by Courtney Caruso | Mar 10, 2018 | Adults, Aphasia, Apraxia, Assessment, Autism, Bilingualism, Children, Early Intervention, Healthcare, School, Speech Therapy, Stroke, Stuttering, Telepractice
Teletherapy (AKA telemedicine, telepractice, telehealth, telespeech, telerehabiliation, virtual speech therapy) is the delivery of health services via a telecommunications system. This service model is becoming increasingly more popular in the fields of...
by Courtney Caruso | Sep 12, 2017 | Adults, Aphasia, Assessment, Healthcare, Stroke
Adults may undergo speech and language evaluations for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, difficulty pronouncing sounds or words, speaking clearly, retrieving and using familiar words, understanding words they hear, speaking fluently,...
by Courtney Caruso | Aug 12, 2017 | Assessment, Children, Speech Therapy
Although all speech-language pathologists structure their evaluations a little differently, there are crucial components that should be expected as part of all pediatric speech and language evaluations. These components include a family interview, an oral mechanism...
by Courtney Caruso | Jul 30, 2017 | Apraxia, Assessment, Children, Early Intervention, Stuttering
Apraxia, also known as childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), has become the go-to diagnosis for many children in Early Intervention (under 3 years of age). However, many of these children do not have apraxia or are too young to receive a true diagnosis. So what is...
by Courtney Caruso | Jul 22, 2017 | Assessment, Speech Therapy
Question 1 – Are you licensed? In most states, including NJ, a speech-language pathology license is required to practice as a speech-language pathologist (SLP). Refer to the ASHA website for specifics on what licensing (if any) your state requires....
by Courtney Caruso | Oct 18, 2013 | Assessment, Autism, Children, Early Intervention, Speech Therapy
Thank you for visiting the Liberty Speech Associates LLC blog! Today I’m excited to write my first post. This post is about the New Jersey Early Intervention System (NJEIS). After presenting to families and teachers at a local daycare, it has come to my...
