Clinical Resources – Therapy materials for speech, occupational, and physical therapists

Handout

Autoimmune Disorders and Effect on Treatment Outcomes

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page

AdultOT

This resource outlines common autoimmune disorders and how they affect treatment timelines for injuries.

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Eval Tool

Auditory Comprehension: Quick Informal Assessment

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages

AdultSLPAphasia

A quick, informal assessment is a 2-page eval of auditory comprehension.

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Therapy Material

Auditory Comprehension Task: Following Directions with Pictures

Print Resource — US Letter — 3 pages

AdultSLPAphasia

This structured therapy task contains one page of high frequency words and one page of low frequency words, as well as a sheet of instructions for how to structure the therapy task in three levels of difficulty.

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Therapy Material

Attentive Reading Constrained Summarization (ARCS)

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages

AdultSLPAphasiaBrain Injury

Attentive Reading Constrained Summarization (ARCS) is a cognitive-linguistic treatment created to improve a person’s discourse through reading and summarization using specific constraints. This material provides information regarding the purpose, components, prerequisites and population, materials, and steps for completion.

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Therapy Material

Attention to Detail: A Proofreading Task

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages

AdultSLPBrain Injury

This intervention requires an individual to remember the directions, sustain attention to the task, alternate attention, and make judgments during this higher-level cognitive-linguistic task. (11th-grade reading level). The task challenges people to catch typos while also reading the material to answer content questions.

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Handout

At-Home Guide to Minimizing Bone Loss After Spinal Cord Injury

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AdultOTSpinal Cord Injury

This is a resource for individuals after spinal cord injury who would like to be proactive about managing their increased risk for osteoporosis. The document gives recommendations for prevention and management of bone loss through at home activities and appropriate personal behaviors.

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Eval Tool

Aspiration Precautions Communication Form

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page

AdultSLPDysphagia

This form is designed for speech-language pathologists in medical settings needing to communicate aspiration precautions to nursing, physician, therapy, and kitchen staff.

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Therapy Material

Articulation Progress Chart for Speech Therapy

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page

PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology

Articulation progress chart for speech therapy: Sound, word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, and conversation. Students can track progress in speech therapy.

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Therapy Material

Articulation Intervention: Vocalic /r/ Warm-Up

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology

This resource provides a concrete structure to point to and practice elongating vocalic /r/ sounds in order.

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Therapy Material

Articulation Activity: Building /ch/ and /sh/ Snowmen

Print Resource — US Letter — 3 pages

AdultSLPArticulation and Phonology

This activity features 6 fun snowmen with different /ch/ and /sh/ words on each part, have fun practicing sounds while building funky snowmen and placing them in a winter scene.

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Apps to Increase Independence After a Brain Injury

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury

Phone and tablet apps can help increase independence with cognitive tasks after a brain injury. This list of apps addresses memory, medication management, diabetes management, money calculation, speech to text, spaced retrieval training, and time management. These apps can be trained by speech-language pathologists and other rehabilitation specialists in rehabilitation settings to address functional cognitive-linguistic goals.

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Handout

Approaches to Introducing Solids: Baby-Led Weaning, Purees, and BLISS Method

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing

This parent-friendly handout provides an overview of approaches to introducing solids. Methods included are baby-led weaning (BLW), purees/traditional baby food, and baby-led introduction to solids (BLISS). This is a useful tool for early intervention, outpatient clinics, or hospital settings.

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Clinical Reference

Applying Makeup

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsBrain InjuryStroke

This resource covers adaptive equipment and compensatory strategies that can be used in order to improve independence with applying makeup.

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Apple Accessibility Features for Cognitive Impairments

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages

AdultOTSLPAgingBrain InjuryStroke

Technology can be a wonderful thing, but oftentimes a person does not know how to make technology more accessible for a person with impairments. This material provides details regarding accessibility features and accommodations for a person with cognitive impairments using Apple devices and includes instructions for setup.

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Handout

Aphasia: The Basics

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AdultSLPAphasia

Aphasia can be a confusing term for many to understand. Aphasia is a general term used when a person has trouble with four different parts that make up our language abilities. This handout will explain the umbrella term “aphasia” and break down the four parts of the language abilities that a speech therapist assesses after a person has a stroke or brain injury.

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Handout

Aphasia Therapy: How to Practice at Home

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AdultSLPAphasia

This handout lists several specific challenges to do in order to target language at the word and phrase/sentence levels with ideas for targeting reading and writing.

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Handout

Aphasia Resources

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AdultSLPAphasia

This handout describes national aphasia resources that anyone can access and find connection and meaning within.

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Clinical Reference

Anticipatory vs Reactive Balance Control

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AdultOTBalance/Vestibular/Falls

This handout highlights reactive versus anticipatory balance control. Interventions are provided to address impairments in both skills and progress with challenges to the sensory systems of balance.

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Handout

Anticipatory Self Awareness

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury

Includes information on what anticipatory self awareness is, how to assess it, and how to treat and/or manage it.

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Handout

Anosognosia

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryCaregiver Supports

This handout is a resource for staff, family, friends, and caregivers and describes the symptoms, risks, etiology, and strategies associated with anosognosia.

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