 |
April 27, 2018
Issue 17, Volume 11
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter!
News Items:
- Common Allergic Reactions Linked to Mental Health
- What Learning Looks Like in the Brain
- Pediatric Obesity, Depression Connected in the Brain
- Doctor Behind Syndrome Linked To Nazis
- Manual Dexterity and Cognitive Functioning in Children
- Children are as Fit as Endurance Athletes
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot, New Job: BCBA - Denver, CO
- Hot, New Job! Pediatric OT - Palmer, AK
- Hot, New Job! School Based SLP-CC or CF - 2018/19 SY - Las Vegas, NV
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Puddle Jumping Sight Word Game
- Colored Waterfall Hand Strengthening/Fine Motor Art
- Simon Says Motor Memory Challenge with Free Printable
- Pick a Flower Spring Movement Game
Articles and Special Features
- OT Corner: Hidden in Plain Sight - SPD
- School Psych Corner: Fifty Psychological & Psychiatric Terms to Avoid
- Pediatric Therapy Corner: Help Promote Acceptance (Not Just Awareness)
- SLP Corner: How to Encourage Children to Take Turns
- PT Corner: Strengthening Core Muscles Through Play at Home
Feel free to contact us with any questions about our openings or items in these pages. Have you discovered our RSS feed? Click on the orange button below to subscribe to all our openings and have them delivered to your Feed Reader! Don't have an RSS Feed Reader set up? Sign up at
Blogtrottr and have our blog posts delivered right to your email.
Have a great weekend and Take Care!
Heidi Kay and the PediaStaff Team
|
|
|
The Career Center
The links to the right are "live" and reflect the most recent SLP, OT, PT and related assistant jobs, and ALL our Bilingual and School Psychology Jobs.
To further narrow your search by state,
setting, bilingual, or term, use the
check boxes drop down menus.
If a particular search is returning
no hits it is possible that we do
not currently have new openings for
you with that selection criteria.
To see ALL our openings
click HERE and further narrow your search.
|
|
|
|
|
Common Allergic Reactions Linked to Mental Health
|
[Source: Medical News Today]
A new study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, uncovers links between mental health and the "three A's": asthma, allergic rhinitis (or hay fever), and atopic dermatitis (or eczema).
As someone who has all three of these, I was particularly interested to see the results. But I must also admit that I felt slightly unnerved.
Read the Rest of This Article Through a Link on our Blog
|
|
What Learning Looks Like in the Brain
|
[Source: Medical Express]
When we learn the connections between neurons strengthen. Addiction or other neurological diseases are linked to abnormally strong connections. But what does learning look like on the cellular and molecular level? How do our cells change when we learn? Using super-resolution live-cell microscopy, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University zoomed into the connections between neurons that strengthen to discover structural changes that had never been seen before.
Read the Rest of This Article Through a Link on our Blog
|
|
Pediatric Obesity, Depression Connected in the Brain
|
[Source: Science Daily]
These findings, by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, which will be published online April 23 in Hormones and Behavior, are based on brain MRI scans of children and teenagers ages 9-17 who struggled with depressive symptoms and maintaining a healthy weight. The study is the first to document how concurrent obesity and depression are reflected in the brain in this age group.
Read the Rest of this Article Through a Link our Blog |
|
Doctor Behind Syndrome Linked To Nazis
|
[Source: Disability Scoop]
New historical details link the Austrian pediatrician whose name was used to coin the Asperger's diagnosis, to the Nazi Party and child euthanasia during World War II.
Hans Asperger, who died in 1980, was known for his research in the field of autism, particularly around what was later dubbed Asperger's syndrome - considered to be a higher functioning form of autism. A study published Thursday in the journal Molecular Autism by medical historian Herwig Czech unearthed new details about Asperger's life in Vienna and involvement with Nazi efforts to eliminate children with disabilities.
Read the Rest of this Article Through a Link our Blog |
|
Manual Dexterity and Cognitive Functioning in Children
|
|
[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published research examining the relationship of manual dexterity and cognitive functioning in children after neonatal arterial ischemic stroke regardless of a diagnosis of cerebral palsy. The participants included 60 children with a past history of neonatal arterial ischemic stroke without epilepsy. Fifteen children had a diagnosis of cerebral palsy which was clinically assessed at an average age of 7 years 2 months.
Read the Rest of this Article Through a Link our Blog |
|
Children are as Fit as Endurance Athletes
|
[Source: Science Daily]
Children not only have fatigue-resistant muscles but recover very quickly from high-intensity exercise - even faster than well-trained adult endurance athletes. This is the finding of new research published in open-access journal Frontiers in Physiology, which compared the energy output and post-exercise recovery rates of young boys, untrained adults, and endurance athletes. The research could help
Read the Rest of this Article Through a Link our Blog |
|
|
|
Are you looking for a flexible position serving children in the Denver area? We need a home-based Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to service kiddos in the Denver area. Position will start at 15 hours per week immediately and would quickly build up to full-time hours.
You will work with kiddos in the home. Main need currently is with ages 5 to 13. We will try to build a caseload around your strengths and preferences
Learn About / Apply for This Job on our Blog |
|
|
|
Is the Last Frontier calling? Love the outdoors and don't mind the cold? Looking to live in a place where nature prevails, not the hustle-bustle of city life?
Currently considering applicants for a full-time Pediatric Occupational Therapist to work in beautiful Alaska. If you're an out of box therapist, join this creative team and let your skills shine!
