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Overheard in Occupational Therapy: Giving Controlled Choices
Overheard in Occupational Therapy: Giving controlled choices to cut down on tantrums and power struggles. When your child needs to complete a task, offering a couple of limited choices for how the task can be done is great at preventing argument and negotiation, and...
Ask an RSI Expert: Understanding My 3-Year-Old
Welcome to our new social media series: "Ask an RSI Expert" We've got a whole employee roster full of kind and knowledgeable therapists--why not have them help us answer some common parent questions? Thank you to Karen Thomas, one of our awesome Speech-Language...
Speech Therapy: What Most People Forget About
May is Speech-Language Pathology Month! 🥳 🧐What most people think speech therapists assist with: Speech-Sound Errors Stuttering 🤓What most people don't realize speech therapists ALSO assist with: Dyslexia Weak Social Skills Struggles with Reading Weak Comprehension of...
Simple ASL as a Bridge for Communication Deficits and Delays
Overheard in Speech Therapy: Using ASL for children who are unable to communicate effectively through spoken language. Simple words and phrases in American Sign Language (ASL) are commonly used by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to bridge the communication gap for...
Benefits of Using a Swing in Therapy
It's a rare day when one of our RSI pediatric occupational or physical therapists don't include at least a few minutes of swinging in their therapy sessions with their young patients. Between our pod swings, saucer swings, rope swings, stretchy swings, bolster (log)...
Exciting Grant For Madison High Sports Medicine
All the congratulations to Jared Olsen, one of the athletic trainers on the Sports Medicine team at Therapy Services! Jared is assigned to Madison High School in Rexburg and in December was awarded a $20,000 grant for the athletic training program that he is...