57: The One About Working with Older Students with Kristin Bowers
Introduction:
Today I’m speaking with Kristin Bowers of Kiwi Speech. Kristin is a native New Zealander who grew up in the US and now lives in Pittsburgh. She is an extremely talented SLP who runs a blog, TPT store, and private practice. She enjoys handlettering and creates beautiful marketing materials for therapy professionals.
Kristin has managed to incorporate engaging brain teasers into therapy for older and gifted students. She shares insight into why some gifted students find therapy especially challenging and how to support and encourage them in therapy sessions.
Kristin also has a unique approach to data collection that helps her gather more accurate data while also being more present during the therapy sessions. Sounds impossible, right?
Come listening in on my conversation with Kristin, and learn more about Kristin and the tools she has developed.
Topics/Questions:
- You always share fun activities on your Instagramaccount. Can you tell us how you use of brain teasers and puzzles in speechtherapy?
- Your passionate about working with older students. Whatare go-to resources for this population?
- You have experience working with gifted students. Whattips should SLPs keep in mind when working with this population?
- Do you have any data collection hacks? Can you sharethem?
Game: This or That
You’ll have to tune into the episode to findout her answers!
Links:
When: The Scientific Secrets of PerfectTiming by Daniel Pink
Find Kristin, aka Kiwi Speech, on Instagram, Facebook, and TPT
TherapyMarketing Kit on Instagram