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The quality of self care that therapists give themselves directly impacts all aspects of their profession. It takes a great deal of emotional and mental investment to balance between being sensitive to others, challenges and viewing them objectively without bias.

If you're an occupational therapist struggling to keep kids engaged in online therapy, know that you're not alone. The pandemic and the digital shift in therapy practice was unexpected and challenging for everyone, children included.

Teletherapy is increasingly becoming the go-to option for many trauma survivors as the Covid-19 pandemic has seriously hampered their ability to seek therapeutic help. Several crisis centres witnessed a decline in counselling referrals due to job losses, work from home, home-schooling, and social distancing recommendations from public health officials.

Unlike other streams of medicine that mandate in-person visits for an accurate diagnosis, therapy has always been considered an ideal fit for virtual practice. After all, teletherapy allows patients to secure appointments and sit through consultations from the comfort of their homes.

With the majority of students opting for remote or hybrid learning models even a year after the pandemic, Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) at schools have been facing difficulties helping children achieve their speech goals. In this article, we share some interesting ideas to help therapists plan their telepractice speech therapy activities.

Digital self-harm is a recent phenomenon where teenagers and tweens cyber-bully themselves by posting negative content about themselves, anonymously or from ghost accounts. For instance, a child may be targeted with anonymous, threatening messages or abusive comments from a social media account.