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Eval Tool

Informal Expressive Language Assessment

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AdultSLPAphasia
This quick, informal assessment allows the therapist to get a quick snapshot of naming common objects, completing a phrase/sentence, answering in common social questions, picture descriptions, and how the person can communicate during a safety situation scenario. This resource does not require any additional materials to complete.
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Therapy Material

Incorporating Plants and Gardening into OT

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AdultOTADLs/IADLs
Includes three OT interventions that incorporate plants and gardening into treatment sessions. Using complex, real-world interests that a person is genuinely invested in can improve performance in the specific treatment areas you are targeting, as well as the intrinsic motivation and satisfaction of the individual.
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Handout

Increasing Functional Communication Exchanges with AAC: Beyond Requesting

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PediatricSLPAACLanguage Development
AAC devices are often used in limited capacities and the focus is on teaching the user to request as the main function, but that’s not how voiced individuals communicate. This resource provides examples and activities to engage AAC users to expand their language beyond simply requesting.
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Handout

Incorporating Pelvic Floor Exercises Into Daily Routines

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AdultOTBowel/BladderWomen's Health
Weak pelvic floor muscles are very common in older adults and pelvic floor exercises can be easily taught and incorporated into daily routines. This handout provides potential interventions with a guide to pelvic floor exercises and creating a timed voiding schedule.
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Handout

Identifying Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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AdultOTNervous System Conditions
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a commonly overlooked condition that significantly impacts occupational performance. This handout designed for clinicians will provide key information to recognize TOS and demonstrate provocative/special tests to evaluate clients with suspected TOS. This handout will help clinicians understand the clinical presentation of TOS and proper evaluation methods.
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Handout

Identifying and Reducing Reflux in Infants and Toddlers

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
GERD is a digestive disorder that can affect growth milestones, and adequacy of nutrition for children. This is a resource for parents, caregivers, and providers who need strategies for identifying and minimizing behaviors that may trigger GERD in infants and toddlers.
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Handout

Ideas for Working on Final Consonant Deletion at Home

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
Final consonant deletion is normal up until about the age of three, but children with speech sound disorders often continue to delete this part of a word. This handout provides quick, easy, and fun ideas for working on this error pattern.
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Handout

Ideas for Treating Velopharyngeal Dysfunction

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
A collection of treatment tips for clinicians targeting velopharyngeal dysfunction in speech therapy.
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Handout

Ideas for Building Language Skills in the Community

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This handout provides some ideas on how parents and caregivers can carryover speech therapy goals in the community.
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Handout

IDDSI Level 4 (Pureed/Extremely Thick)

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AdultSLPDysphagia
The International Dysphagia Diet Initiative (IDDSI) level four encompasses both drink and food which are “extremely thick” and “pureed.” This material provides information for patients and their caregivers on this consistency’s characteristics, the reasoning for recommendation/need for this consistency, ways to test this consistency at home, and helpful recommendations and examples.
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Handout

ICU Delirium

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This handout describes three types of delirium as well as characteristics, risk factors, effects, screening tools, and tips for caregivers and staff members when a person they are caring
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Therapy Material

Ice Cream Syllables

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PediatricSLPApraxia of SpeechArticulation and Phonology
Saying words with two or more syllables is challenging for children with articulation or phonological disorders, or apraxia of speech. This worksheet provides opportunity for practicing these words in therapy and at home.
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Handout

Hypoxic Brain Injuries

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
What’s a hypoxic brain injury? Or anoxic brain injury? How long can the brain can survive with a reduced/lack of oxygen? This handout covers all aspects of anoxic/hypoxic brain injuries, including possible causes, and what potential damage could be expected.
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Handout

Hypo/Hyperkalemia

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AdultOTCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetes
Normal potassium levels are needed for the function of the brain, heart, muscles, and nerves. Abnormal potassium levels can affect electrical signals in the brain, causing changes or efficiency in cognitive function. Electrolytes, such as potassium, are what regulate these electrical signals. This handout explains how low and high potassium levels can ultimately affect the brain and provide information about factors/medical conditions that can cause abnormal potassium levels, signs and symptoms, and treatment of abnormal potassium levels in potassium-rich foods.
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Handout

Hydration

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AdultOTSLPHealth Management and Self Advocacy
This resource describes the importance of adequate hydration, the prevalence, and symptoms of dehydration, and tips on how to improve it.
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Handout

How to Stop Freezing with Parkinson’s Disease

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AdultOTProgressive Neurological Conditions
Freezing is not only frustrating, but also a significant fall risk. This resource provides a list of tricks to prevent and get out of a freezing episode.  It is a great visual to have taped to your patient’s wall, walker seat, or any other location that your patient has frequent episodes.
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Handout

How To Squat With Good Technique

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AdultOTSports and Exercise
The squat is a foundational movement that can be used to strengthen the quadriceps, glutes, and lower back muscles. Squatting with good technique can be helpful to make sure the correct muscles are being used and to ensure that it does not cause pain. This intervention piece is a useful tool that can be included with home exercise programs to outline the correct technique when performing a double leg squat.
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Handout

How to Spoon Feed Your Baby

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
This handout provides ideas for successful early spoon-feeding and characteristics of good spoon-feeding. Giant gobs of food with leftovers shoved into the oral cavity? NO THANKS.
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Handout

How to Calculate Heart Rate

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AdultOTHealth Management and Self AdvocacySports and Exercise
Being able to calculate one’s own heart rate accurately is a vital skill for those looking to monitor heart rate for health reasons. This handout is designed to help therapists educate people on the different methods to accurately calculate heart rate so they can independently monitor and optimize their health.
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