Efficient caseload managment across apps
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The document discusses a presentation by Barbara Fernandes at the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Convention, highlighting the importance of efficient caseload management through apps for speech therapy. Fernandes, a certified speech-language pathologist and founder of Smarty Ears, addresses common challenges faced by therapists and introduces the Therapy Report Center app as a solution for data tracking and report generation. The app allows for goal tracking, data integration, and documentation of therapy activities, enhancing the overall therapy experience.
Efficient caseload managment across apps
- 1. Texas Speech-Language- Hearing Convention - 2015 bfernandes@smartyearsapps.com EFFICIENT CASELOAD MANAGEMENT ACROSS APPS Barbara Fernandes, Smarty Ears founder
- 2. About me!? ✤ After trying very hard to become a super-hero I managed to find something even better to with my time: Develop apps that make children love going to Speech Therapy! ✤ Certified and Licensed Speech-Language- Pathologist ✤ Smarty Ears Founder & CEO - 2010 to present. ✤ Blogger at GeekSLP.com ✤ Founder of Smarty Symbols ✤ Developed over 60 apps for the iPad
- 3. Disclosure Statement Relevant financial relationship(s), no relevant nonfinancial relationship(s) I have the following relevant financial relationship(s) in the products or services described, reviewed, evaluated or compared in this presentation. - Smarty Ears I am the founder and owner of Smarty Ears. I have no relevant non-financial relationship(s) to disclose.
- 4. Favorite things about Speech-Therapy apps? ✤ Data Tracking ✤ Portability ✤ Convenient ✤ Engaging ✤ Fun & entertaining?
- 5. There is an app for everything!!!! Do you ever get “appwhelmed”? Articulation Language Social Skills & Pragmatics Assessment & Screenings
- 6. What does your caseload look like? 10 kids? ( “I wish”) 20 kids? ( “Wishful thinking”) 30 kids? ( “I think that would be plenty, but try again”) 40 kids? (“If I am lucky!”)
- 7. How many apps do you use for therapy? Let’s play along a scenario of owning three apps, and having 30 students.
- 8. Did I create a new problem by creating so many apps?
- 9. Problem 1: You could spend a lot of time re-entering the same boring information on many apps.
- 10. The solution: Therapy Report Center App for iPad 100% FREE
- 11. Problem 2: Which app did I use with Paul? oh no, wait! Let me think…. Articulate it? hum… no, I used that one with Carrie. Progress report from apps? When it is time to print out our progress reports from apps we have to open each one of the apps to print out reports and then combine th
- 12. The solution: The Therapy Report Center combines all the data in one place.
- 13. Problem 3: Ms. Fernandes, what did you do for therapy on 2/14? We did a craft! It was so much fun, we worked on vocabulary, following directions, and whquestions. Do you have that paperwork? How do I show the paper based activities we used?
- 14. The solution: Add notes and photos into the report for each student on the TRC app.
- 15. Latest updates: A reward center allows clinicians to set goals and track progress of those goals.
- 16. Import Goals from SLP Goal Bank
- 17. The Therapy Report Center
- 18. For more information on TRC visit: www.smartyearsapps.com