The Working Therapist: Providing Helpful Ideas for Pediatric Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapy

In this episode of The Working Therapist, Haden discusses one of her favorite subjects, infant feeding. Throughout the episode Haden speaks about normal anatomy and physiology for infants, as well as how normal nippling and sucking patterns. This is a very informative podcast and a fantastic resource for therapists of all disciplines, as well as parents. Looking for more therapy resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today!

How do you write a functional daily note? Every therapist has to compose them, but how do you manage them in a way that is operational for daily therapy? In this episode of the The Working Therapist Haden discusses how to construct daily notes that are accurate and effective, but don't take hours to write. Whether you are a new graduate or a therapist with years of clinical experience "Managing Daily Notes" is a great, applicable listen. Looking for more therapist resource? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today!

Haden welcomes PDT team lead and physical therapist, Kjirsti Myles, as they review Pediatric Developmental Therapy's recent event, "Bike Camp." PDT hosted their first ever "Bike Camp" in July. Children participated in daily "learning to bike" activities to promote confidence, increase balance, and independence when riding a two-wheeled bicycle. Throughout the event therapists saw children make incredible progress towards independent riding. Listen in to Haden and Kjirsti as they review this event, as well as discuss some of the techniques that were used in the camp. Looking for more therapy resources? Be sure to check out www.pediatricdt.com today!

Haden welcomes special guest, Kevin Brown, of International Playthings for another "Featured Vendor" podcast. Haden and her team of therapist depend on quality toys and games that are durable, adaptable, and functional for daily therapy. International Playthings manages multiple toy brands that have proved themselves to be an incredible resource for therapy, as well as extremely fun! Join Haden and Kevin as they discuss some of our favorite International Playthings toys, as well as get some great ideas for therapy applications for these products! Be sure to check out the Pediatric Developmental Therapy YouTube channel to see some of these great games in action! You can also visit www.intplay.com for more information on their products. Looking for more therapist resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today!

Summer is beginning to wrap up and the new school year is almost upon us! Join Haden and newest PDT team lead, Kim Molnar, for a special "Back to School" episode of The Working Therapist. In this episode, Haden and Kim discuss how to best prepare for the new school year to ensure success with children that are seen in the school setting. This is a great podcast for therapists as well as parents. Looking for more therapy resources? Be sure to check out www.pediatricdt.com today!

In this episode of "The Working Therapist", Haden is joined by guest host David Boliek, PDT Marketing Director, as they discuss the "History of PDT." Founded in 1997 with 1 therapist and a dream, Pediatric Developmental Therapy (PDT) has grown to 3 clinics impacting thousands of children with quality speech, occupational, and physical therapy. Throughout the episode Haden shares the story of how Pediatric Developmental Therapy came into existence, as well as shares her heart for therapy. This is a must-hear episode! Looking for more therapy resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today!

Join Haden as she discusses part 2 of "Communication Initiation." In this episode of The Working Therapist, Haden continues to explore the keys elements of teaching a child to "do something to get something." In part 2, Haden moves beyond how to evaluate a child, and focuses on how to create functional therapy sessions for children of various stages of speech development. This episode is a great resource for therapists as well as parents and students. Looking for more therapy resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today!

Join Haden as she discusses part 1 of a new 2-part series, "Communication Initiation." In this episode of The Working Therapist, Haden begins to explore the keys elements of teaching a child to "do something to get something." In part 1, Haden explains how communication initiation develops, and how to evaluate a child's communication initiation based on the normal developmental milestones for speech and a proper use of standardized testing. Haden also gives some insight on goal setting and treatment. This is a fantastic and resourceful podcast for speech, physical, and occupational therapists as well as parents. Looking for more therapy resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today!

In this episode of The Working Therapist Haden welcomes guest Deanna Melvin, SLPA and PDT team member, as they discuss "Home Visit Stories." Home visits are a great way to create functional therapy for a child, as well as grow your skills as a therapist. Many times, though, home visits present all kinds of different scenarios that don't happen in the setting of a clinic or day center. Join Haden and Deanna as they discuss some of their most memorable "Home Visit Stories." Do you have a home visit story that you would like to share with The Working Therapist Podcast? If so, email your story to media@pediatricdt.com. We may feature your story on a future episode. Looking for more therapy resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today!

Haden welcomes special guest, Renaud, of Blue Orange Games for another "Featured Vendor" podcast. Haden and her team of therapist depend on quality toys and games that are durable, adaptable, and functional for daily therapy. Blue Orange Games have proved themselves to be an incredible resource for therapy, as well as extremely fun! Join Haden and Renaud as they discuss some of our favorite Blue Orange Games, as well as get some great ideas for therapy applications for these great games! Be sure to check out the Pediatric Developmental Therapy YouTube channel to see some of these great games in action! You can also visit www.blueorangegames.com for more information on their products. Looking for more therapist resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today!

In this episode of The Working Therapist, Haden is joined by guests Lindsey Bostick, PDT team member and speech-language pathologist, and Jill Dejak, founder and Executive Director of Longleaf Academy, as they highlight "Longleaf Academy." Longleaf Academy is a private, non-profit day school in Southern Pines, NC for children with language-based learning disabilities. Since its establishment, Longleaf Academy has been making an incredible impact in the lives of children throughout Southeastern North Carolina by imploring the use of the Orton-Gillingham approach to learning, as well as a small student to teacher ratio. Join Haden, Lindsey, and Jill on this podcast and learn how this establishment is changing lives! Looking for more therapist resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today. Also, check out www.longleafacademy.com and learn more about Longleaf Academy and their team!

Join Haden as she discusses the final chapter in our Knowing Normal series, "Knowing Normal: Speech." In this episode of The Working Therapist Haden discusses the normal speech and language developmental milestones for children 0-3. This episode is a must-hear for therapists of all disciplines as well as parents, teachers, and anyone else who interacts with children on a daily basis. Looking for more therapy resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today!

Haden is joined by PDT team member and occupational therapist, Megan Cahan, as they discuss "Knowing Normal: Fine Motor." As pediatric therapists, it is easy to be surrounded solely by atypically developing children that are being treated. Too often, though, we can lose sight of "normal" development when surrounded with these patients day in and day out. This episode of The Working Therapist reviews the normal fine motor developmental milestones for children 0-3. This episode is a must-hear for therapists of all disciplines! Looking for more therapy resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today!

Haden welcomes Kjirsti Myles, PDT team lead and physical therapist, as they discuss "Knowing Normal: Gross Motor." As pediatric therapists, it is easy to be surrounded solely by atypically developing children that are being treated. Too often, though, we can lose sight of "normal" development when surrounded with these patients day in and day out. This episode of The Working Therapist reviews the normal gross motor developmental milestones for children 0-3. This episode is a must-hear for therapists of all disciplines! Looking for more therapy resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com today!

Haden welcomes guests Kjirsti Myles, physical therapist and PDT team lead, and Michelle Smith, physical therapy assistant, to review the recent FootCentric course hosted at Pediatric Developmental Therapy's Westgate clinic. FootCentric's owner, Pat Pande, presented a 2 day course entitled "Children and their Feet" which was attended by PDT therapists as well as therapists and orthotists from across North Carolina. Join Haden, Kjirsti, and Michelle as they review this resourceful and informative class. Looking for more therapy resources? Be sure to visit www.pediatricdt.com as well as www.footcentriconline.com today!