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.

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.

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.

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.

For independent practitioners, there are several HIPAA-compliant technology tools that simplify the process of booking appointments and clientele management. If you prefer to keep fewer things under your supervision, you could opt for technology platforms such as BetterHelp which take care of the tech platform and end-to-end practice-related operations. Either way, finding the right platform for teletherapy is no longer a challenge in the post-pandemic world.

Reinforcement games are a useful tool to help clients with special needs improve their development. Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) use a variety of reinforcement games to help children gain momentum with their learning. Yet, there is often a flipping point when SLPs and kids begin to find the games to be monotonous.