Connor Spence

SLP student at UWO; Ontario Soccer match official

[Connor Spence @Cspence88]

@larchiba6 Happy birthday Lisa! What a great way to celebrate🎉

[Connor Spence @Cspence88]

@emsareferee

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

Stay home. It doesn’t matter that the weekend’s almost here - if you choose to gather in groups or hang out with your friends, you’re putting yourself, those around you, and our health care workers at risk. So take this seriously. Do the right thing and stay home this weekend.

[Connor Spence @Cspence88]

@emsareferee Kind of sad that it's come to this. Also sad that it's more acceptable to berate a 19 year-old or a 50 year-old...a referee is a referee regardless of age🙄

[OSLA @osla_ontario]

An estimated 300,000 Canadians are impacted by a communication disorder known as stuttering.
Today is International #stutteringawareness Day. OSLA members help people of all ages who struggle with stuttering.
https://t.co/f1agIw3gRo

[Lisa Archibald @larchiba6]

Check out our #WesternDLD2 twitter chat wakelet on parent engagement https://t.co/VUPyTiDVye

[Connor Spence @Cspence88]

@larchiba6 Link to video:
https://t.co/P6qqrn46ap

[Connor Spence @Cspence88]

@larchiba6 (A4) Although this video doesn't show therapy sessions directly, it provides great insight into how life-changing our services can be for parents of kids with speech and/or language impairments (I love that the first mom said "since we've been coming here"!) #WesternDLD2

[Connor Spence @Cspence88]

@tessie_spyksma @larchiba6 Well said! If I were a parent I would be overwhelmed by a healthcare professional bombarding me with all of the negatives associated with my child's communication!

[Connor Spence @Cspence88]

@larchiba6 (A3) I think it's important to allow multiple avenues for communication as appropriate (phone calls, emails, face-to-face, etc.). We need to recognise that face-to-face interactions won't always be possible, but that shouldn't deter parent involvement! #WesternDLD2

[Connor Spence @Cspence88]

@larchiba6 (A2 part 2) On the other side of that coin, comfort comes with experience! Familiarity with the client and the therapy materials is a definite facilitator of parent engagement #WesternDLD2

[Connor Spence @Cspence88]

@larchiba6 (A2) A barrier to parent engagement that many new clinicians likely face is the fact that involving family in therapy sessions can be daunting! It takes a high level of comfort with the therapy plan to involve multiple people in a session #WesternDLD2

[Connor Spence @Cspence88]

@larchiba6 For me, #parentengagement means recognising that parents are an integral part of the team approach to speech-language pathology. Parents know their kids better than anyone - we should take advantage of that knowledge! #WesternDLD2

[Connor Spence @Cspence88]

@larchiba6 Hi Lisa! #WesternDLD2

[Nicky Pearson @NickyPearson65]

1 game to go. Day 2 another success @naig2017to @OntarioIsSoccer

[Connor Spence @Cspence88]

#CIAW_WESTERN #Section003