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Handout

Speech Therapy and the Basal Ganglia

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AdultSLPBrain InjuryStroke
This handout provides written education on the basal ganglia including signs of dysfunction, diseases of the basal ganglia, and why a person may benefit from speech therapy with a lesion in this area of the brain.
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Therapy Activity

Speech Practice For the Pool or Beach

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
Summer family activities can be a great opportunity to practice speech sounds! This therapy activity includes 2 pages of vocabulary cards along with a list of how to use the cards either in structured therapy or as home practice with family/caregivers.
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Therapy Activity

Bilabial Gumballs

Print Resource — US Letter — 3 pages
PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
This game targets bilabial consonants. Includes a page of gumballs with bilabial target words (including blank ones so you can create your own) and a printout of a gumball machine. Cut out the gumballs and have kids pop them into the gumball machine as they practice the sounds.
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Handout

Speech Clarity Strategies for Dysarthria

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AdultSLPMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia
Dysarthria can make it difficult for others to understand a person’s speech. These specific strategies will help improve speech intelligibility for the person with dysarthria. This can be hung up on the wall to be an external memory aid to use these strategies.
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Handout

Speaking Rate and Pacing

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
Children with articulation errors, phonological processes, speech/language delays, or apraxia of speech generally all benefit from using speech pacing techniques, which are used to improve speaking rate, and ultimately intelligibility. This handout provides some tips and strategies when working with a child who needs help with pacing his/her speech.
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Eval Tool

Spaced Retrieval Training Log

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This handout is for therapists using spaced retrieval training to recall important functional information, such as their phone number, home address, safety precautions, or names of family members.
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Handout

Smoking Cessation Online Resource List

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AdultOTChronic PainHealth Management and Self AdvocacyRespiratory
Many people who have long standing pain conditions also smoke, and quitting smoking can be very difficult. This intervention piece lists several helpful smoking cessation online resources that can be given to people interested in quitting.
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Clinical Reference Eval Tool

SLP Role in the Esophageal Stage of Swallowing

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AdultSLPDysphagia
What exactly is our role when it comes to esophageal dysfunction? This material describes the SLP’s role in screening for/being a part of a multidisciplinary team to treat esophageal dysphagia. Includes a handy reference chart for comparing and contrasting the symptoms of each etiology of dysphagia.
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Clinical Reference

Smoking Cessation Counseling Tips for Clinicians

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AdultOTChronic PainHealth Management and Self AdvocacyRespiratory
Smoking is associated with persistent pain and many negative health consequences, but can be very difficult to quit. This resource outlines common barriers and reasons for quitting to help the clinician identify targets to discuss during the interview. It also outlines referral options to help people quit smoking.
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Handout

Sliding Board Transfers

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AdultOTCaregiver SupportsSeating and Mobility
This resource includes considerations and procedures for proper setup and completion of sliding board transfers. Can be used during therapy and client/family/caregiver education to improve safety and carryover.
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Handout

SLP Collaboration in G-tube Weaning and Oral Feeding Initiation

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
This handout may serve as a guideline for clinicians and families who are seeking an enhanced understanding of the role of the SLP, or the steps involved in pediatric g-tube weaning.
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Handout

Sleep: Why It’s Important and How to Get More of It

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AdultOTSLPHealth Management and Self Advocacy
This handout explains the consequences of not getting enough sleep and highlight ways to improve the amount of sleep achieved each night.
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Handout

Sleep and Pain

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTChronic Pain
Sleep disturbance and pain have a bi-directional relationship: those in pain tend not to sleep as well and not sleeping well increases pain. This handout outlines how sleep can influence pain and outlines strategies that may improve sleep hygiene and thus reduce pain.
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Clinical Reference

Skilled Documentation Dos and Don’ts for OT

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AdultOT
Skilled documentation is a vital component to ethical standards of care. Proper, accurate documentation can help patients ensure that their services are appropriately covered. This 5-page resource provides information to help clinicians document skilled need appropriately.
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Handout

Sleep Hygiene

Print Resource — US Letter — 3 pages
AdultOT
This handout provides tips for individuals to increase sleep participation through establishing better sleep hygiene and can be used to guide conversations about sleep between the OT and their client. This handout also provides a sleep diary that individuals can use to track their sleep habits.
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Voice Commands for Siri and Alexa

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryProgressive Neurological ConditionsStroke
This handout provides step-by-step instructions for turning on Siri and how to use “Hey Siri.” Also includes 12 specific voice-command scripts for functional tasks.
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Handout

Simple Strategies for Easier Mealtimes at Home

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
Use this handout to coach caregivers through simple low-pressure strategies that may help make mealtimes feel more manageable and positive for children. The resource can support discussions about picky eating, seated mealtime routines, portion sizes, food exposure, and reducing stress or power struggles during meals at home.
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Handout

Shoulder Subluxation: Causes and Treatment Interventions

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AdultOTStroke
This resource aims to improve outcomes and understanding of this diagnosis – it describes subluxation, including the diagnosis techniques, anatomy, and progression. It also lists and describes the most common and evidence-based interventions for prevention and management of subluxation.
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