I entered the field of speech-language pathology 10 years ago as a wide-eyed, driven graduate, positive that I would make a difference in the lives of others.  In the early years of my career, I began to notice a [...]]]> The following is a guest post from Lauren Ferrari, MS. CCC-SLP of Wee Talk Inc.

I entered the field of speech-language pathology 10 years ago as a wide-eyed, driven graduate, positive that I would make a difference in the lives of others.  In the early years of my career, I began to notice a pattern.  The number of students eligible for speech and language services was increasing… and as a result, our caseloads dramatically increased.  The paperwork required of us also began to increase as states and school districts came dangerously close to non-compliance and faced increasing threats of lawsuits.  With each passing year, we were forced to spend more time analyzing data and completing requisite paperwork than we spent working with our students and clients.

The number one complaint of SLP’s and therapists alike has been the extraordinary amount of paperwork and data that we need to maintain and track to comply with state standards. This paperwork costs each of us precious time – time that could be better spent providing therapy for clients and students.

The Spark of an Idea…

Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention and so it was from this frustration that the seed for the Wee Talk Tracker Pro was planted.  I spent years developing and honing an easy and effective system to collect and track data for my students and private clients.  The system was great, but it was still in the paper-and-pencil stage. Finally, in 2009, invention met opportunity… Apple released the iPad. Sleek, portable, and user-friendly, the iPad was the perfect platform for the program that SLP’s had been waiting for.  The Wee Talk Tracker Pro iPad app was born.

I have spent my career dedicated to helping hundreds of children and their families accomplish their communication goals.  My dedication to serving others and providing the best possible therapy was the impetus to creating the Wee Talk Tracker Pro iPad app.  SLP’s can now fulfill requisites of the job in an efficient, visually pleasing way and have more time to work with their clients. It’s a win-win for all!  The Wee Talk Tracker Pro iPad app is the culmination of years of hard work, research and testing.

What can clinicians expect from using The Wee Talk Tracker Pro iPad app?

• Reduce your risk by using an app that will track empirical data
• Reduce the amount of time you spend collecting and analyzing data
• Create and prepare fully customizable goals and your own unique goals from the built-in goal bank
• Track individual and group sessions
• Manage your busy schedules using the in-app calendar, which is linked to  each client’s individual profile
• Create/Print/Save/Export/Email detailed, visually stunning, and interactive graphs from your collected data
• Put reference materials and state standards at your fingertips
• Password protected and encrypted- all of your data and clients remain confidential, secure, and safe
• Saving time saves you money

Finally we can spend more time providing great therapy than we do analyzing data on the goals for the students and clients that we work with.

Purchase in bulk- save 50%

The Wee Talk Tracker Pro is enrolled in Apple’s Volume Purchase Program (VPP).  This program allows educational institutions to purchase 20 copies or more of the Wee Talk Tracker Pro and receive a 50% discount on their purchase.  This is a valuable piece of information given that many school districts are adopting the use of iPad’s in special and regular education programs.

Quality Assurance

There are NO monthly or annual subscription fees!

We provide FREE app updates and support!

Upgrade yourself today! For more information visit:

iTunes App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wee-talk-tracker-pro/id477952641?ls=1&mt=8

Website: http://www.weetalktrackerpro.com

YouTube demo: http://www.youtube.com/weetalktrackerpro

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/weetalktrackerpro

Lauren Ferrari, MS. CCC-SLP, Wee Talk Inc’s owner and founder is an ASHA certified, CA and RI licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with over 10 years of experience.  Born and raised in Rhode Island, she attended the University of Connecticut and continued her studies at Boston University’s prestigious Master of Science Program in Speech and Language Pathology. Upon graduating with honors, she worked as an SLP in non-profit, public, and private school settings, and now manages a successful private practice in California.

‘Budgeting’ and ‘Financial Management’ are two words that I come into constant conflict with as I work the dual roles of physical therapist and business owner.  I find that as a physical therapist, I constantly ‘need’ a [...]]]> The following is a guest post from Stacy M. Menz, PT, DPT, PCS of Starfish Therapies

Get Organized!

‘Budgeting’ and ‘Financial Management’ are two words that I come into constant conflict with as I work the dual roles of physical therapist and business owner.  I find that as a physical therapist, I constantly ‘need’ a new piece of equipment, ‘need’ to take a certain course, or ‘need’ to go to a conference while as a business owner I constantly have one eye focused on the bank account and the bottom line.

