TEAMworks China - Speech Continues!

Today was filled with more patients and teaching.  The highlight of the day was implementing behavior modification with a little 3 year old boy.  For a full hour, Carmen wrestled him, enticing him with fun toys but not rewarding the crying.  He literally cried the whole time, reaching toward the door because his parents had left the room.  This little guy knows how to work the "system".  Just picture a little guy barely able to walk, picking up his sucker, drink, and dad's iPad, and trying to get to the door.  "I'm getting outta here - this American lady is calling my bluff - NOT cool!"  Oh my goodness!  This little guy is a smart cookie!  It was a good lesson for the staff on calm persistence.

The staff has totally taken the new concept of speech-language therapy and RUN with it.  Today they did an evaluation on an adult stroke patient after just learning the techniques yesterday.  Behavior modification was introduced just yesterday, and one of the staff members explained some techniques very thoroughly with the parent of the 3 year old cryer today.  They are amazing rock stars!

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