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Handout

Fun Ways to Practice Articulation at Home

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PediatricSLPArticulation
Motivation is key in getting children to practice their speech sounds at home.  Here are some fun ideas for incorporating practice into different games/activities at home. 
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Handout

Frozen Shoulder: What Now?

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AdultOTOrthopaedicsShoulders
People with adhesive capsulitis, frequently referred to as frozen shoulder, often experience significant pain and disability. Knowing what frozen shoulder is, how it is managed, and what to expect is incredibly important for people suffering from this condition and for those who treat it. This handout outlines what frozen shoulder is, what may help, what […]
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Strategies

Free Water Protocol

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Hydration is a persistent challenge for patients who are NPO. This handout describes the Free Water Protocol, established in 1984 at the Frazier Rehab Institute. The handout describes the risks, benefits, and guidelines around the protocol and is appropriate for staff, patients, families, caregivers, and therapists.
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Eval Tool

Form: Continuing the Dysphagia Plan of Care After Going Home

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AdultSLPDietsDysphagia
Dysphagia precautions don’t end when someone leaves a hospital or care facility. This form is designed for Speech-Language Pathologists to fill out for patients and family in order to improve carry-over of strategies to reduce risk of dysphagia after returning to a home environment. Looking for this resource in Spanish? Find it here.
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Handout

Foot Care

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsAging
Foot care is an important part of staying healthy and preventing medical crises. This handout is designed to help patients learn how to independently complete a proper foot care inspection and outlines red flags that may indicate the need for medical attention.
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Handout

Food Textures/Consistencies with Examples (Pediatric Feeding Therapy)

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
This handy reference is helpful in understanding differences in food textures and consistencies when working with children on feeding therapy goals. The terms used for various textures can be used at mealtimes/during therapy to help children describe what they see, feel, and taste!
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Therapy Material

Food Group Sorting Activity

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PediatricSLPFeeding and SwallowingPicky Eating
Feeding therapy often targets goals to increase a child’s comprehension and knowledge of food groups and nutrition based on their age. Visuals help children understand concepts better, and examining images of food may improve tolerance to interacting with the actual food. This activity offers an opportunity to learn about food groups and specific items in […]
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Therapy Material

Food Diary for Home Carryover

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PediatricSLPFeeding and SwallowingPicky Eating
When a child participates in feeding therapy, carryover to the home and other settings is imperative for generalization (i.e., using skills outside of therapy). Tracking what is offered to the child and what the child accepts is a great place to start using this handy diary.
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Handout

Food Chaining Approach to Picky Eating

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PediatricSLPFeeding and SwallowingPicky Eating
This handout describes and visualizes the food chaining approach to addressing picky eating.
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Handout

Food and Liquid Intake and Dementia

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AdultSLPDementiaDysphagia
This handout is packed with functional strategies to improve food and liquid intake on a daily basis for people with dementia. Also includes information on how speech-language pathologists play a role in addressing feeding and swallowing issues at all stages of dementia.
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Therapy Material

Following Directions Task (Using iPad or iPhone)

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AdultSLPAphasiaBrain Injury
This structured therapy task targets auditory comprehension and the ability to follow directions through a series of verbal instructions that walks a patient through completing various functional tasks on an iPad or iPhone.
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Therapy Material

Fluency Therapy: Bumpy vs. Smooth Speech

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PediatricSLPArticulationFluency
This therapy resource comes with a clear visual of a bumpy road and a smooth road. Kids are asked to use the images to identify examples of fluent or dysfluent speech.
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Handout

Fitting Your Bike

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AdultSports and Exercise
Cycling has grown in popularity significantly over the last several decades. The repetitive motions associated with biking can easily cause pain over time. This handout will provide a starting point for an appropriate bicycle fit.
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Therapy Material

Finding Medication Box Errors Set #2

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AdultSLPBrain InjuryMedications and WellnessPlanning/OrganizingVisual Processing
For this activity, the patient will need to read the directions for each medication to know how often it should be taken. Then the patient will need to notice errors with the medication box which requires good attention and visual reasoning. This task could also be used for a visual scanning activity. Features realistic medication […]
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Therapy Material

Finding Housing: Navigating Housing Ads

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AdultSLPBrain InjuryFinancesPlanning/Organizing
Many cognitive-linguistic skills are used when determining the best choice for housing when a person is looking at the market available. In this housing ad activity, a person must determine which type of housing to pick based on specific preferences the buyer has given as well as answer questions related to compromises that have to […]
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Therapy Material

Find The Word Picture Scene (Teletherapy Friendly)

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PediatricSLPArticulationL/W SoundsR SoundS Sound
This fun activity helps to keep the child engaged when practicing speech sounds. Pointing to and naming pictures in this scene is also a great way to work on vocabulary. Includes /s/, /l/, and /r/ sounds.
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Therapy Material

Find the Hidden /R/ Activity

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PediatricSLPArticulationR Sound
This seek-and-find articulation activity targets /r/ in all positions of words and can be used in structured speech therapy sessions or for daily practice carryover at home with parents and caregivers.
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Therapy Material

Financial Management – Bills and Budget Tracking

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryFinances
This material can be used as an aid to help a person with a brain injury play a more active role in their finances along with incorporating other aids/tools for reminders.
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Therapy Material

Financial Management for Cognitive Rehabilitation

Print Resource — US Letter — 15 pages
AdultSLPBrain InjuryFinances
This task is designed to recreate the common scenario of having a stash of receipts laid out on the table ready to be balanced into a financial ledger.
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Therapy Material

Final Consonant Deletion Drill Practice

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages
PediatricSLPArticulation
Use the picture cards to help children with low intelligibility due to the phonological process of deleting final consonants. Includes 2 pages with a total of 30 images for structured therapy within session.
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