One of the most common questions I get is “What am I supposed to do in therapy with students/clients?”
Many of my readers want to know what strategies and techniques they need to do in therapy in order to help move their students forward.
They’re very focused on “planning for therapy” or “lesson planning”; especially if they’re in the school systems.
I think it makes sense to focus on these things some of the time. The way we’re trained often focuses on that “medical model” of service delivery.
A lot can be accomplished with this model, and it’s a part of what some kids need to be successful; depending on what their needs are.
It’s easy to start with the question, “What is MY role and what should I be doing in my sessions to support this student?”
But I think we need to look at things in reverse. Instead of saying “What do I do in therapy?” we need to be asking “What does this student need, and how do I make sure they get it?”
In this episode, I talk about how to answer that question.
You can listen to the entire episode here.
In this episode, I mentioned that I’m about to open the doors to my Clinical Leadership program. This program is designed to help pediatric therapists be better leaders, so they can make a bigger impact with their services. If you’re a therapist or an educator working with kids, and you want to think bigger about how you serve your caseload, community, and your field, then this program is for you. You can join the waiting list here to be notified when program enrollment is open.