Have a Clear Financial Path

Starfish Therapies has come a long way since I started 3 ½ years ago and my budgeting and financial management has had to shift.  We started as a one man show (me) providing home care for kids receiving early intervention services and one or two kids receiving school services.  This was the time I should have spent making sure my books were organized meticulously and developed a well thought out budget.  As with many start-up businesses, these things didn’t happen due to lack of time and experience.  I used my daily bank balance to guide me rather than a pre-determined budget.  During that first year I added two more therapists and an office manager.  I was still operating in therapist mode and I didn’t have a clear financial path.  We were already using Quickbooks but we realized that we needed help getting our accounts and records organized.  My biggest piece of advice is that you need to find a bookkeeper that is willing to work with you and adjust to the needs of you and your business as opposed to one who thinks they know exactly what you need.  Communication is also a key for any successful working relationship.  Our first bookkeeper couldn’t meet our needs.  He had us entering transactions into Quickbooks but things weren’t being classed correctly and we still didn’t have a budget.

Open Up a Credit Card Early On

During this time, we were fortunate enough to come across an opportunity that would get us into some clinic space.  Another therapist was moving and selling her small practice so I took a risk and bought it.  Was it valued correctly? To this day I’m not sure; however, the choice I made was based on the idea that I could spend the money that I was paying for the practice on a marketer and I could only hope to see the same results.  Now comes to the next lesson I learned the hard way.  I hadn’t wanted to run up a lot of debt early on so I had resisted opening any credit accounts.  When we went to get our loan we found that we didn’t have enough credit history to be eligible and I was forced to fund the purchase through several personal loans.  After that experience, I would advise any new business owner to open up a credit card early on so you can develop credit as your company grows.

Track Everything

The purchase gave us clinic space so we were now operating in 3 different service offerings: home-based, school-based and clinic-based.  With this business model, it became very important for me to understand the profitability in each patient case.  I learned to track revenue, cost of service, time of service, and I worked to create schedules for my therapists that produce the highest profit margins.  The tricky part in all this is balancing the therapists’ travel time and expense in with their salary and their ability to maintain a profitable caseload. That’s where having my books set up and tracking the above mentioned variables became essential.  The first salary I offered was made on a wing and a prayer. Now I know what packages I am offering each new employee and how it will affect us as a business.

 ”The Moral of the Story Is…”

The moral of the story is to

• Get your books set up as detailed and meticulously as you possibly can from the very beginning
• Make it a priority to build company credit as soon as possible
• Create a budget to guide you as you make decisions.  However, you also have to be able to trust your instincts.

My success has come through listening to my employees, constantly asking myself if Starfish Therapies is somewhere I would want to work, and keeping my eye focused on the big picture rather than being discouraged by the obstacles that arise along the way.

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Stacy Menz, DPT

Stacy M. Menz, PT, DPT, PCS, Starfish Therapies’ owner and founder, is a pediatric physical therapist with both a Masters and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from BostonUniversityand is a board certified pediatric clinical specialist. She loves working with kids because of difference she makes in their lives and their families, and she loves that she gets to do it by playing with kids all day long. In addition to doing hands on physical therapy with kids, she also promotes overall wellness and prevention of developmental delays through education. Stacy is actively involved in her professional organizations and is on the editorial board of Impact, the publication of the Private Practice Section of the APTA, and serves on the education committee of the Pediatric Special Interest Group for the California Physical Therapy Association. Stacy and her colleagues believe in continuing to promote evidence based practice so they are actively involved in research and have an article submitted for publication.  Stacy has a blog that she regularly writes and is also a guest blogger for PediaStaff as well as a Guest Advisor for the Down Syndrome Centre.

website: http://www.starfishtherapies.com
blog: http://starfishtherapies.wordpress.com
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Don’t you just love this phrase: “In this economy…” [insert three dramatic bass drum beats with a rumble crescendo at the end] It’s [...]]]> I’ve been hearing a lot of concern from my clients, customers, and therapy colleagues about the “dreaded state of the economy.” You may be especially concerned if your clients are private-pay.

Don’t you just love this phrase: “In this economy…” [insert three dramatic bass drum beats with a rumble crescendo at the end] It’s scary. It hits that major pain point. It’s daunting. Granted the economy is a valid concern, and I do not take it lightly.

