(Part 2) Top products from r/slp

I do an activity using the book It's Okay to be Different. First, we read the book, then the kids make a person out of contruction paper using a math glyph format by answering questions about themselves.

If you live with one parent, you get a square head; if you live with two parents, you get a triangular head; if you live with no parents, you get a round head.

If you have a pet, you get a red shirt; if you do not have a pet, you get a blue shirt.

If you like math best, you get green pants; if you like reading best you get yellow pants.

The number of eyes is the same as the number of children that live in your house.

The pictures turn out really cute, and all my kids from pre-k through 8th love it because it's funny.

If you're interested I can probably email you the pattern I use to make the people tomorrow night. PM me your email address if you'd like it.

Thanks for the kind words..

Because motivation is so closely tied to satisfying basic psychological needs, most of what works for kids works for adults. The book above does a good job of putting theoretical concepts into clinical practice as does this book by some of the same authors:

https://www.amazon.com/Goal-Setting-Motivation-Therapy-Engaging/dp/1849054487/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1473017647&sr=8-2&keywords=motivation+goal+setting

This book focuses on adults and self-determination theory, which has solid evidence supporting it and is a good match for rehab - this book isn't as rehab oriented as the other book - more geared towards MDs but a lot of the discussion will be very relevant to working with dysphagia and dealing with adherence.

[https://www.amazon.com/Self-Determination-Theory-Clinic-Motivating-Physical/dp/030019983X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473017793&sr=8-1&keywords=self-determination+theory+in+the+clinic]
(https://www.amazon.com/Self-Determination-Theory-Clinic-Motivating-Physical/dp/030019983X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473017793&sr=8-1&keywords=self-determination+theory+in+the+clinic)

There's no way to effectively think about how to promote motivation without understanding theories of motivation. When you understand the theories, what you should or shouldn't do becomes more or less obvious. selfdeterminationtheory.org has many free to download articles.

Congratulations! I can only speak to my own experience, but I took a (non-required) introduction to communication sciences and disorders online class before really starting my postbacc year and we used this book. Having read most of this book for class has been SO helpful for me! I don't know how your program is structured, but I started my postbacc year with language development, anatomy and neuroanatomy so there was no real "introduction." This book/class gave me a framework to put everything I was learning into and made sure that it wasn't all brand new to me. Just a thought! And obviously, I've linked the 2nd edition because there's no need to spend $130 on the new shiny one when you're not using it for class or therapy! :) Best of luck.

This is a very big question and not one that can really be answered in a forum post.

Physical intervention is about managing the present moment - preventing (further) harm. It is upsetting and unless carefully planned by a behavior therapist, there's no reason to think that it will improve future behavior. In most cases, that's not its point.

There are definitely steps you can take to decrease the likelihood that there will be a physical conflict. It's important to realize that these steps aren't harmless, though. You have to look at the individual case to determine what's best for the kid. There's a tendency to assume that physical intervention is always the worst, most harmful thing and everything else is inherently better. For example, using extinction (planned ignoring) on head banging might allow the child to hit their head hundreds of times before the behavior remits. Anyway, here's some suggestions:

• Let the tantrum burn itself out, a technique called extinction. If the kid is hitting and kicking you, you walk away or leave the room until the child has calmed. This allows you to avoid doing restraint. It sacrifices much of your treatment time. There's a risk that the child will harm themselves and/or damage property during this procedure. Also, when it comes to the kid's suffering, extinction is generally a pretty unpleasant process. Whether it's worse or better than restraint is probably a matter of individual preference.
  
  
• Decrease task demands, which will decrease the efficacy of your treatment (e.g., child hits when you practice a difficult phoneme --> practice that phoneme less, less hitting). Here, you're keeping the kid happy by letting them do more of what they want.
  
  
• Modify aspects of the task or situation that don't reflect the demands. Use a visual timer, put the kid on a more intense reinforcement schedule, offer more comfortable chairs, etc.
  
  
• Creative or nontraditional applications of typical therapeutic tools (kid has to be guided to chair, do therapy on the floor instead). For some kids and some skills, this works just as well. For others your treatment is less helpful.
  
  
• The most effective ones use behavior modification / applied behavior analysis and take a long time. For example, if a child insists on chewing a plastic tube and screams and bites when it is taken away, the behavior therapist could determine the function of that behavior (perhaps it's seeking sensory stimulation) and create a long term plan to adjust the child's behavior (perhaps rewarding the child for spending longer and longer intervals with the tube out of their mouth). If you're interested in learning about this stuff, the book Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers (get an older edition - they haven't changed that much) is excellent. But know that these kinds of plans have to be implemented across the child's whole life to be effective. 30 minute bursts won't do much.

This is a wonderful book about a child who has difficulty using speech to communicate, written by her father. It made this SLP cry big baby tears. http://www.amazon.com/Schuylers-Monster-Fathers-Wordless-Daughter/dp/B003R4ZFYM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346983961&sr=8-1&keywords=schuyler%27s+monster

Another great one: http://www.amazon.com/The-Diving-Bell-Butterfly-Memoir/dp/0375701214/ref=pd_sim_b_1

Is she a member of national NSSLHA? It's a really good resource for people just starting out! Maybe you could gift her a 1 year subscription! It does benefit her to have a national membership, as it entitles her to discounts when she needs to join ASHA to become a certified SLP. http://www.nsslha.org/join/Newmember.htm

I use storage clipboards all the time when working with clients. Here is a NSSLHA one, but you can find one in the office supplies aisle of any store. http://asha.org/eweb/OLSDynamicPage.aspx?Webcode=olsdetails&title=NSSLHA+Storage+Clipboard

Engaging Autism is fantastic. Even if your school doesn't use a floortime approach, it's still extremely helpful in providing strategies. https://www.amazon.com/Engaging-Autism-Floortime-Approach-Communicate/dp/0738210943

A professor of mine had a book she let me borrow (I also think she helped write it, so that helped) which had sections for each section there would be on the exam so a whole section on artic, on language, on voice, etc. Each section had a number of questions to answer and then a key in the back of the book. Super helpful to at least go through once to get the idea. I think it was this one here though it's a bit expensive.

