Clinical Resources

Print from the Clinical Resource library.
Clinical Reference

The Importance of Lab Values for Clinical Swallow Assessments

Print Resource — US Letter — 4 pages
PediatricSLPFeeding and SwallowingLanguage Development
Lab values are essential to our clinical swallow evaluation process as speech-language pathologists. This resource discusses the importance of knowing our patients’ lab values and provides a chart with possible effects of abnormal pediatric lab values on matters that pertain to feeding and swallowing.
This content is only available to members.
Handout

Speaking Valves in Pediatric Speech Therapy

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
PediatricSLPArticulation and PhonologyFeeding and SwallowingPediatric Voice
This resource offers information about what speaking valves are and how to place them. A few tips are offered on how to introduce them to children when starting to address voicing and swallowing goals.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material

Kawa Model

Print Resource — US Letter — 4 pages
AdultOTSLPAgingBrain InjuryCancerCardiovascular DiseaseCaregiver SupportsDiabetesDysphagiaMental HealthNervous System ConditionsOrthopaedicsSeating and MobilityStroke
This therapy material uses the Kawa Model as an intervention in order to educate about the role of occupational therapy, and help with goal setting and motivation.
This content is only available to members.
Handout

Overstimulation After Brain Injury

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryCaregiver SupportsHome Modifications
This handout provides education on overstimulation after brain injury and how clients can cope with it.
This content is only available to members.
Handout

Subacromial Trauma

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTSLPADLs/IADLsCaregiver SupportsStroke
This handout covers the risks of causing subacromial trauma in clients with hemiplegia and is intended for use with family and staff members.
This content is only available to members.
Handout

Rehabilitation Settings

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages
AdultOTSLPCaregiver Supports
This handout is intended for family members to improve their understanding of the roles and transitions between different rehab settings.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material

Minimum Wage Activity

Print Resource — US Letter — 4 pages
AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This activity addresses money management and reasoning skills with an emphasis on real-world challenges.
This content is only available to members.
Handout

What Is Psoriatic Arthritis?

Print Resource — US Paper — 2 pages
AdultOTArthritis
This is an educational handout about psoriatic arthritis; it outlines what it is and what to expect regarding treatment for this condition.
This content is only available to members.
Handout

Sleeping Positions for People With Spinal Pain

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTChronic PainOrthopaedics
This handout helps people with back pain find comfortable sleeping positions based on their directional preference to movement.
This content is only available to members.
Clinical Reference Eval Tool

Carpal Anatomy and Diagnostic Resource for Clinicians

Print Resource — US Letter — 6 pages
AdultOTOrthopaedics
This resource for clinicians outlines the anatomy of the carpal bones and signs/tests for common carpal bone problems.
This content is only available to members.
Handout

Should I Use Hot or Cold?

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTOrthopaedics
This document outlines the use of heating and cooling agents to treat health impairments. It provides explanations of various thermal agents and when to use which type of thermal agent.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material

Organizing and Planning a Calendar: Volunteering and Family Vacation

Print Resource — US Letter — 3 pages
AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This scheduling task requires a person to use various executive function skills, including good initiation, visual scanning, divided visual attention, planning/organization, reading comprehension, written expression, and problem solving/reasoning.
This content is only available to members.
Handout

Incentive Spirometer

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages
AdultOTSLPDysphagiaMotor Speech/Dysarthria/ApraxiaRespiratorySpinal Cord Injury
This resource provides basic education about incentive spirometry, including who should use an incentive spirometer, its benefits of use, how to use it, and normative values.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material

Time Pressure Management for the Treatment of Information Processing Speed

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages
AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This resource provides education on the hierarchy of decision-making for the successful use of time pressure management (TPM) and how to train patients to use TPM to compensate for slowed information processing speed.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material

Summer Sorting/Categories Activity

Print Resource — US Letter — 4 pages
PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This resource is a visually engaging, easy-to-use activity targeting sorting and understanding categories with a summer theme.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material

Convergent and Divergent Thinking Task Examples and Activities

Print Resource — US Letter — 7 pages
PediatricSLPLanguage DevelopmentPediatric Brain Injury
This resource provides a list of convergent and divergent therapy activities and built-out examples of each.
This content is only available to members.

Tips to Help Your Child with Joint Attention

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Impairments with joint attention can have tremendous negative impacts on cognitive and social-communication skills. This handout provides information and techniques for clinicians and caregivers to use to help children with joint attention skills through various activities.
This content is only available to members.