But we do know this: In every “bad economy” there are people who thrive in each industry. People who make their craziest dreams come true. People who find some way to adapt to the times and achieve insane success. Some people even start private practices in bad economies and make it through without a scratch.

The question is: What makes the difference between the practices that lose clients and the practices that gain clients?

The Better Business Bureau, Yelp, your national therapy association’s Code of Ethics, and I would all agree that treating clients with the highest level of dignity and respect makes the difference. I’ve got some tricks to add the icing to the cake for your clients. You already know that your therapy service and reporting are of the highest caliber. But let’s talk about communication with parents, family members, and caregivers.

I love the internet for client communications exchange, and I’ve found several ways to improve my customer service using the net. The best part? Most of these items are FREE. Here are 6 easy things you can do to make your clients as happy as clams:

1. Use web-based intake forms and payment options. People aren’t always carrying around the ol’ checkbook these days. And this may sound strange, but pen and paper are going out of style fast. Web-based payment and forms are turning into more of a convenience than ever before. I pay my bills online. Why not add the therapy bills to the monthly list?

2. Offer telepractice services. Consider gas and travel time. Telepractice saves time and money. I’ve only flirted with this idea, but I’ve come close. I had a client who lived 1.5 hours away. Instead of meeting in the middle, Skyping our sessions would have been a great solution! With my client, things changed and the family moved away. But I know of successful speech therapists who telepractice now and love it. Download Skype and give it a try.

3. Send out annual feedback forms to parents, families and caregivers. This shows that you not only care about the person you serve, you also care about everyone around them. These questions are the best to use in order to get useful feedback:What hesitations did you have before hiring (company)?What short-term changes do you see in your loved one right after therapy? What long-term changes do you see in your loved one? What is the most effective therapy strategy that you’ve seen work? Would you recommend our therapy practice to others? Please explain in as many words as possible how we can improve our work with your loved one.

4. Make sure your website is user-friendly. Update your listed events. Test your payment buttons to make sure they work. Determine how your can reduce loading time. Make sure your contact information is obvious and apparent. Remember that the fewer links there are to click, the less confusion will arise. Nothing frustrates a client more than a busy, confusing website.

5. Write blog posts with your clients in mind. This is a stellar way to serve your clients. AND it brings traffic to your site and improves SEO. Ask your clients what they would like to know. Just start by blogging once per month as a service to your clients. Write it, publish it, and send it out in an email. They will love it. Your post titles might be “7 Great Tips for Parents of Kids with Speech Disfluency” or “How To Plan For A Respite” or “How To Transfer Speech Work Into Daily Routines.” These may be topics your parents, families, and caregivers would LOVE to know more about. Ask them.

6. Offer protected video content viewing options. It kills me that my clients’ parents, families, and caregivers don’t always have the privilege to see what I see in the session. So, this is still a dream to me. I haven’t done it yet. But imagine recording your session, uploading it to a private web-based video publisher, embedding the video into your client’s customized password-protected area of your website, and then notifying your client that the session is available for viewing. Or how about private live-streaming? What a treat this would be for your client’s parents and families!

Customer service is more than a smile and a thank you. Customer service is deeply inspiring, empowering, and moving your clients and their loved ones to evolve. I’d love to hear what makes your practice different from others. What special things do you do for your clients?

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Kat Fulton, MM, MT-BC is a board-certified music therapist and regular blogger. She teaches therapists how to use the web to convey their awesomeness in a course called Online Zennn. You can also read her music therapy blog.

Over the past month I have been working very hard on finishing up the new book. It is written and I’m in the editing and formatting stage.

Please forgive me for not updating the blog as I am putting all of my efforts into completing this massive [...]]]> Coming January 2012:

Over the past month I have been working very hard on finishing up the new book. It is written and I’m in the editing and formatting stage.

Please forgive me for not updating the blog as I am putting all of my efforts into completing this massive project.

Here are a few details to get you excited:

• The Guide to Creating a Web Presence is over 200 pages long
• There are 150+ screen shots and other visuals to help illustrate concepts and provide examples
• There is a fantastic “resources” section to help you use the same services (both free and paid) that I do for excellent results
• Over 80 clinicians (SLP’s, OT’s and PT’s) from around the world have been included in the “Sample Websites” and “Sample Social Media Use” sections. This is great for seeing what works for others!
• The eBook version will include all “clickable” links, so that you easily visit sites from your laptop, iPad, etc.
• The coil bound book will be available in both color (more expensive but prettier!) and black and white versions (more  economical)

**FREE BONUSES**

The first 100 buyers will also receive some fantastic free bonuses!

