Written by Melissa Karp, Au.D., Novant Health Audiology, Mecklenburg County Pediatric audiologists are the professionals who diagnose, evaluate and treat hearing loss in children. It sounds simple when stated like that, but the […]
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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 […]
What Routine? – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA Well, folks, we had another amazing Table Talk Wednesday event here in Mecklenburg County, and this time, we met to discuss […]
“Welcome to My World”
Written by Melida Baldera, Service Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA I am surrounded by the repeating sound of a TV cartoon song named “64 Zoo Lane.” My three-year-old daughter has been singing this song non-stop […]
Top Ten Things for New Providers to Know
Written by Elaine Aldridge, Provider Contract Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA So the Service Coordinator (SC) is going to come to one of your intervention sessions…what’s a provider to do? Not […]
My Personal Evolution as an Early Intervention Therapist – Announcing the Much-Deserved Retirement of Mr. Potato Head
Written by Wendy Teal, Speech-Language Pathologist, Pediatric Theraplay, Inc. When I first started providing “natural environment” speech therapy, it looked a lot different from the model we have evolved to […]
Behaviors, Behaviors, Behaviors, Oh My! – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA Here in Mecklenburg County, NC, we have completed our first monthly roundtable discussion for our early interventionists to discuss issues surrounding […]
Problems Vs. Opportunities
Written by Vicki Anderson, Speech-Language Pathologist, Mecklenburg County CDSA Coming up with practical, functional outcomes with families is a continual balancing act of meeting the family where they are and […]
Is Your Mother Home? Great! How About Your Father?
Written by John Ellis, Director, Mecklenburg County CDSA On a recent home visit, Anna, an early intervention service coordinator, is surprised to find Jacob’s dad at home, in addition to his […]
Working with Families in Crisis
Written by Lindsey Moss, LCSWA, Mecklenburg County CDSA Being an early intervention provider allows us the unique opportunity of working with children and families in their most natural environment. Through this […]