The Rural SLP: Recent Episodes
Jocelyn Woodrum
This podcast is for Speech-Language Pathologists that are in multiple locations and dealing with those specific challenges that come with that style of working. May also be known as travelers, home health, itinerant.
Video of Dan Miller for visual of filling cups
Webinar Sign-Up Page - July 16th 2 PM Eastern
Rural SLP Facebook Group
My website with a free gift
https://linktr.ee/jocelynwoodrum
Links/ Resources:
https://linktr.ee/jocelynwoodrum
Rural SLP Facebook Group
- Do you have ideas for solutions?
- Did I miss something on my list of symptoms?
My website with a freebie gift
Signup for the webinar: Time Management for the Rural SLP
Links/ Resources:
Talking with Tech AAC Podcast
Chris's Twitter
Rachel's Instagram
https://linktr.ee/jocelynwoodrum
Rural SLP Facebook Group
facebook.com/groups/ruralslp
My website with a freebie gift:
jocelynwoodrum.com
Defining Rural SLP
- Itnerant
- Home Health
- School
- SNF/LTC
- PRN
- Urban
- Generalists
- Live in car
- Scheduling
- Isolation
- Communication with coworkers
- Materials-Hoarder
- Community Support
- Know, Like, Trust Factor
Do you agree with my definition of Rural SLP? Did I miss something that identifies you as a Rural SLP? Let me know in the Rural SLP Facebook Group
Jocelynwoodrum.com
Join me for a coffee chat
- https://calendly.com/woodrum/coffee-chat
Rural SLP Facebook Group
- facebook.com/groups/ruralslp
My website with a freebie gift
- jocelynwoodrum.com
Intro to Needs and Values Freebie
- http://jocelynwoodrum.com/needs-values
Summit coming May 9th!
- ruralslp.groovepages.com/summit
Cell phones, text messages
Rural - is there service?
Put important info in writing
Pick 1 point person who is in the facility to cut down on miscommunications.
Confidence and advocating for yourself and your clients
You want to be available for them but not to the detriment of your physical and mental health.
Links/ Resources:
Rural SLP Facebook Group
facebook.com/groups/ruralslp
My website with a freebie gift
jocelynwoodrum.com
School vs medical settings
Providing notice
Pros of medical setting and flex scheduling
Holiday topics for the medical and adult therapy
- traditions
- favorite foods
- where to go in this area for ----
Themed materials
- Teacherspayteachers.com
- discuss the holidays as a part of therapy sessions
Links/ Resources:
- Teacherspayteachers.com
- REALIFE® Certified Facilitator- email me if you have questions about this! jocelyn@jocelynwoodrum.com
- Rural SLP Facebook Group:
- Join to continue the conversation and tell us other ideas you may have!
- facebook.com/groups/ruralslp
- My website with the resource:
- jocelynwoodrum.com
Links/ Resources: (May be affiliate links)
MedBridge
SLP Nerdcast
Audiobooks-see your library (Hoopla or Overdrive)
Rural SLP Facebook Group
facebook.com/groups/ruralslp
My website with a freebie gift
jocelynwoodrum.com
Feast or Famine
Rapid change from 1 to the other
Pros and Cons of working PRN in famine
Adjusting minutes- when appropriate and ethical!
Triage of caseload in times of feast
Overtime
- The toll on yourself
- The toll on your home life, kids, marriage
Links/ Resources:
Rural SLP Facebook Group
facebook.com/groups/ruralslp
Join me for a Coffee Chat
https://calendly.com/woodrum/coffee-chat
My website with a freebie gift
jocelynwoodrum.com
Show Notes:
- housing
- hotels
- campers
- furnished
- unfurnished
- insurance
- private
- medical sharing organizations
- moving every 3 months
- if traveling with spouse- must be onboard
- taxes
- consult a tax professional/ CPA
- homeschooling
- incorporating travel into homeschool
- if you are interested in travel therapy do it
- you will wonder 'what if' if you don't try
- finding a job if you decide to settle is probably not that hard
- ask for what you need
- minimalism and traveling with stuff
- pets
- makes housing much harder
Links/ Resources:
- The Traveling Traveler- Julia Kuhn
https://www.thetravelingtraveler.com/
- Traveling Traveler Facebook group-
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1448521798747444
- Nomadicare
https://www.nomadicare.com/
- Rural SLP Facebook Group
facebook.com/groups/ruralslp
- My website with a freebie gift
jocelynwoodrum.com
1) Get creative (only a temporary solution)
2) Advocate for what you need.