1. Quick start guide
2. Checklists for Web Design, Search Engine Optimization and Social Media
3. $75 in Google Adwords advertising
4. A chance to win a free consultation session with me

If you haven’t already, go ahead and sign up for the early release list by visiting www.PrivateTherapyWebsites.com!

Two big obstacles are finding the time to locate the perfect employee and not wanting to spend much money on advertising.

I have recently come across a fantastic method for finding clinicians in your area [...]]]> Many private therapists with expanding practices usually feel overwhelmed when it comes to hiring new clinical employees.

Two big obstacles are finding the time to locate the perfect employee and not wanting to spend much money on advertising.

I have recently come across a fantastic method for finding clinicians in your area that:

1.) Takes less than 15 seconds to find a candidate pool

2.) Is completely free

LinkedIn: The Perfect Place to Find Therapy Job Seekers

For me, 2011 was the year of figuring out how to truly use LinkedIn to my advantage. I updated my profile, began building connections and started to participate in groups.

This morning, in the Private Speech Therapy Network group, a few of us were discussing how to locate new, part-time employees. I suggested that the person looked on LinkedIn and then I thought, “Yeah – but how?”

So I figured it out and wanted to share the process with you.

How Many Therapy Providers are on LinkedIn?

A lot.

From new grads to those with decades of experience, there are over 100,000 clinicians who can be identified as a speech, occupational or physical therapist by a keyword search of their profile.

When I put the following keywords words in quotes, I found:

24,500      “CCC SLP,” “Speech Therapist,” “Speech Pathologist”*

30,240      “Occupational Therapist”

44,663       “Physical Therapist”

*You know how SLP’s are –> they have several possible titles…

Anyway, my next step is to enter a zip code and select a radius. Depending on where you live, you’ll probably pick between 5 and 25 miles.

Seeking OT's in NYC

*Your search results will vary by your geographic location, radius and search terms

Narrowing Down the Search Results

Hopefully after your advanced search you’ll have a list of names and profiles of potential candidates to reach out to. Go ahead and save this search.

Look at Each Profile:

1.)  Do you know them (or know of them?) Reaching out to people you already know – or know through a connection is often easier than contacting them blind.

*Hint – look at your “shared connections.” You may not realize that you know people in common!

2.)  Is their area of interest/expertise in line with what you’re looking for?

3.)  Do they have the level of experience you’re looking for? (ie are they an established clinician vs. a new grad)

4.)  Is there any additional information such as a link to a blog or LinkedIn groups to get a better sense of their professional interests?

5.)  At the bottom, what does it say that they are interested in? Some people list things like “career opportunities” “consulting offers” “expertise requests” all of which are signs that they may be looking for additional work.

Looks Like She Might be Interested...

The Right Way to Make Initial Contact

After you’ve narrowed down your list, it’s time to start making contact. Some peoples LinkedIn profiles will include an e-mail address. Others will leave the option to “Send [name] a Message.”

Compose a brief message introducing yourself and mentioning something that drew you to contact them. For example, maybe you went to the same graduate school, are both members of the Brain Injury Association or are impressed with their level of experience with autism.

By taking the time to acknowledge and compliment them, it sets a nice tone and even if it doesn’t result in a job situation, can become a professional contact for the future.

From there, you can share a little about your clinic and your needs and give them the option to contact you if they are interested.

How are you Using LinkedIn to Connect? 

I highly recommend that you get and use an accountant to help you organize and file your taxes BUT for keeping good bookkeeping records (which will help make your accountant happy!), I [...]]]> Santa is coming… but so is Uncle Sam. 

I highly recommend that you get and use an accountant to help you organize and file your taxes BUT for keeping good bookkeeping records (which will help make your accountant happy!), I have had

great success with Outright. 

Now is the perfect time to get your practice financially organized.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re just beginning or have a thriving business,

figuring out how your income and expenses is tedious, nerve-wracking  and

overwhelming.

Who wants to deal with confusing book keeping software or use an

Excel spreadsheet? (Not me! I HATE Excel!)

Give yourself a break – and your finances a fresh start with Outright.

Outright.com will organize all of your financial information for you.

It’ll tell you how much money you made treating privately and how much

you spent (on things like therapy materials, office supplies, licensure

fees, etc.)

