Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA You guessed it – another COW (or Concept of the Week),is coming your way! We talk a lot about how […]
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Welcome to the Farm, Come See our COWs!
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA OK, so we haven’t actually started a farm here at the Mecklenburg County CDSA, but how funny would it be […]
A Closer Look at Coaching in Natural Learning Environments
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA Here in Mecklenburg County, NC, we have completed the second refresher training in how to coach families in natural learning […]
Coaching with Interpreters – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA We talk a lot about coaching and working with a wide variety of families, so it made sense for us […]
“I talk with words and listen with my ears. My Daddy talks with signs and listens with his eyes.”
Written by Lindsey Gregory, Service Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA I asked my stepdaughter, Kaitlyn, what makes her relationship with her dad so special. Her response, as she rolled her eyes […]
From Jack of All Trades to Master Coach
Written by Lisa Cloninger, Unit Supervisor, Mecklenburg County CDSA My grandmother used to call me a “Jack of all trades and master of none,” which meant I knew a little […]
They Didn’t Teach Me This In College!
Written by Maria Kosuda, Speech-Language Pathologist, Mecklenburg County CDSA May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and a time to celebrate communication. I was reminiscing with a fellow SLP, and we […]
It’s Not Just About…..
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA So, the other day, I was flipping through the channels and ran across one of the oh-so-many weight loss shows. […]
Chasing the Cheese
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA “He knew that when you change what you believe, you change what you do.” – Spencer Johnson, Who Moved My Cheese […]
From the NICU, to EI, and Beyond
Written by Raizel Kahn, Mother of 24-weeker triplets, Mecklenburg County Six years ago, I gave birth to triplet boys at 24 weeks, 0 days gestation. Each weighed only 1 lb. 6 […]