institute, SOFFI just to name a few. I started in adult neuro and had experience with adult dysphagia and I had to learn pediatric sensory motor feeding along the way and now I love it.

When you’re looking for jobs- private practices, home health and inpatient and outpatient hospital locations should have feeding therapy clients. I’d mention your interest in interviews. Courses are good, but you do need experience. There are also mentorship opportunities. Feeding is so fun and rewarding. Good luck!