One of the many questions I often get asked is if I can provide templates of in patient or out patient Evals, SOAPS and/or progress notes for work in SNF's, Long Term Care Facilities, Rehabs and/or acute/sub acute care. 

My reply is always the same.  I wish I could.  Besides providing the basic framework, there really isn't much of a template.  Learning how to write medically just takes practice.  Learning medical and clinical language as well as writing succinct and with abbreviations is a skill.  Therefore, if you are looking to improve your clinical writing skills, I will assist you if you need it.  

I often get approached by clinicians' looking to make a change in their career whether it's been 3 or 15 years, or if this is your first year or if you're still a student.   

I can help you get to where you're comfortable. You are in the drivers seat.  I will supply you with all the options available, you get to choose what, how much, and how often you want to work.  That is what sets the price.  And along the way, you will receive some (ok, alot) of SLP treats from me, just ask some of my former students! 

Some of the services provided:
Writing SOAPS for Tx and/or Assessment, Bedside Assessments, Outpatient Dysphagia or Aphasia Evals, etc., Progress Notes for Adults or Children, Evaluations for Children and/or Adults. 

If this is something you are interested in, email me at clinicalwriting@amyspeechlanguagetherapy.com
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Price is on a sliding scale.  Inquire within. 

I've been down in Florida visiting family now for a while.  As a New Yorker, I've been through and seen a lot, but let's just say I think a lot of things need major fixing down here in Florida. 
One thing I've been watching very closely as it has been quite disturbing and is near and dear to my heart, is a case involving a 36 year old Developmentally Disabled young man named Aldo Alvarez.  I do not know the extent of his disability nor do I obviously know the exact events that occurred that day as I was not there.  But just as close as we all watched Treyvon Martin and quickly gathered our opinions of George Zimmerman, I promise you'll do the same here.  Luckily this time, lives were spared, at least for now. 
Aldo had lived in that development for a long time along with his mother Ana.  He had been known by others living in the community to take walks around the gated community, often saying hello to people.  Everyone knew who he was, or at the very least recognized him. 
Deputy McGehee was just moving into the community. On a day early in May, Aldo was on one of his walks and saw Deputy McGehee in his garage unpacking.  This is where the rest of the report becomes peculiar and uncharacteristic.  The Deputy states that Alvarez comes up the driveway and starts beating him (or attacking him out of nowhere). The Deputy decides that he has no choice but to shoot him as even though he's off duty, his gun was all he could reach, and Alvarez was unarmed. Although Alvarez was shot 10 times, he was lucky to live. Alvarez is shot, arrested, and now most recently reported, facing a lifetime prison sentence.  The Alvarez shooting was the only one of four involving sheriff’s deputies that did not result in a fatality. Thankfully he is alive, but the following questions remain: why is Mr. Alvarez facing prison? Why a lifetime prison sentence? Why is the Deputy not penalized for shooting an unarmed person?
I am deeply saddened by the above for many reasons.  This kind of thing constantly goes on all over the state. I would love to hear how everyone else feels.  

If you would like to read more about the case, simply google both names, FL, as there are many articles.