Join us in the Facebook group
jocelynwoodrum.com
Join the Facebook Group to see the Enneagram images and take my poll on SLPs and Enneagram.
Schedule a Coffee Chat with me!
Client work vs Everything else
Setting
Pay
Driving
Do you like your job? What do you like vs not like? What is causing you to burn out faster? Join the conversation in the Facebook group!
Coffee Chat Link
Rural SLP Facebook Group
Have you experienced intimidation in Facebook or SIG groups? Have you had to treat patients that were out of your 'comfort zone?' How did you handle that situation? Is it ethical?
Rural SLP FB group
Medbridge
Coffee Chat Link
Isolation can occur in every setting in a variety of ways.
Join the Rural SLP Facebook Group to add to the discussion on how you experience isolation and how you strive to overcome it.
I mention Coffee Chats- Schedule one with me! These are intended to be quick, introductory calls!
Trello
https://trello.com/jocelynwoodrum/recommend
Bullet Journal
https://bulletjournal.com/
Rural SLP Facebook group
facebook.com/groups/ruralslp
My voice is gone so i have co hosts
Let me know what questions you have for them to answer on a future podcast or Facebook live.
Facebook.com/groups/ruralslp
People won't buy from you unless they know you, like you, and/or trust you. This may be lacking in your relationships at work. In this episode, I give a few suggestions for how it might show up in your workplace and ways to overcome. Continue the conversation in the Facebook group! Do you experience know, like, and trust issues when getting your coworkers or families to implement recommendations? How have you overcome them?
Facebook.com/groups/ruralslp
Survival vs Thrive
Avoiding burnout
Being more than a SLP
https://www.instagram.com/woodrumjocelyn/
trello.com
Answer this on the FB Group--As we are nearing the end of the year I want to challenge myself and you to find a way to thrive in the new year. Tell me what is 1 area you would like to improve on in the next 90 days?
facebook.com/groups/ruralslp
This episode introduces some ways to connect in the Facebook group. Too often I find I need to talk out cases with others and as the lone SLP in my area and because I’m always moving between facilities it’s harder to have people to connect with to have those conversations.
Join in the FB group at Facebook.com/groups/ruralSLP
Productivity
-Point of Service documentation
-Tracking
-Explain your reasons for when point of service documentation is not appropriate
-Do the parts you can at point of service
Join the conversation in the Rural SLP Facebook Group!
Materials, papers, games, books
Car Filing system
Scanning
Tablet Apps
-Tactus Therapy Apps
-Constant Therapy
-Card Shark
-Matches 2
-Whiteboard apps
-Piano
Functional training for cell phone use
Cards
-Medbridge
-Record using camera (with permission)
Using Camera as a mirror
Do you collect (hoard) materials? What do you do to manage it all? Tell us in the Facebook group!
A little about me, my work experiences, my family, and why I'm starting this podcast.
What questions do you have that we should be discussing? Let me know in the Rural SLP Facebook Group
jocelynwoodrum.com
Defining Rural SLP
- Itnerant
- Home Health
- School
- SNF/LTC
- PRN
- Urban
- Generalists
- Live in car
- Scheduling
- Isolation
- Communication with coworkers
- Materials-Hoarder
- Community Support
- Know, Like, Trust Factor
Do you agree with my definition of Rural SLP? Did I miss something that identifies you as a Rural SLP? Let me know in the Rural SLP Facebook Group
Jocelynwoodrum.com