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Handout

TBI Support Group Poster

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
Basic blank template to advertise a local brain injury support group.
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Handout

Task Simplification During Meal Preparation

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AdultOTADLs/IADLs
Meal preparation can be an overwhelming burden. When coming home from the hospital or a stay in rehab, people may find themselves running out of energy when making a meal. This handout provides strategies to simplify the tasks so that they aren’t wasting any energy.
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Handout

Task Analysis as an Intervention

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsBrain InjuryStroke
This resource offers a sample for task analysis, as well as a blank template with provided examples or the option to create your own.  
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Handout

Take Home Articulation Practice Notebook

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
This resource is intended to help communicate carry-over goals for the home environment with a place for parents to report home practice.
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Therapy Material

Table Setting Task for Unilateral Neglect

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryVision
This resource uses table setting as a scanning and balance treatment for those with unilateral neglect. Offers education in scanning and a visual guide with a sample table setting for a patient to follow.
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Tabletop Dysphagia Cue Cards

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AdultSLPDysphagia
These handy dysphagia cue cards are designed to be discretely placed at dining tables to remind patients of dysphagia precautions. The cue cards feature a graphic of swallow anatomy/physiology and have blank spaces for SLPs to include specific personalized swallow strategies.
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Handout

Swallow Therapy for Anterior Spillage

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Anterior spillage can be an embarrassing reality for people experiencing reduced labial seal. This handout describes the anatomy and physiology of the orbicularis oris and outlines exercises and strategies to address this impairment.
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Therapy Material

Swallow Exercises Tracking Sheet

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Swallow exercise tracking sheet. Write the name of the exercise + instructions. Patients can use squares to cross off exercise repetitions.
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Swallow Initiation

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Just how exactly is the swallow triggered? This handout describes the oral and pharyngeal sequences involved in a successful swallow. Also discusses swallow delay as well as how speech therapy can improve swallow initiation and reduce the risk of dysphagia and associated aspiration.
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Clinical Reference

Swallow Strategies Decision Tree

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This guide augments clinical decision making with a pathway for which swallow strategies to choose based on clinical observation. While this is not a black and white answer key to the many unique cases of dysphagia, it is a starting point to consider when working through each case.
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Strategies to Develop Receptive and Expressive Language Skills with Children Who Use AAC

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PediatricSLPAACLanguage Development
Many families find it difficult to support the communicative needs of their little ones who depend on AAC for participation in activities of daily living. This resource is for therapists, parents, caregivers, and educators who are seeking ideas and activities to build receptive and expressive language skills with their children who use aided AAC.
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Therapy Material

Summer Verb Tense Puzzle Targeting Past, Present, and Future for Pre-Literate and Literate Clients

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
To develop increasingly complex language, children need to demonstrate proficiency in a variety of tenses to communicate their wants, needs, comments, and conversation. This activity uses summer themes and words to target the use of regular and irregular verbs in past, present, and future tenses. It is designed for non-literate and literate learners.
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Handout

Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia

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AdultSLPAphasiaCaregiver Supports
Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA) is an approach created by the Aphasia Institute to demonstrate the competence of a person with aphasia through a communication partner.
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Support Cards for Individuals with Dementia

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AdultOTSLPDementia
These business-card sized wallet cards provide information about the dementia severity, ways to support communication and daily activities, and important personal information about the person with dementia.
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Supplemental Oxygen Management

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AdultOTRespiratory
Returning home from rehabilitation with new orders for supplemental oxygen can be difficult. This is a complex challenge for new learning because it is medical management training, but also addresses safety awareness, balance, and dexterity. This resource describes the operation of a concentrator and portable oxygen tank for patient training, and addresses the management of oxygen tubing during mobility for practice during a therapy session. 
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Handout

Summertime Recipes for People with Dysphagia

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Returning home from rehabilitation with new orders for supplemental oxygen can be difficult. This is a complex challenge for new learning because it is medical management training, but also addresses safety awareness, balance, and dexterity. This resource describes the operation of a concentrator and portable oxygen tank for patient training, and addresses the management of oxygen tubing during mobility for practice during a therapy session. 
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Therapy Material

Summer Themed Pacing Board Activity

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
Pacing can help children communicate more effectively and build self-awareness. This activity is appropriate for most children, toddlers through school age, who may have speech sound errors and/or a language impairment.
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Summer Snack Ideas and Fun Recipes for Kids

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
Summer is a fun time for kids to be involved in food preparation! This handout is designed for parents and caregivers and outlines some simple snacks with kid-friendly recipe layouts to encourage healthy food habits.
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Therapy Material

Summer Scavenger Hunt (F and V Phonemes)

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
Sometimes it takes creativity to keep kids focused and interested in practicing speech at home! This activity provides a fun way to work on sounds /f/ and /v/ in words. Simply cut out the images and hide them around the house. When the child finds the picture, model the word so they repeat it back. 
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Handout

Summer Language Carryover Ideas for Parents/Caregivers

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This handout is divided into strategies targeting younger children and older children. Encourage carryover outside of the structured therapy environment with this fun and colorful handout!
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