On the 1st day of treatment, a patient said to me my doctor sent me for speech therapy. On the 2nd day of treatment, a patient said to me, my friends can’t hear hear me, so my doctor sent me for speech therapy. On the 3rd day of treatment, a patient said to me,...
Although in-person interaction is typically the primary form of contact between most patients and speech-language pathologists; since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic many therapists and patients turned to telepractice as an effective way to deliver and receive speech,...
Although I have offered Online Coaching for over 10 years, the onset of the pandemic in 2020, ushered in a whole new world of telehealth, including the ability of patients to access speech therapy treatment from the comfort of their home. Programs that I offer in...
At the onset of any therapy whether for speech, swallowing or both, I am required to establish a treatment plan which includes short- and long-term goals which include a time frame for attainment, such as 30 or 60 days. Treatment goals are based in part on my initial...
In my 30 years of working as a speech-language pathologist in Florida, the first question I get from almost every new patient when contacting them to schedule an appointment is: “does Medicare pay for this?” My private practice serves adult patients only, and because...
