Written by Cris Loesser, Supervisor, Mecklenburg County CDSA Do you feel like there’s never enough time to do everything you have to? Are you overwhelmed? Exhausted? Stressed out? If so, […]
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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 […]
Where is Your Courage?
Written by John Ellis, Director, Mecklenburg County CDSA I had the experience recently of being invited to do a brief presentation on early intervention to a local parents’ group for families […]
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. […]
Rules to Engagement – It’s Not Just a Language Barrier
Written by Andrea Matias-Lemoine, Service Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA What if you were to wake up tomorrow morning in a country where you do not know the language, culture, laws, […]
Primary Provider Model – Inquiring Minds Want To Know
Several years ago in North Carolina, there was talk about moving to a primary provider model for delivering early intervention services. This came out of a long period of concentrated […]
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 […]
“I Really Don’t Have to Know It All?”
Written by Tami Dietz, Supervisor, Mecklenburg County CDSA Empowering Families. Building Confidence and Competence. These are fairly new terms in early intervention, and we’ve heard them, and probably even thrown […]
The Cheese – You Know the Move is Coming
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA “Movement in a new direction helps find new cheese.” – Spencer Johnson, Who Moved My Cheese As professionals, we know that […]