04/09/2024
There is a LOT of red tape for school based SLPs.
When I worked in the schools, I was told I couldn’t explicitly recommend an evaluation/ referral outside of the school. And it’s common for me to want to refer kids for outside speech, outside OT, neurologist, orthodontist, ENT, and more. Not being able to be clear in referrals often leaves parents feeling confused and also not understanding the importance of following up on referrals.
What I did: I SAID to parents (I noticed XYZ, and if this were my child, I would take them to a (provider)”. I WROTE in report recs (Parents may want to talk to their pediatrician about XYZ to see if a referral to (provider) would be beneficial).