Learn About / Apply for This Job on our Blog |
|
|
Looking for a fun and exciting adventure for the 2018-2019 school year? We have a wonderful full-time school opportunity for a Speech-Language Pathologist to work in the Las Vegas area. CF-SLP candidates are very welcome to apply, and we look forward to talking to. Don't want to come alone? Bring a friend - we have multiple openings!
Learn About / Apply for This Job on our Blog |
|
Puddle Jumping Sight Word Game
|
|
[Source: Fantastic Fun and Learning]
April showers bring May flowers! Here in Florida, we get afternoon showers quite often. I don't always resort to staying inside if it's a rainy day. We'll sometimes just head on out with our rain boots and dance in the rain! My oldest loves to find the biggest puddle she can and jump right in. What kid doesn't love jumping in puddles? I consider it a childhood rite of passage! This rainy day fun sparked an idea for learning. We decided to play a sight word game with puddle jumping to combine some
Learn More Through a Link on our Blog |
|
Colored Waterfall Hand Strengthening/Fine Motor Art
|
|
Editor's Note: This activity was conceived for preschoolers, but is a perfect pincer grasp activity for all ages!
[Source: Teaching 2 and 3-Year-Olds]
We love to use our pipettes for preschool fine motor art! Using pipettes strengthens the pincer grasp, important for future writing skills. In this activity, we set the paper vertically so that the paint could drip down the paper, creating a waterfall effect. It was a huge hit with our preschoolers!
Learn More Through a Link on our Blog |
|
Simon Says Motor Memory Challenge with Free Printable
|
|
[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Do you need a challenging motor memory and body awareness activity? This Simon Says Motor Memory Challenge game is a super easy activity to prepare although it is not so super easy to play. Challenge yourself to see if you can remember all the moves.
Read More About this Activity Through a Link on our Blog |
|
Pick a Flower Spring Movement Game
|
|
[Source: Pre-K Pages]
Spring is in the air. It's time to get outside, soak up the sunshine and get the kids moving while learning. Incorporating outdoor play into learning is a win-win for kids' health and academic growth.
This is a fun and active movement game to work on gross motor and literacy skills. And, you only need a few supplies to prepare the whole group activity.
Read the Rest of this Post Through a Link on our Blog |
|
|
|
|
OT Corner:
Hidden in Plain Sight - SPD
|
Editor's Note: Thank you to Lindsey Biel for sharing this with us. Lindsey was interviewed extensively for it and was involved in the program's development.
[Source: WFUV and NPR]
This documentary is both an exploration and personal account of Sensory Processing Disorder. The experts guided me to a greater understanding of my own affliction. SPD, as it's abbreviated, is a neurological condition that's characterized by difficulties in processing sensory information. In layman's terms, the senses of smell, taste, sound, sight, and touch are all out of whack. And this could include the vestibular and proprioceptive systems,
|
|
School Psych Corner:
Fifty Psychological/Psychiatric Terms to Avoid
|
[Source: Frontiers in Psychology via School Psyched, Your School Psychologist]
goal of this article is to promote clear thinking and clear writing among students and teachers of psychological science by curbing terminological misinformation and confusion. To this end, we present a provisional list of 50 commonly used terms in psychology, psychiatry, and allied fields that should be avoided, or at most used sparingly and with explicit caveats. We provide corrective information for students, instructors, and researchers regarding these terms, which
|
|
Pediatric Tx Corner:
Help Promote Acceptance (Not Just Awareness)
|
[Source: ASHA Leader Blog]
For quite some time, people have been "lighting it up blue" when April rolls around each year. But for the professionals and families supporting people with autism and related disorders, we understand a need to migrate away from awareness and closer to acceptance.
There have been recent major gains in that direction. The Netflix show "Atypical" stars a main character with autism, as does ABC's "The Good Doctor."
Read the Rest of This Article Through a Link on our Blog
|
|
SLP Corner:
How to Encourage Children to Take Turns
|
Editor's Note: Excellent Article on Speechbloguk worth sharing with the parents and guardians of your kiddos.
[Source: Speechbloguk]
Taking turns is something that all young (and some not so young!) children find difficult. It can be particularly challenging for children with language difficulties. Language delay can often mean that social interaction is a little delayed as well. Turn-taking is something I often suggest for nursery staff to work on with a preschool child.
|
|
PT Corner:
Strengthening Core Muscles Through Play at Home
|
Editor's Note: Here's another great article to share with your families! Thank you, to The Inspired Treehouse
[Source: The Inspired Treehouse]
Core strengthening exercises for kids continues to be among the top search terms people use to find their way to The Inspired Treehouse. And...we are SO glad!
We have written about why core strengthening is so important for kids, we've featured great toys and games that promote core strength, and we've even showed off a quick tip
Read the Rest of this Article Through a Link on our Blog
|
| Did You Get This From a Friend? Sign Up For Your Copy of This Newsletter! |
Would you like pediatric and school-based therapy tips, resources, articles, and news delivered to your computer once a week? Sign up here for our newsletter!
Sign up HERE
|
Quick Links to PediaStaff
|
|
|
| If you would like to opt out of receiving this newsletter, there is a link located in the footer below. However, please note that once you've opted out, we will be unable to send you any future correspondence via newsletter. |
Please Note: The views and advice expressed in articles, videos and other pieces published in this newsletter are not necessarily the views and advice of PediaStaff or its employees but rather that of the author. PediaStaff is not endorsing or implying agreement with the views or advice contained therein, rather presenting them for the independent analysis and information of its readers.
|
|
|
