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Caregiver Burnout Signs and Strategies

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AdultOTSLPCaregiver Supports
Caregiver burnout is an often overlooked but important element to discuss within the context of a rehabilitation team and should play a central role when planning a discharge home for a patient after recovery in a medical facility.
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Candidiasis (Oral Thrush)

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout is describes the causes, signs/symptoms, treatment, and prevention guidelines, with an emphasis on proper oral care.
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Brain Injury Symptoms According to Location of Brain Damage

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
Handout for rehabilitation therapists/specialists to outline how different parts of the brain will present with different symptoms when damaged.
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Brain Injury and Rest

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This handout describes the need for the brain to rest after an injury in order to heal with a brief discussion about why the struggle between the need for sleep and the increased difficulty the brain has getting sleep after a brain injury. The handout includes 9 specific strategies that patients can implement themselves and 10 ways that family, friends, and medical staff can help.
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Bladder Infections and Cognitive Dysfunction

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AdultOTSLPBowel/Bladder
This handout describes the brain-bladder connection, particularly among older adults, and lists the signs/symptoms associated with cognitive dysfunction in the context of a urinary tract infection. Designed for clinicians, staff, family, caregivers, and patients.
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Better Hearing and Speech Month

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AdultSLP
Handout for speech-language pathologists to provide to related services that articulates the specialized services Speech-Language Pathologists have to offer for adults in rehabilitation settings.
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Bell’s Palsy

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AdultOTSLPNervous System Conditions
This handout describes the diagnosis, symptoms, risks, recovery, and treatment/strategies about Bell’s palsy. Designed to help rehabilitation therapists provide health literacy materials to patients experiencing Bell’s palsy.
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Avoiding Isolation

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AdultOTSLPMental Health
This handout discusses the prevalence and results of isolation and loneliness, and gives strategies for reducing and avoiding isolation in older adults, particularly after a medical change that results in a functional decline in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Autonomic Dysreflexia

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AdultOTSpinal Cord Injury
This handout describes autonomic dysreflexia in lay terms and can be provided to clients, family, caregivers, or used as a guide to help explain the condition. This handout includes an explanation of autonomic dysreflexia as well as the most common symptoms and causes.
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Aphasia and the Brain

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AdultSLPAphasia
Handout for patients and their families that describes Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area, and the arcuate fasciculus as they relate to language function and aphasia.
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Alternative Nutrition and Hydration Decision Making

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AdultSLPDysphagia
The handout provides information to SLPs, doctors, nurses, nutritionists, patients, family members, and caregivers.
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Alexia

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AdultSLPAphasiaStroke
This handout is for people who have lost the ability to recognize letters and/or to read. The handout describes what alexia is, how it occurs, and how SLPs can help.
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Agraphia

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AdultSLPAphasiaStroke
Written in a family-friendly format, the handout is appropriate for patients, staff, family, and caregivers and describes the etiology of agraphia as well as signs/symptoms, treatment, and strategies.
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Adult Onset Neurogenic Dysfluency

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AdultSLPMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia
Handout describing the signs and symptoms of adult neurogenic stuttering, possible causes, affected population, and treatment options.
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10 Major Symptoms of Left vs. Right Brain Damage

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AdultSLPBrain Injury
This handout provides simplified breakdown of the basic differences between left and right brain damage with a specific focus on aphasia, alexia, dyscalculia, apraxia, agnosia, left neglect, insight, inhibition, music, and symbols.
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Hand and Forearm Sensory Screening Form

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AdultOTStroke
Hand and forearm sensory screening form. This resource will provide clinicians with a visual form to easily document sensory impairments and can be used to demonstrate impairments to patients and caregivers.
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Hamstring Strains: What to Expect

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AdultOrthopaedicsSports and Exercise
Hamstring injuries are common in all populations but account for a large portion of non-contact injuries in athletes such as soccer players. This handout outlines what hamstring injuries are, how they occur, how long to expect to recovery, and a simple way to determine readiness to return to sport.
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Timeline of Expected Recovery

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AdultOT
This resource provides patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome an understanding what to expect over time during the recovery process. It is built to give patient’s expectations for the duration of their symptoms and recovery. It includes a typical timeline with what to expect along the way as well as a collection of resources.
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Therapy Material

Group Therapy: How to Manage Energy After a Brain Injury (Spoon Theory)

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
The “Spoon Theory” was created by Christine Miserandino to help explain how brain injuries affect a person’s energy resources. This group activity can help lead a discussion about what daily mental and physical activities “use spoons” and which activities “replace/gain spoons” for energy conservation. This activity encourages a person to identify the specific daily tasks that use/gain spoons and plan weekly responsibilities using this strategy. A word bank is also provided to help give ideas about daily activities to consider for energy conservation.
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Therapy Material

Group Therapy Activity: Grief and Acceptance with Brain Injury

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
A brain injury can forever change the lives of the person with a brain injury and their family members. Naturally, survivors will experience grief with this lifestyle change. Carole J. Starr’s book To Root & To Rise: Accepting Brain Injury served as a guide for this important group discussion and personal reflection treatment tasks.
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