My Stroke of Insight by Jill Taylor: A neuroscientist has a stroke and learns to walk, talk, eat, write, or recall her memories.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks: Interesting case studies of patients who suffered from extreme/rare neurological disorders.

Far From the Tree by Andrew Solomon: Not necessarily speech-language pathology specific, but it includes chapters identity, self-perception, social perception of people with autism, Down syndrome, and Deaf culture. I read this book recently, and it's absolutely brilliant.

This is a great resource that I used when I was taking the undergrad level anatomy courses, and I still reference it now for my graduate courses. Definitely a worthwhile purchase, but it may be a bit more on the pricey side.

http://www.amazon.com/Netters-Anatomy-Speech-Swallowing-Hearing/dp/0323056563

My voice textbook actually recommends glottal fry as a possible treatment for nodules. The idea is that, when you're in pulse register, your VFs are only loosely adducted, and held there with relatively low tension. As a result, they're more "malleable" than when producing higher pitched sounds. They gave this metaphor: If you place a pencil (the nodule) between the pages of a textbook (taut VFs), then it prevents the pages from closing completely. Conversely, if you place the pencil between two marshmallows (lax VFs), then they fold around it. As a result, you're able to phonate without continuing to putting excessive pressure on the nodules, which actually gives them a bit of respite and can allow them time to heal.

However, this is not to say that glottal fry is good for your VFs in general. It's only shown beneficial in the short term for this specific vocal pathology. I also haven't seen any research into how phonotraumatic it is to use glottal fry in the long term. Considering that it's a normal feature of prosody or phonology in a lot of languages, like you say, I'd imagine it wouldn't be damaging unless you're using it a lot, but that's just a guess.

Any lavender supplement would probably help somewhat. And I went to the Australian Amazon site. You're right, they don't have Mood Boost, but the ingredients in this are similar:
https://www.amazon.com.au/CALMEAZE-Improve-Relaxation-Supplement-Theanine/dp/B07LCV7Z9R/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=anxiety+supplements&qid=1567508985&s=gateway&sr=8-1

My favourite book on neuroplasticity is ["The Brain That Changes Itself"] (http://www.amazon.ca/The-Brain-That-Changes-Itself/dp/0143113100).
It definitely talks about the brain science behind language (specifically, recovering speech after a stroke) but it also covers much more.

Also, check out the Psychosocial Aspects of Healthcare book: http://www.amazon.com/Psychosocial-Aspects-Healthcare-3rd-Drench/dp/0131392182/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344737099&sr=1-1&keywords=psychosocial+aspects+of+health+care

• Head Cases by Michael Paul Mason
  
  
• Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
  
  And don't sweat it- I came from a completely unrelated undergrad program and was soooo nervous about the same exact thing. Turns out, it really didn't matter at all :)

Dysphagia:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evaluation-Treatment-Swallowing-Disorders-Logemann/dp/0890797285/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dysphagia-Clinical-Management-Adults-Children/dp/0323187013/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1462898856&sr=1-1&keywords=crary+groher+dysphagia

Dysarthria:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motor-Speech-Disorders-Substrates-Differential/dp/0323072003/ref=pd_sim_14_10?ie=UTF8&dpID=51lnssHAFnL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR125%2C160_&refRID=EJKQ0FY81S4ZWV4EJHH4

Neurology:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neurology-Speech-Language-Pathologist-Wanda-Webb/dp/0750675268/ref=pd_sim_14_13?ie=UTF8&dpID=517mkn9zz3L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR125%2C160_&refRID=EJKQ0FY81S4ZWV4EJHH4

Voice:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mathiesons-Voice-Disorders-Lesley-Mathieson/dp/1861561962/ref=pd_sim_14_14?ie=UTF8&dpID=41PS5Z9WQ3L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR113%2C160_&refRID=EJKQ0FY81S4ZWV4EJHH4

Aphasia:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aphasia-Therapy-File-1/dp/0863775675/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1462898929&sr=1-1&keywords=aphasia+therapy+files

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intervention-Strategies-Neurogenic-Communication-Disorders/dp/0781769817/ref=pd_sim_14_5?ie=UTF8&dpID=519pLgVxu3L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR119%2C160_&refRID=V9XVMDD3QWG06BG1QKED

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Aphasia-Communication-Disability-Speechmark/dp/0863883478/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=41WHRVHBBNL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR112%2C160_&refRID=V9XVMDD3QWG06BG1QKED

Linguistics with a clinical slant:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Linguistics-Clinicians-Practical-Introduction-Publication/dp/0340758953/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1462899046&sr=1-2&keywords=linguistics+for+clinicians

They're all for adults because I work in an adult hospital setting! There are lots of similar books for children, but I really don't know what's good any more and I didn't buy any of it.