November 2021 – Outside The Box

In Gratitude

Image Courtesy of Pixabay.com In the United States, today is Thanksgiving. We as a country need to recognize that the holiday’s origins are not as clean, and frankly, whitewashed as we were taught in school. However, it is a day for mindfully giving thanks for the people and events in our lives which have takenContinueContinue reading “In Gratitude”

Third Party Payor Systems as Systems of Change

Image Courtesy of Piabay.com It’s ASHA season. That means I’ve been trying to cram in as much CEU credit as I can for the price of admission. There have been some amazing presentations. First, I’d like to say thank you to the presenters for their presentations and being willing to share their expertise and information.ContinueContinue reading “Third Party Payor Systems as Systems of Change”

So, It Turns Out There’s a Label for My Frustrations

Image Courtesy of Pixabay.com This weekend is the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association being held in Washington D. C. in a hybrid format. (Given the votes going on in Congress right now, I’m a little sad I’m not there. I’m hoping the early childhood education and universal preschool programs survive the United StatesContinueContinue reading “So, It Turns Out There’s a Label for My Frustrations”

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Language Intervention

Image courtesy of Pixabay.com Did you know kittens born in the same litter can have different fathers? That’s one evolutionary strategy to ensure genetic diversity! If you’ve been following the last several weeks (months, really) of posts, then you know that DEI in the evaluation and treatment of language disorders has been on my mindContinueContinue reading “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Language Intervention”

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Early Intervention – Service Provision Part 1

In the last two posts, I’ve discussed my concerns about how eligibility is determined in early intervention. There are multiple issues – from the overreliance on outdated protocols that are not appropriate for children growing up in culturally and linguistically diverse environments to procedures that rely on (at best) shaky statistical methods to arrive atContinueContinue reading “Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Early Intervention – Service Provision Part 1”