By: Sarah Guigneaux, MS, CCC-SLP, QOM, Publications Committee Member

Cafe TSHA is an initiative of the TSHA Publications Board. Levity Lounge is a walk on the lighter side. Tips for Tx offers clever hacks to up your therapy game. Tech Bytes covers new and noteworthy technology finds. Student Swap provides student-focused ideas and inspiration. Wellness Corner emphasizes self-care for service providers. We encourage you to submit your ideas to publications@txsha.org for consideration for publication in future issues. 

Tips for Tx

Do you use literacy-based intervention in your sessions? The Literacy Speaks website by Keli Richmond has a phenomenal inventory of books, activities, and snacks to incorporate orthography into our sessions while addressing a wide variety of goals.
 

Tech Bytes

Are you looking for ways to improve your home office for virtual therapy? Whether it is improving your office chair so you can focus on the session or improving your background for virtual visits, Mathew Ryan shares 5 Tips for Upgrading Your Teletherapy Office.

Student Swap

Congratulations to our recent SLP graduates! As you are preparing for your Clinical Fellowship Year, it will be important to review the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Guidelines for Your Fellowship Experience. Also, if you are eligible, do not forget to sign up for the Gift to the Grad program to save money in the process.

Wellness Corner

Do you know the signs of caregiver stress? As healthcare providers, we work hard every day to ensure our clients receive the best care. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) shares an excellent reminder that we must care for ourselves so we can continue to do our essential work and to be present in our personal time.

Levity Lounge

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” —Mother Teresa