“Tattletales of a Speech-Language Pathologist was borne from the deep-seated concern for the access to exposure in some areas of the field of speech-language pathology. In pursuing any area of the field, there are many visible resources for learning the A-Z on the etiology, assessment, and treatment of speech and language related disorders. In my experience, it was still the case that I felt under-prepared and under-informed. Walking into a room with a new patient is inevitably nerve-wracking for a new therapist or a therapist new to a specific disorder, population, or setting. Tattletales serves to tell the secrets of our biggest fears, before encountering them. It is a community for people like and unlike you, who have a common goal of providing a higher quality of service and reaching career milestones.”
This paragraph sat on the About Me page of this site for five years. For five years, this has been a place to feel “seen”, obtain new opportunities, and increase your confidence. But in that time, it hasn’t served its purpose in the fullness I had hoped.
I’ve worked for TEN companies in seven years. Ten facilities. Two telehealth screens. Six outreach efforts. Four countries. Three American cities. Four state licenses. Countless homes visited. Countless documents signed. Make. The numbers. Make. Sense.
To this day, I still feel the impact has not been sufficient. I woke up one day a year ago – jobless. And despite being on the road to a new home, my name was not on it yet and my home loan unfulfilled. Needless to say, life got scarier just then. Under-prepared and under-informed doesn’t end at the patient’s door nor the sliding exit.
Now, it’s more. It’s an attempt to bridge this community with the very service we’ve discussed over time, online and off.
Tattletales of a Speech-Language Pathologist is now Tattletales Speech and Early Intervention Services, PLLC. We are moving, shaking, and charging it to the game – I mean, to Blue Cross Blue Shield. With mobile and in-house services available, and while working alongside Yuma’s best of physical therapy and primary care and osteopathy at IMPT, we are hoping that more of the community can meet their needs.
This isn’t where fear ends, but it is where a new chapter begins.
Tattletales Speech and Early Intervention Services 