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International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) Implementation in Health Care

April 12, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will review the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) implementation in the acute care setting, including the rationale for utilization of IDDSI’s standardized naming and testing approach, key starting points/contacts for implementation of a new diet system within the health care setting, and various IDDSI levels and restrictions required for each level.
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From Recidivism to Transformation: Rethinking How We Approach Chronic Conditions

April 11, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Frustrated by repeat patients who never seem to maintain their gains from therapy? This interactive course will examine the role of health behaviors in the effective management of chronic conditions. Using the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change as a guiding framework, we will identify stages of behavior change and target interventions to specific stages. Self-reflection […]
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Trauma Stewardship – The Science and Soul of Early Life Adversity

April 8, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will introduce the learner to the biology of toxic, traumatic stress along with short-term and long-term consequences. However, it is not just the patients and their families that are impacted, but the clinicians as well. Trauma stewardship opens hearts and minds to heal the hurts that often go unnoticed and discover creative, evidence-based […]
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An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care and Practice

April 8, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will provide a concise yet comprehensive introduction to trauma-informed care and practice for rehab professionals. Participants will learn how to utilize trauma-informed care in their practice and explore the impact of exposure to trauma and the incidence of trauma in different populations and clinical contexts.
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Learning to Spot Scam Attempts

April 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Spotting phishing scams can be challenging. This material provides information about what to look for as well as examples to assist with practice identifying a scam.
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What is Semantic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia?

April 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is the rarest form of aphasia and is a neurodegenerative disease. There are three variants of PPA. This handout specifically focuses on the semantic variant of PPA and provides examples of how it may manifest in speech and language tasks.
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I Spy Activity

April 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This tabletop exercise provides questions that target cognition, language, and visual perceptual skills.
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Errorless Learning

April 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This material explains the teaching strategy of errorless learning to ensure a person responds correctly to learn a new skill or strategy, how to use it in therapy, and who may benefit from it most.
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Tutorial: The Speech-Language Pathologist’s Role in Return to Work for Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury (2021)

April 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
RTW is the goal for many adults after a TBI because having a productive role in society contributes to achieving personal joy. Previous studies have shown less than half of adults with moderate-severe TBIs are employed one-year post-injury. This number does not significantly improve over time for this group. Research also found that unemployment and […]
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Build-Ups

April 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource covers a variety of uses for build-ups, as well as different types of build-ups.
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