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October
1, 2010
Issue 31, Volume
4
It's All About the
Choices!
Greetings!
Hope all is well with everyone. Fall is here. Hope everyone
is enjoying the cooler weather and the outdoors! Please enjoy and
share our weekly newsletter offering:
News Items:
- Kids with ADHD More Likely to Have Missing DNA
- White Noise Improves Memory In Inattentive Schoolchildren
- Feel Good Story of the Week: Special Students Named Homecoming
Kings and Queens
- International Rett Syndrome Foundation Wins $250K Pepsi Refresh
Grant
- PediaStaff Needs Your Two Cents
Tips, Activities
and Resources:
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Blog and Fall Newsletter of the Stuttering Foundation of
America
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The Paralysis Resource Center at ChristopherReeve.org
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Fine Motor and Tactile Activity - Tissue Paper Fall Leaves
Craft
Upcoming Events:
- Free Webinar with Dr. Lucy Jane Miller
- ASHA National Convention, November, 2010
Articles and Blogs
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Pediatric Therapy Corner - Empower Your Kids Against
Bullies
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Guest Blog: Saving the Drama for Broadway
- Guest Blog: Supporting an ELL/Special Education Student
- Guest Blog: Sensitive Sam
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Worth Repeating - Strategies to Address Challenging Behavior
in Young Children with Down Syndrome
The little girl in pink, below, is pointing to our most recent
PediaStaff job opportunities. Feel free to contact us with any
questions about our openings or items in these pages.
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Have a great weekend and Take Care!
Heidi
Kay and the PediaStaff Team
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The Career Center
The links to the right are "live" and reflect the most
recent jobs with PediaStaff. To further narrow your search
by state use the drop down menus on the search page to select a
specific state. If a particular search is returning no hits it is
 possible that we do not currently have new
openings
for you in that state.
To see ALL
our openings click HERE
and select the checkbox for your discipline.
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| Hot School Based Job of the Week |
School Based Occupational Therapist -
Rural Arizona
Our Client is a public school district located in rural Arizona
(Between Flagstaff and Farmington, New Mexico). We are seeking a
full time Occupational Therapist with a heart for the Native
American Population. The position is 5 days a week, full time, with
some drive time between schools for which you will be compensated.
K-12 at various levels of involvement.
Qualifications: Must hold a Bachelors Degree in Occupational
Therapy and have a current state license (or eligible).
Pediatric therapy is our specialty - and our expertise is backed by
excellent hourly rates and per diem offered based upon IRS
eligibility. Additional benefits include: nationally recognized
medical insurance, 401K, generous relocation and continuing
education assistance, optional summer pay program, optional paid
leave, reimbursement for state licensure and/or teacher
certifications, and completion bonuses.
Our management team provides 24/7-telephone support to our
therapists - you are not alone when you are on assignment with us!
In addition, we provide Clinical Coordinators to assist our
therapists in managing their caseloads effectively. Our Clinical
Coordinators are experienced therapists who have excelled within
their profession and are able to help you succeed on our team.
Respond now and learn how YOU can be a part of our team! There is
never a charge to applicants and new grads are always encouraged to
apply.
Interested in this job? Contact PediaStaff
today!..
...IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CHOICES!
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| Hot School Based Job of the
Week |
School Based Physical Therapist -
South Central, Pennsylvania
Our
client is a public school system located in the Lebanon/Lancaster
Valley area in a pedestrian and bicycle-friendly community. This
area hosts a large number of award-winning and family-friendly
international, national, regional and local events year-round. From
the bustling downtowns, through historic neighborhoods and city
parks, to the banks of the expansive and beautiful Susquehanna
River, the area buzzes with activities and events.
They are searching for a physical therapist for a part time
contract assignment beginning as soon as possible and ending in
June 2011. The therapist is needed for a small caseload of 35
children in grades K-12. The scheduling for this 3 day/week
assignment is flexible.
With an abundance of festivals, fairs, historic sites, and year
round culture/arts combined with a host of outdoor activities and
warm and welcoming neighbors, we just know you will find this to be
a place you won't want to leave!
Interested in this job? Contact PediaStaff
today!..
...IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CHOICES!
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ADHD in the News: Kids with ADHD More Likely to Have
Missing DNA
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[Source:
Associated Press/Yahoo News]
LONDON - Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are
twice as likely to have missing or extra chromosomes than other
children - the first evidence that the disorder is genetic, a new
study says.
British researchers compared the genomes of 366 white British
children from 5 to 17 years old with attention deficit
hyperactivity, or ADHD, to those of more than 1,000 similar
children without the disorder. The scientists focused on a sequence
of genes linked to brain development that has previously been
connected to conditions like autism and schizophrenia.
In children without ADHD, about 7 percent of them had deleted or
doubled chromosomes in the analyzed gene sequence. But among
children with the disorder, researchers discovered about 14 percent
had such genetic alterations. Scientists also found that 36 percent
of children with learning disabilities in the study had the
chromosomal abnormalities.
