TECHNOLOGY AND

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING
In Dysphagia Therapy
 PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING
 Advertise/promote business and product
 Engage in professional conversation

 Share professional knowledge/ideas

 Inquire regarding professional education

 Enhance collaborations

 Discounts on products/continuing education

 Participation in CEU events

 TWITTER
 www.twitter.com
 www.tweetdeck.com

 “Dysphagia Peeps” @apujo5 @allieslp

@swallowthisnow @ellieslp @slotaag @johndubois
@swmslo @schneidercurt @speechreka@dysphagia
@alour @provalecup @aquacareh2o
@mbssspecialist@carolinafees @vitalstim
@ciaoseminars@epsom_salts
 Use hashtags #slpeeps, #dysphagia #slpchat
 TWITTER
 #slpchat
 A time that #slpeeps log onto Twitter at the same time
for a “chat”. Use the hashtag #slpchat and follow the
conversation. Each month is a new topic.
 February topic was dysphagia.

 Share your ideas and/or thoughts and see what other

SLP’s are doing in therapy.
 www.tweetchat.com for following the chat with greater
ease.
 TWITTER
 A survey was provided for SLP’s using Twitter using Survey Monkey
www.surveymonkey.com.
 Question 1: What is your primary purpose for your Twitter Account?
 Professional Networking 95.2%
 To follow celebs 0
 To catch up with friends 14.3%
 Just to vent frustrations 0
 I have a Twitter account but don’t really know how to use it.

 Question 2: Who would you say you follow most?

 Others in your profession or similar professions 95.2%
 Friends 9.5%
 Celebs 0
 Sports figures 4.8%
 Trending 0
SURVEY QUESTIONS

Question 1

Professional networking
to follow celebs
to catch up with friends
vent frustrations
I have a Twitter
account but don't really
know how to use it
SURVEY QUESTIONS

Question 2

Others in your
profession or similar
professions
Friends
Celebs
Sport Figures
Trending
 BLOGS
 Blogspot – www.blogspot.com
 Wordpress – www.wordpress.com

 Apujo5.blogspot.com “dysphagia ramblings”

 SKYPE
 www.skype.com (free download)
 Video and/or voice chat with other professionals.

 Teletherapy, to provide therapy services to those who are

unable to receive services i.e. distance, rural areas, no
SLP’s.
 Share ideas and thoughts with other professionals
without having to type.
 FACEBOOK
 www.facebook.com (free, can pay for advertisements)
 Many professionals use Facebook.

 Can like/friend companies such as Super Duper Inc or

Dukes Therapy Department to remain updated on
topics/sales/education.
 Groups for Dysphagia: Bedside Swallow Test for
Dysphagia (FEES); Dysphagia Therapists; Dysphagia
Pros; Dysphagia/Swallowing Support Group; SLPeeps;
Dysphagia Therapy
 LINKED-IN
 www.linkedin.com
 More of a “professional” Facebook, that can link you to
other professionals in your “network” through
companies where you currently or have worked and you
can find other SLP’s by adding them.
 Groups for Dysphagia: Dysphagia Today; Speech
Language Pathologists; Technology for Speech and
Language Pathologists; Speech Language Pathologists of
America; Speech, Language and Hearing Professionals.
 LEARNING CONNECTION
 https://learningconnection.doe.in.gov
 For educators, will soon be required to use the new
Indiana IEP program.
 There is an SLP community on Learning Connection for
SLP’s to connect. Dysphagia is becoming more
prevalent in the school systems.
 APPS
 Can be downloaded on devices such as iPod Touch, iPad
or on Smart Phones such as the iPhone, Android phones
or Blackberry.
 Apps for dysphagia

 iPad/iPod Touch/iPhone- Smarty Ears Oral Motor;

iSwallow; Lingraphica Oral Motor; Lingraphica
Dysphagia
 Android Systems (no specific dysphagia apps but can
incorporate into your dysphagia eval) Mini-Mental;
Speech Therapy info.
 YOUTUBE
 Useful for education for family, students and other
professionals.
 Search for topic you are trying to find, i.e. modified
barium swallow studies.
 You can create a profile on YouTube and then save
videos under your profile or download your own videos
for education or for personal growth.
 MAIL LISTS
 There is a dysphagia mail list at www.dysphagia.com.
 Sign up at the website to receive/answer emails
regarding issues with dysphagia.
 Also send e-mail to asha-div13@lists.asha.org to connect
with individuals that are members of ASHA division 13,
Swallowing Disorders.
 SCRIBD
 www.scribd.com
 Sign in using your Facebook or Twitter account. You
can also link Scribd to your accounts.
 Read articles and follow friends and colleagues, upload
articles, etc.
 #slpeeps on Scribd: Tiffani Wallace, Barbara Fernandes.
 PRESENTATION
 Tiffani L. Wallace, MA, CCC-SLP
 For further information email Tiffani at
brave_redbird_77@yahoo.com or at
eeyore_081796@yahoo.com.
 Check the blog at http://lexicallinguist.wordpress.com/
for proper “twitequette”.