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Clinical Reference

Occupational Therapy Intervention Strategies for Spasticity

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages
AdultOTBrain InjuryProgressive Neurological ConditionsSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
OT aims to reduce the negative outcomes of spastic tone and maintain an individual’s highest functional potential. Included are several of the most common OT assessments and interventions for spasticity, including positioning, splinting, and modalities.
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Handout

Odynophagia or Painful Swallowing

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout explains the difference between dysphagia and odynophagia, common symptoms and causes, and provides some treatment considerations. 
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Therapy Activity

Object Association Activity (Summer Theme)

Print Resource — US Letter — 4 pages
PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This engaging activity helps children learn to make associations, sort, and categorize, which are all important skills for cognitive and language development. Instruct and assist the child to cut and paste the images that match the picture scene.
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Handout

Occupational Therapy During Palliative Care

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTAging
Often the goals for therapy and the goals for end of life care seem at opposite ends of a spectrum. In some instances, OT can play an integral role in end of life care, and this handout describes the ways OT is relevant in this setting.
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Clinical Reference

Occupational Therapy Student Cheat Sheet

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages
AdultOTBrain InjuryOrthopaedicsStroke
This tool offers a variety of information to help occupational therapy students be successful during their fieldwork rotations, including range of motion norms, assistance levels, manual muscle testing, goal writing basics, and more.
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Handout

Nutrition Packed Smoothies for People with Dysphagia

Print Resource — US Letter — 3 pages
AdultSLPDysphagia
Are your patients on puree diets sick of applesauce, pudding, and yogurt? Smoothies offer an enormous range of options to improve taste and nutrition for people who are on altered textured diets. This 3-page visual handout offers specific smoothie ingredient options to improve intake of proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and to improve digestive and overall health. To be used in collaboration with a dietitian.
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Clinical Reference

Normative Vital Signs by Age

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AdultOTAgingBrain InjuryCardiovascular DiseaseStroke
This resource references the changes in normal vitals as we age. Quickly determine if your findings for temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure are normal.
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Handout

Normal Cognitive Changes with Age

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AdultOTSLPAging
Many people experiencing changes with cognition question whether these changes are related to the natural aging process. This handout provides insight into latest evidence base describing the difference between dementia and cognitive-changes related to aging. Includes 7 strategies to support healthy aging in order to slow the cognitive aging process.
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Therapy Activity

Book Activities Pack: Tacky the Penguin

Print Resource — US Letter — 4 pages
PediatricSLPLiteracy
Tacky is an odd bird. He likes to do splashy cannonballs and greet his companions with a loud “What’s happening?” In fact, he’s something of an eccentric, which wouldn’t be a problem if all the other penguins weren’t such…conformists.
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Handout

Academic Routines for Children with ADHD

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PediatricSLPExecutive Function
Children diagnosed with ADHD may experience challenges within their school day that can contribute to diminished academic success, inattentiveness, and feelings of frustration. This tool includes self-esteem, and calming and attention strategies that parents, educators, and therapists can use during academic routines with their children.
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Clinical Reference

Outpatient Goal Writing: Capturing Short- and Long-Term Success

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PediatricSLPArticulation and PhonologyLanguage Development
This quick guide assists in writing strong, attainable goals that reflect progress, help guide therapy interventions, and meet external demands.
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Handout

Teaching Language and Tantrums: How to Decrease, Avoid, and Prevent

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Many clients we see not only struggle with language, but have significant behavior challenges. This resource gives a guide for parents and clinicians to use to navigate supporting language to help behavior successfully.
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Handout

IDDSI Level 5 – Minced and Moist

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultSLPDysphagia
This resource provides information for patients and their caregivers on this consistency’s characteristics, the reasons for recommendation/need for this consistency, ways to test it at home, and helpful recommendations for preparation.
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Handout

Health Literacy and Providing Education

Print Resource — US Letter — 3 pages
AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryStroke
All individuals have the right to access and understand the information provided by their healthcare team to make appropriate decisions and actions. This resource includes information on assessing health literacy, providing adequate education, and assessing an individual’s understanding.
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Eval Tool

Acute/Post-Acute Memory Needs Assessment

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
Impairment in memory and self-awareness skills are common following brain injury and/or prolonged hospitalization. This material provides questions related to acute/post-acute settings to determine a patient’s memory needs. This material can be used to assess self-awareness of memory deficits and guide discussion about external aids/internal strategies to help compensate for these difficulties.
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Therapy Activity

Voicemail Inferencing Task

Print and Audio Resource — US Letter + audio files — 2 pages
AdultOTSLPAphasiaBrain Injury
Listening to voicemails can target a person’s attention, auditory short-term memory, inferences abilities. The patient can listen to the recordings or the SLP reading the transcripts for each voicemail during this task. Then they can answer the comprehension questions to target auditory short-term memory recall and make inferences with the given information.
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Clinical Reference

Creating Patient-Centered Dysphagia Goals using the SMART Framework

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This resource is not a generic list of dysphagia goals. Instead, it’s a guide to help with the critical thinking and patient collaboration necessary to identify meaningful dysphagia goals. Some examples are provided, but clinicians and patients are encouraged to use the SMART framework to support patient-centered goals.
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Eval Tool

Medication Management Evaluation

Print Resource — US Letter — 4 pages
AdultOTSLPAgingBrain InjuryDementiaStroke
This resource provides clinicians with evidence-based tools to use during treatment sessions and strategies to assist with increasing medication adherence.
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Eval Tool

Caring for Pets Screening

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages
AdultOTADLs/IADLs
An individual’s ability to care for their pets is an important part of returning to independent living. This tool helps to assess an individual’s personal needs for the caring for pets IADL, and provides direction for setting specific therapy goals.
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Handout HEP

Pendulum Swing Exercise

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTOrthopaedics
Pendulum swing exercises for the shoulder are commonly used during the early stages of the rehabilitation process. This handout covers when and why this exercise should be implemented, as well as how to correctly perform the exercise.
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