Read and Comment Through a Link on
our Blog |
More ADHD in the News: White Noise Improves Memory In
Inattentive Schoolchildren
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[Source:
ScienceDaily.com]
Playing white noise in class can help inattentive children learn.
Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal
Behavioral and Brain Functions tested the effect of the meaningless
random noise on a group of 51 schoolchildren, finding that although
it hindered the ability of those who normally pay attention, it
improved the memory of those that had difficulties in paying
attention.
Goran Soderlund from Stockholm University, Sweden, worked with a
team of researchers to carry out the experiments at a secondary
school in Norway. He said, "There was significant improvement in
performance for the children rated as inattentive by their
teachers, and a significant decline in performance for those rated
as attentive as noise levels were increased. This finding could
have practical applications offering non-invasive and
non-pharmacological help to improve school results in children with
attentional problems".
Read More About this
Study Through a Link on our Blog
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Feel Good Story of the
Week: Special
Students Named Homecoming Kings and Queens
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[Source:
USA Today]
By Sarah Reinecke and Jeff Martin, USA TODAY
CHESTER, S.D. - Homecoming brought joy to Betsy Daniel this fall,
when classmates chose her as homecoming queen.
A similar scene played out this month in New Mexico, where students
erupted in cheers when a classmate with special needs was named
homecoming king.
In Lawrence, Kan., a boy with Down syndrome is on the homecoming
court after classmates went to administrators and demanded his name
be on the ballot. The king and queen at that school, Free State
High, will be crowned Friday.
"It's really amazing to see because there was a time when they were
never even invited to go to prom, so to be the king or queen is
just phenomenal," says Kirsten Seckler, a spokesperson for the
Special Olympics.
Read
the Rest of this Article Through a Link on our Blog |
Exciting News Update: International Rett Syndrome Foundation
Wins Voting for $250K Grant in Pepsi Refresh Project!
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Hoorah!
Pepsi has confirmed that Rett syndrome finished FIRST in the
September voting for the $250,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant! THANK YOU!
This dream could not have become a reality for The International
Rett Syndrome Foundation without your help. Although our readers
were only recently asked to be engaged in this advocacy, we would
like to believe that it was the extra effort by therapists like YOU
that put IRSF over the top!
From the IRSF:
"Every
penny of this grant will go towards research. Just as meaningful,
if not more, the winning of this Pepsi Refresh Grant has ignited a
sense of HOPE and ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT of the Rett syndrome community
at a level never experienced before! As Sir Winston Churchill once
said, "We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we
give." Your personal efforts in giving your time and vote every day
to help Rett syndrome win this grant has given so many families
GREAT HOPE. On behalf of the entire staff and board of The
International Rett Syndrome Foundation -- THANK YOU!"
Visit the International Rett Syndrome Foundation
Website!
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We Need Your Two Cents: Leave Your Comments on the New
PediaStaff Blog!
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We
are getting fantastic feedback on our new blog! Several readers
have emailed me to say that it's easier than ever to keep up with -
and to share - all the great news we are bringing you from the
world of Pediatric and School Based therapy each day.
Now that we've done the heavy lifting and reformatted all our
stories for you - we need your help! The best part about a blog is
the ease of which you, our readers can comment on these stories and
start meaningful dialogue and learn from one another.
So don't be shy, and PLEASE COMMENT AWAY on the stories you see on
the blog. Also, let your therapist friends know all about our
great articles, activities, resources and news items by sharing
them with your social networks and through email.
Check out our Blog,
Subscribe - AND COMMENT - today!
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Therapist Resource of the
Week: Fall Newsletter and Blog of the
Stuttering Foundation
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If
you haven't yet subscribed, check out the Stuttering Foundation of
America's
Fall Newsletter and Blog!
Access these Resources Through our
Blog Site
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| More Therapy Resources of the
Week: The Paralysis Resource
Center |
The
Paralysis Resource Center promotes the health and well-being of
people living with a spinal cord injury, mobility impairment, and
paralysis by providing comprehensive information, resources and
referral services.
Visit the Paralysis Resource
Center Through a Link on our Blog |
Therapist Activity of the
Week: Fine Motor and Tactile Activity - Tissue
Paper Fall Leaves Craft
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[Source:
Free Kid's Crafts.com]
Make your own beautiful Fall leaves with these patterns from
FreeKidsCrafts.com. There is no right or wrong way to decorate
these leaves. Just cut yellow, red, orange and green pieces of
tissue paper and let each child create their own original design.
Have children bring in fall leaves to see how each one is
different.
Supplies
Heavy
weight paper or cardstock
Leaf
Pattern (Click on Link Below for Printables)
Tacky
glue
Tissue
Paper: red, yellow, orange and green
Scissors
Check out this Craft Activity and
Visit FreeKidsCrafts Through our Blog
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Upcoming Event: FREE Dr. Lucy Jane Miller Webinar
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The
Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation is
celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and they want you to
join them for a very special FREE program. Dr. Lucy Jane Miller
will be presenting one-hour webinar on-line.
