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Design and Usability. Without a good design, the tools you need are impossible to find. Designing Therapist Aid requires graphics, programming, consultations and a lot of trial and error. Since Therapist Aid's conception in 2012, we have put countless hours into polishing the site to make it more user-friendly and accessible.

The Costs. Creating and maintaining a website requires practical costs such as paying for domain names, web hosting, and the tools we use to create content (computer hardware, software, cameras, printers, basic office supplies, and more). Sometimes we need to hire outside help to achieve our goals such as programmers, writers, lawyers, voice actors, and consultants. However, the biggest cost is our own time.

Updates. Every time we update Therapist Aid with new tools or features, some behind-the-scenes work has to happen. Adding a new worksheet is pretty painless, but bigger changes are no simple task. For example, in 2014 we adapted our website for mobile devices which required about 6 full work weeks. Updates of this magnitude are both common and essential, although they are often invisible to the user.

Research. All of our tools begin with research. If it's a topic we know well this might take only 30 minutes (we still need to check our facts). For something less familiar, we might spend days digging through research and reading books before writing a single word.

Planning and Writing. Drawing up an outline and writing a worksheet takes between 45 minutes and 3 hours. During this stage, we focus on the purpose of the worksheet. We ask ourselves if the tool will be genuinely helpful in practice. If not, what would make it helpful? Some unfortunate worksheets get chopped at this point when we realize that the idea is fun, but not actually valuable.

Graphics and Design. We believe that the design of a worksheet can make or break the final product. Although content is the most important piece of the equation, a worksheet that feels sloppy does not instill confidence, and reflects poorly upon the clinician. The design stage can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 6 hours per worksheet.

Professional Review and Finalization. Every worksheet is reviewed by a second therapist. They're reviewing everything from grammar and writing style to the accuracy of the content. We aren't perfect, but we like to think we do a good job editing and fact-checking (let us know if you ever catch an error!). In addition to reviewing a worksheet, the finalization stage involves the creation of graphics and copy for the website. This stage requires 2 to 4 hours.