The absolute best part of Outright.com is that it tells you EXACTLY how

much to pay in quarterly estimated taxes… and when to pay it. Oh- and it

puts together a Schedule C (form 1040) for you so that you know exactly

what your income and deductions are come April 15th. In fact, just print

it out, hand it to your accountant and watch a smile on his/her face. They

will thank you for being so organized!

Give Outright a try today. You get 1 Month for Free and then it’s only

$9.99/month after that. The value that you get from the program far

exceeds the cost. I’d gladly pay way more than $10/month for the piece

of mind knowing exactly how much money I’ve made, spent and how much

to pay in taxes.

I’m very selective about the products and services that I recommend to my

Independent Clinician audience. Of everything, this is the one I feel the strongest

about.

P.S. Back in August I wrote a full review of Outright. Here is is: Private Practice Bookkeeping Made Easy

Starting a Speech and Language private practice can be exciting, rewarding and challenging.  What better feeling is

there than becoming your own boss?  How exciting is it that you can set your own guidelines for what qualifies for Speech and Language services, without being constrained by [...]]]> This is a guest post by Orlando Smart, SLP

Starting a Speech and Language private practice can be exciting, rewarding and challenging.  What better feeling is

Accountant

there than becoming your own boss?  How exciting is it that you can set your own guidelines for what qualifies for Speech and Language services, without being constrained by rules set in place by school districts and hospitals? There is an unspeakable joy that one feels when a client and their family walks into your office seeking help, and you knowing that you can provide it.

But first things first!

As the owner of two business . . . a private practice that serves all ages (0 mos. +) and an app development business, I have traveled up the learning curve and slipped down a few times.  Let me borrow a phrase that Maya Angelou always says . . . “When you know better . . . you do better!”

My Private Practice Account Tips

One of the first, and most important things you will want to do in setting up your private practice is to consult an Accountant.  In order for you to make your business a success, you must first make sure your financial house is in order, and an Accountant is just the one to get you started.  Here are some key points you will want to ask of your Accountant.

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• The name of your company.  “The name” you say?  Why ask my accountant about my business name?  Well, you want to make sure that no one else has the name you are thinking about for your company.  Hold on . . . the real answer is coming right away.
• LLC or Inc., S-corp, or another type of company?  You Accountant can help you decide which type of company is best for you.  Each type of company offers differing levels of protection of your assets, but each one also has differing stacks of paperwork that must be completed each month, quarter or year.  Most Accountants can set up an LLC for you, but other types of business, you will probably need a lawyer.
• Now back to the name.  Depending on what type of company you choose to create, the name you pick may be available as an LLC, but not as an Inc.  Aha!  Now you see.
• Taxes!  Arrrrrgh!!!  I’ve never known anyone to jump up and down from joy at having to pay taxes – except maybe Warren Buffet who wants his taxes raised.  You will want to ask your Accountant about how you will have to pay your taxes – quarterly or yearly.  If you have employees, now you will have payroll taxes and unemployment insurance taxes.  Remember, when you bill insurance companies, families or state agencies, your money doesn’t roll in right away . . . but the taxes you owe sure do!  As you start up, you may find yourself saying phrases like “Robbing Peter to pay Paul” or “Feast or Famine” in regards to your money flow.
• Retirement.  Yes, one day we all hope to retire, so we better get ready for it now.  An Accountant will again help you with tax savings as a result of you putting part of your income into a retirement account – Ah, but now you need a Financial Planner.  Every Accountant that I’ve met usually has a good referral or two to a good Financial Planner.
• Get an Accountant you are comfortable with . . . you might be calling her more than you imagine!

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Orlando Smart is a Speech-Language Pathologist based in Northern Illinois. She is the owner of a private practice, Smart Speech Consulting Service as well as a partner in Speech Concepts, LLC – an app / speech-language product company.

To learn more about Orlando, please visit:  www.speechappsstore.com  or   www.speech-concepts.com

*Of course you will need to have Internet access in each location

I don’t know about you – but my laptop has been “on the fritz” for [...]]]> I just got back from an incredible trip to Disneyworld. The weather was perfect, the lines were short and all of my

Thunder Mountain Railroad

favorite rides:

• The Haunted Mansion
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Thunder Mountain Railroad

were just as fun as I had remembered them.

But there were a few surprises.