Although all seats for the live program are already full,
beginning on October 4th, you'll have the opportunity to view the
"Ask Dr. Lucy" webinar recording at any time for the rest of
October.
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Upcoming Event: ASHA National Convention - November
18-20, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
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- Stop by our Booth and Meet the
PediaStaff Team in Person;
- Let us Know you Follow our
Newsletter;
- and Pick up Your Free
Toobaloo!
Learn More about the 2010 ASHA
Convention
Learn About CEU
Opportunities in Philadelphia
We will have booth both in the main exhibit hall and in the Career
Center. You can find us in the main hall at Booth 232 and in the
Career Fair at Booths 2310/2312
Our Career Center specialists are scheduling interviews now. Come
talk to us about all your options in school based and pediatric
speech language pathology. PediaStaff has a wide variety of
options for for experienced SLPs as well as young therapists just
starting out!
Please contact Sue Steger in our office at sue@pediastaff.com or call 866-733-4278 to
secure your slot!
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Pediatric Therapy Corner -
Empower Your Kids Against Bullies
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By: Tiffiny Carlson
NB: This article was
originally published in Action Online and is reprinted here with
the express Permission of the United Spinal Association. It was
originally written for parents, but we reprint it here as it is an
excellent resource to share with the parents of your
kiddos.
Being proud of one's differences
is the best defense against bullying.
The new school year has arrived. Notebooks, calculators, and lunch
money may seem like the best ways to prepare your kids for school,
but parents need to go deeper. Readying your child mentally for the
slew of social interactions that will surely come their way is just
as important. And bullying, a phenomenon that nearly every child
experiences (disabled or not), is one such interaction that you can
empower your child with proper training to rise above.
It's no secret that bullies love to make fun of anyone who's
different. It's easy, it gives them power, and sadly, it fills the
void inside of them (low self-esteem) which is likely causing them
to bully in the first place. If your child has a disability,
they're likely to be at a higher risk for bullying.
Glasses, being short, talking differently, using a
wheelchair-differences such as these can attract bullies like a
moth to a flame.
Read the Rest of this Article on
our Blog
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Guest Blogs This Week:
PediatricOT, Multi-Cultural Speech Language Therapy, TRP Wellness
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Saving the Drama for Broadway - By:
Loren Shlaes, OTR/L
Children with low arousal levels are constantly looking for
ways to increase their energy so that they can be more alert.
Unfortunately, especially when they're at school and stuck sitting
in one place for a long time, we don't allow them to implement many
of the strategies that would actually help them get themselves into
a just right state, like chewing gum, going outside for a romp in
the park, getting up and walking around, etc. So they're stuck
trying to do anything instinctive to activate themselves and change
their internal chemistry.
Read the Rest of this guest post
on our Blog
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Supporting an ELL/Special Education
Student - By: Catherine Trapskin, M.S., CCC-SLP
A monolingual speech-language therapist asked me how she
could support a Spanish-speaking ELL student who was recently
evaluated and qualified for speech-language and academic services.
This speech therapist knew the importance of supporting the
student's home language. She knew to use culturally appropriate
materials and knew how to utilize an interpreter to assist her to
modify and/or translate some of her materials. She also managed to
schedule the busy building interpreter to join her in therapy
sessions once a month to assist with carry over of skills into
Spanish. She was on the right track! The special education resource
teacher, however, who is an experienced and talented person,
appeared overwhelmed as to how to best serve this student.
Read the Rest of this Guest Post
on our Blog
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Sensitive Sam - By: Britt Collins,
OTR/L
Sensitive Sam written by Marla Roth-Fisch is an engaging
look at how Sam feels and interprets the world. This is a great
book for little kiddos trying to understand why they feel
"different" and also good for older kids to grasp sensory
processing issues. The author explores many sensory situations
including school - which we all know is a biggie with our kiddos.
Occupational Therapy is introduced and Sam and his parents learn
how to help Sam feel better and more comfortable.
Read the Rest of this
Guest Post on our Blog
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Worth Repeating - Strategies
to Address Challenging Behavior in Young Children with Down
Syndrome
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By Kathleen Feeley and Emily
Jones
[Source: Down Syndrome Online]
Children with Down syndrome are at an increased risk for engaging
in challenging behaviour that may present problems within
community, leisure, and educational settings, and, in many
instances, precludes them from accessing these environments.
Factors contributing to the occurrence of challenging behaviours
include characteristics associated with the Down syndrome
behavioural phenotype, increased incidence of illness and sleep
disorders, and the way in which individuals in their environment
respond to their behaviours. In this paper we describe the use of
behaviourally based intervention strategies to address some of the
specific challenges often seen in young children with Down
syndrome. Through a series of case studies, the effectiveness of
evidence-based interventions addressing challenging behaviour is
demonstrated.
Read the Rest of this Article
Through a Link on our Blog
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