By: Sarah Guigneaux, MS, CCC-SLP, QOM

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

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) supports communication methods beyond oral communication. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) provides an excellent guide with a list of resources that may benefit speech-language pathologists and families interested in serving individuals who use AAC devices.

Tech Bytes

“R” is a challenging phoneme for many across the lifespan. Have you heard of the BITS Lab–Start app? It creates a visual representation of how to produce /r/ through biofeedback. The free app can be a great tool for use with visual learners.

Student Swap

Rising speech-language pathologists are always looking for new tools to add to their toolbox of therapy materials. Mommy Speech Therapy has a fantastic library of resources that can be used to address a variety of pediatric speech therapy goals.

Wellness Corner

How do you fill your self-care bucket as a speech-language pathologist? Marisha and Dr. Laura Mansfield explore this topic in a beautiful podcast on why self-kindness is essential, how to implement self-care daily, personal tools for success, and breaking the cycle of ineffective self-care.

Levity Lounge

“May you be proud of the work you do, the person you are, and the difference you make.” —Abigail Johnson