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Balancing Functional and Person-Centered Speech Therapy: Practical Tips for New SLPs
Continue reading →: Balancing Functional and Person-Centered Speech Therapy: Practical Tips for New SLPsWhen new SLPs or SLP graduate students enter the field, they likely feel conflicted between providing “ideal” therapy versus how much time they realistically have during the workday. I certainly felt that way coming into my first job out of graduate school. As a new speech therapist fresh out of…
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7 Communication Tips for Aphasia
Continue reading →: 7 Communication Tips for AphasiaI spoke at a brain injury and stroke support group a couple nights ago on the topic of aphasia and wanted to share this wonderful video from the National Aphasia Association as an additional resource for how to communicate with a person who has aphasia. For more information about aphasia,…
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July 4th Speech Therapy Activities for Adults
Continue reading →: July 4th Speech Therapy Activities for AdultsIn the spirit of July 4th, I wanted to write a post about functional therapy activities for adults related to the upcoming holiday. This will provide greater insight into the “meat” of what I might actually target in a speech therapy session with adults. Below are several ideas, all of…
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Aphasia: Loss of Language, Not Loss of Intelligence
Continue reading →: Aphasia: Loss of Language, Not Loss of IntelligenceJune is aphasia awareness month! Aphasia is a term quite familiar to speech language pathologists, but research shows that approximately 85% of Americans say they have never heard of aphasia. You know how people say no two snowflakes are alike? The same is true with aphasia- no two people with…
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Military Spotlight: Brain Injury & PTSD
Continue reading →: Military Spotlight: Brain Injury & PTSDLet’s talk about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress (PTSD/PTS). This is a topic very dear to my heart as I spent 5 years of my career treating military service members (both veterans and active duty) with co-occurring TBI and psychological conditions such as PTSD. With the prominent use…
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10 Surprising Facts About Adult Speech Pathology | National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
Continue reading →: 10 Surprising Facts About Adult Speech Pathology | National Speech-Language-Hearing MonthIn honor of National Speech-Language-Hearing Month in May, I wanted to share 10 facts you may not know related to speech pathology in the adult population: For more information on National Speech-Language-Hearing Month: https://www.asha.org/national-speech-language-hearing-month/
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Understanding Client Centered Care in Speech Pathology
Continue reading →: Understanding Client Centered Care in Speech PathologyOne part of being a speech pathologist that I am particularly passionate about is providing client centered care. What does that mean exactly? Have you ever been to a provider and you feel like they “just don’t get it” or they solely view you as a number or stereotype? For…
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What is Cognitive Rehab and How can a Speech therapist Help?
Continue reading →: What is Cognitive Rehab and How can a Speech therapist Help?You may have heard the term “cognitive rehabilitation” and “speech language pathologist,” but how do they fit together? Speech language pathologists, or SLP’s for short, are trained healthcare professionals with expertise in speech, language, swallowing, voice, and cognition. I like to explain to clients that our scope of practice is…
Bethany Emanuel,
M.Ed., CCC-SLP
I’m an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist passionate about providing care that is client-centered and empowering clients to meet their goals. I have been an SLP for over 11 years and have worked in a variety of settings such as skilled nursing, private practice, and most recently at a nationally-ranked rehabilitation hospital. I obtained my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in speech pathology from the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!). I see adolescents & adults with acquired brain injuries or diagnoses such as TBI/traumatic brain injury, concussion, stroke, or multiple sclerosis and also provide executive function coaching services to teens & adults with ADHD. My area of expertise is in cognitive communication disorders and I treat areas such as memory, attention, executive functioning, expressive and receptive language, swallowing, voice, and speech production.
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