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Clinical Reference

Clinical Guide to Addressing Mild Cognitive Impairment

Print Resource — US Letter — 6 pages
AdultSLPAgingCaregiver SupportsDementia
What is mild cognitive impairment (MCI)? Is it something that we treat? If you’re looking to get a solid foundation in MCI, this guide is for you!
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Therapy Material

Basic Spatial Puzzle for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Print Resource — US Letter — 11 pages
AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryVision
This therapy activity focuses on a basic spatial puzzle task for people in the post-ICU stage of severe traumatic brain injury.
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Therapy Material

Strategies and Aids for Financial Management After Brain Injury

Print Resource — US Letter — 3 pages
AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryStroke
This resource provides a guide with recommendations to increase success with financial management following brain injury and poses questions to be person-centered. Basic and more complex technology aids are provided.
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Therapy Material

Affricates Matching and Discrimination Therapy Activity

Print Resource — US Letter — 5 pages
PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
This is a quick print and go resource to use targeting affricate production and discrimination with visual and activity supports.
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Clinical Reference

Integrating Low Tech Options and Eye Gaze

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PediatricSLPAACLanguage Development
Use this resource and supportive clinical materials to implement low tech eye gaze options for those with multiple disabilities.
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Clinical Reference

How-To-Guide for Supporting Narrative Language Development

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This resource is a quick-guide to supporting narrative language development that explores reasons to support narrative language and how-to support.
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Clinical Reference

Changing the Language Used Around Eating: Quality vs. Quantity

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
In feeding therapy, the language that we use when discussing participation and intake should promote a focus on quality of feeding rather than quantity of feeds. This handout provides ways that we can utilize language to promote quality-based feeding rather than volume-driven feeding.
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Therapy Material

Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Treatment Strategies and Cards

Print Resource — US Letter — 8 pages
PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
Effective intervention for childhood apraxia of speech should include collaborative intervention across all of the child’s communication environments. This activity involving repetitive practice with articulatory movements and initial sounds of words is for parents, therapists, and educators who are seeking therapeutic activities to promote positive communicative interactions in the home, school, and clinic environments.
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Handout

Go With the Flow: An Introductory Guide to Communication with Dementia

Print Resource — US Letter — 4 pages
AdultOTSLPCaregiver SupportsDementia
This handout outlines communication strategies for families who are adjusting to a new diagnosis of dementia in their family. These strategies focus on maintaining self-esteem and dignity.
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Handout

Handout: What is Barium Sulfate and How Does it Affect My Body?

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultSLPDysphagia
During a modified barium swallow study, barium helps assess a person’s swallowing function. A medical professional can use this handout to discuss whether a modified barium swallow study is best for the person and how barium affects the body.
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Handout

Plateau: Is My Recovery from Brain Injury Over

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages
AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryStroke
This material busts the myth of a person’s recovery plateauing after a brain injury and explains how the environment can have a positive or negative impact.
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Clinical Reference Handout

Oral Care Assessment, Guide, and Schedule

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Use the Beck Oral Assessment Scale to determine how frequently oral care should be completed, and use the included guides and schedules as visual reminders for completing consistent and thorough oral care.
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Clinical Reference

Aphasia Institute’s Living with Aphasia: Framework for Outcome Measurement (AFROM)

Print Resource — US Letter — 6 pages
AdultSLPAphasiaStroke
Living with Aphasia: Framework for Outcome Measurement (A-FROM) was developed with values similar to the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia. This material provides background information regarding the four domains determined to contribute to quality of life with aphasia and how to better assess and treat these domains to improve overall life with aphasia.
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Handout

Types of Strokes

Print Resource — US Letter — 3 pages
AdultOTSLPStroke
This handout provides simple information about the different types of strokes. Therapists can circle the types of stroke for each client/family member so that they can compare and understand differences.
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Handout

Lifestyle Choices to Support Brain Health

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AdultOTSLPAgingBrain InjuryDementiaMental HealthSports and ExerciseStroke
This handout covers a variety of lifestyle choices that support brain health.
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Clinical Reference

Dementia Staging

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages
AdultOTSLPDementia
This resource outlines the stages of dementia using the Functional Assessment Staging Tool (FAST Scale) for dementia, as well as provides considerations for intervention and interacting with individuals at each stage designed for clinicians, family members, and caregivers.
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Clinical Reference

Ambiguous Loss

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages
AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryDementiaMental Health
This resource provides information on ambiguous loss for the clinician and has a handout portion to provide to clients and their family or caregivers covering tips for detailing with ambiguous loss.
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Handout

Strategies for Navigating Dizziness

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTSLPBalance/Vestibular/FallsBrain InjuryStroke
This handout provides strategies for navigating dizziness and vertigo.
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