I had been 13 years since I’d last been to a theme park and I was surprised by the updates and changes to the rides.

Now, many of the rides are a combination of traditional moving rides and motion simulator rides (like Star Tours). The one that really blew me away was Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. I truly felt like I was flying over Hogwarts, participating in a Quiddich match and being chased by Dementors. It was awesome.

This is probably going to be a stretch but my article this week is on another form of technology that has had some amazing advancements AND how I’m now using these advances to streamline my practice.

I now keep all of my digital therapy activities/materials in one place. No more USB drives or e-mailing documents to myself or others. While that way still works, the solution is so much easier – I just had to share it with you.

So – what does document storage have to do with the new Harry Potter rides? While the old way of document storage still works  - recent advances in technology make things even better.

With no further ado, here’s my fantastic solution to streamlining your therapy activities/materials….

Always Prepared: How to Keep All of Your Therapy Materials Readily Accessible

Because most of my clients are mildly impaired adults with goals of returning to higher education or work, the majority of my materials involve reading and writing. The vast majority of my speech therapy activities are in digital formats – Word documents, PDF’s or links to external websites.

If there’s one thing I love to do, it’s create customized activities for my private clients. I spend quite a bit of time making these activities and want to make sure that:

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• I don’t lose them
• I can access them anywhere
• I am able to share them quickly and easily with my clients and/or fellow clinicians

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One of my major predictions for the future is that we’ll have access to information constantly AND it will be easy to share that information.

Having said that, I want to share one solution that is working for me right now.

With it, I am able to access all of my therapy activities (as well as other documents, pictures, etc.) by saving them in one location.

My Dropbox.

What is Dropbox?

Dropbox is a free service (just like iCloud and other available technology) that allows you to save information in one remote place – and then access it from anywhere. A Dropbox is just like having your own G: drive (or whatever) but you can access it from: 

• Your laptop
• Your desktop
• Your iPad, iTouch, iPhone
• Your work computer
• Your private clients computer
• ANY computer or wireless device

Now you can access and share your therapy activities anywhere you need to!

Therapy Activities are Available Anywhere

Remember the days of putting files on discs or USB drives (or e-mailing documents to yourself?)

No more.

Now you can log on anywhere to view the files.

Here’s how this could work for you:

My Files are Always Safe

I don’t know about you – but my laptop has been “on the fritz” for a while now. While I’ve had my trusty MacBook for over four years now, I’m fairly convinced that her days are numbered.

While I do have to worry about backing up other programs, I know that all of my documents and photos are safe, because I’ve backed them up either Dropbox (my therapy materials) or iCloud (my photos and music.)

So when my current laptop dies, I will have everything I need easily accessible on my new laptop, iPad, or desktop – or anyone elses for that matter.

My therapy activities (and photos, music, etc.) will all be safe.

No more worries about losing all of your data if your house burns down or your laptop gets dropped or stolen.

They Won’t Weigh Down Your Hard Drive

Remember the days when RAM and gigabytes were precious- when a few large Word or picture files could take up an entire disc or even computer?

Luckily those days are over.

Data storage is very easy to obtain and cheaper (or even free-er…) than ever. Another cool thing about using Dropbox is that by saving all of my documents on there, it frees up space on my laptop for other things, like the Snood game I tend to play whenever I don’t have wireless Internet…

Make it Easy Share Your Therapy Activities

I love being able to say, “let me send that to you – just one second.” And then literally send it to them moments later.

In my opinion, therapists are amongst the most creative individuals. I have had the pleasure of working with some incredibly intelligent clinicians who have created exceptionally useful and functional therapy materials

They have shared many of these resources with me and I’ve shared many of my resources with them.

The easiest new way to share documents with people is to invite colleagues, clients, etc. to any folder in your Dropbox and they will be able to access the files there too. You can also send direct links to certain documents. This is great for sharing as well as collaborating.

Sharing is quick, easy and can happen in “seconds.”

How Cool is This?               

I started writing this article on my iPhone in the car, I continued writing it from my laptop at the Orlando airport and I published it to this website from the desktop at my parents house.

All by accessing it through my Dropbox.

Pretty cool, huh?

Want a Dropbox account?

It’s FREE to sign up.

They start you out with 2GB of storage space but you can get more by referring people or paying for more.

Sign up through this link and we’ll BOTH get an extra 250MB of storage space – and then use your own referral link to increase your storage (and help your friends!)

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