Handout
Print Resource
— US Letter — 1 page
AdultOT
This resource describes two styles of transfer techniques for a client requiring maximal or greater assistance. Staff may feel apprehensive attempting this type of transfer and it offers a step-by-step guide as well as modifications to consider based on the client’s abilities. May also be used for facility transfer inservices or caregiver education.
This content is only available to members.
Clinical Reference
Print Resource
— US Letter — 1 page
Adult
Have you been discharging patients who are not making progress due to complex health conditions or a degenerative condition? If you feel that these individuals will decline in function after discharge you may be able to justify maintenance therapy. This document outlines what maintenance therapy is and how you justify it.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material
Print Resource
— US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTSLPADLs/IADLsDementia
This make-your-own board is for people who would benefit from visual step-by-step instructions for dressing and bathing. Cut out steps that pertain to individual patients and place them on a board in a customized sequence.
This content is only available to members.
Handout
— US Letter — 1 page
PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This handout defines the difference between deictic gestures and representational gestures with guidelines on typical development guidelines for the pediatric population.
This content is only available to members.
Eval Tool
Print Resource
— US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTSLPAphasiaBrain InjuryVision
This legible, colorful, and graphics-based pain scale allows nursing and other care-giving staff to communicate with their patients about their level of pain throughout the day for the purposes of pain management.
This content is only available to members.
Handout
Print Resource
— US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTADLs/IADLsAging
This resource outlines a variety of low-cost ideas to engage older adults in leisure activities. It provides a number of assessments that OTs can use to assess levels of engagement in leisure activities.
This content is only available to members.
Handout
Print Resource
— US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTSLPADLs/IADLsVision
In the United States, it is estimated that 12 million adults over 40 have low vision, which can negatively impact self feeding ability. Use of the clock face method for meal setup can improve outcomes associated with intake, and this resource includes both a visual guide to clock face meal setup as well as a list of strategies for caregivers assisting with dining for those with low vision.
This content is only available to members.
Handout
Print Resource
— US Letter — 2 pages
AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This resource provides a list of how to implement a low stimulation protocol, signs, symptoms, agitation or overstimulation triggers, and what to do/not to do when a person becomes agitated or overstimulated.
This content is only available to members.
Clinical Reference
Print Resource
— US Letter — 2 pages
AdultOrthopaedics
Lower back pain is generally non-specific in nature, but the intervertebral disc can be attributed to some back pain. People with back pain are frequently discouraged when they are told they have disc problems and feel like they cannot do anything about things like “degenerative disc disease,” “disc herniations,” and “disc bulges.” This resource provides information for clinicians and people with back pain interested in optimal loading for the intervertebral disc.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material
Print Resource
— US Letter — 4 pages
PediatricSLPLiteracy
Giraffes Can’t Dance is a touching tale of Gerald the giraffe, who wants nothing more than to dance. With crooked knees and thin legs, it’s harder for a giraffe than you would think. Gerald is finally able to dance to his own tune when he gets some encouraging words from an unlikely friend. With light-footed rhymes and high-stepping illustrations, this tale is gentle inspiration for every child with dreams of greatness.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material
Print Resource
— US Letter — 4 pages
PediatricSLPLiteracy
This book activities pack targets literacy skills, including print motivation and awareness, letter knowledge, vocabulary, phonological awareness, and narrative skills.In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no–Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! The well-known authors of “Barn Dance” and “Knots […]
This content is only available to members.
Handout
Print Resource
— US Letter — 1 page
AdultSLPDysphagia
This material explains the difference between “aspiration” and “silent aspiration.” New research with healthy swallows shows occasional aspiration and silent aspiration can be tolerated by the body in small amounts. This information will help with the differential diagnosis of dysphagia and presbyphagia and prevent over-diagnosis of dysphagia.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material
Print Resource
— US Letter — 12 pages
AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
Mental math sheets for patients recovering from brain injury and experiencing impairments associated with left neglect and low vision. Mental math requires sustained attention and can be a useful exercise when addressing functional problem solving required to complete basic cognitive tasks. The worksheets include a red bar on the left for those needing a visual cue to attend fully to the left side.
This content is only available to members.
Eval Tool
Print Resource
— US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryVision
This quick informal assessment includes a clock task, line division task, letter cancellation task, and sentence copying task.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material
Print Resource
— US Letter — 10 pages
AdultSLPAphasia
Language therapy task with 10 pages of stunning photos with word maps tackling semantic feature analysis.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material
Print Resource
— US Letter — 3 pages
PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This resource includes information about the natural sequencing for mastering different wh- questions as well as a matching card game that includes 3 sets of matching cards per wh- question cue.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material
Print Resource
— US Letter — 5 pages
AdultSLPAphasia
This activity features 4 engaging photos along with a list of content words to provide cues when asking clients to generate stories about the picture scenes.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material
Print Resource
— US Letter — 25 pages
AdultOTSLPAphasiaBalance/Vestibular/FallsVision
This language task features 48 word squares that correlate to 48 single written word cards. The task is designed for speech-language pathologists working with people who have therapy goals related to word-finding, single word functional reading, and visual-spatial matching. Great for SLP-OT and SLP-PT co-treats!
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material
Print Resource
— US Letter — 3 pages
AdultOTSLPAphasiaBrain Injury
Circle items that belong to a category and put an X through items that do not belong. This product contains three categories: Fruits, animals, and things that start with B.
This content is only available to members.
Therapy Material
Print Resource
— US Letter — 2 pages
PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Includes 1 blank page with a ground and sky and 1 page with fall-themed objects that can be cut and used in the task. Can also be given to families to address goals in a home environment to improve carry-over of receptive language tasks like following instructions and understanding prepositions.
This content is only available to members.