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Visual Memory Activity

Published by <p>This material works on visual memory in a fun way, with aspects of fine motor skills incorporated. It provides guidance on how to implement it in an individual and group treatment setting. <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

2022 Weekly Calendars

Published by <p>A classic favorite! Our annual calendars are designed with your patients in mind! Includes weekly calendars for January through December 2022. Designed for people with memory and/or orientation impairments. <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Sleep Supports Memory and Learning: Implications for Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology (2020)

Published by <p>Memory is involved in every task completed throughout the day. Our memory acquisition, maintenance, and information retrieval allow us to be successful with home, school, work, and community responsibilities. If our patients can recall and apply newly learned strategies, they can be generalized outside of the therapy room. Good sleep helps with this memory process […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

The Link Between Verbal Short-Term Memory and Anomia Treatment Gains (2019)

Published by <p>The study defined STM as the consciences awareness of temporary activation of information processing in the form of tactile, visuospatial, or verbal/linguistic (Cowan 1988). Working memory is a combination of STM with attention (Cowan 1988). STM is domain-specific (tactile, visuospatial, or verbal), but working memory is domain-free, meaning the stimulation type does not matter. An […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

2022 Monthly Low Vision Orientation Calendar Pages

Published by <p>A classic favorite! Our annual calendars are designed with your patients in mind! Includes monthly calendars for January through December 2022. Designed for people with memory and/or orientation impairments and work well with those with low-vision needs. Cross out each day as it happens and see improved orientation using visual cues. <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

The Relationship of Orientation to Physical Aggression and Compliance (2003)

Published by <p>The authors of this case study researched the correlation between compliance, orientation (a patient’s awareness of their person/time/ place), and aggression in patients whom had experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI) and were attending speech-language treatment. The study was an extension of previous research findings investigating the relationship between these three topics in regard to patients […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Working Memory and Adaptive Strategies

Published by <p>Working memory is an essential part of everyday short term memory. Finding strategies for adapting to the loss of this executive function can mitigate declines associated with early stage dementia and improve independence with completion of everyday skills. <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Weekly Memory Journal

Published by <p>This tool includes a space for physical, occupational, and speech therapists to write down daily therapy activities, progress, and recommendations. Memory logs help patients improve carry-over and compensate for memory impairments. <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Visual Aids for Toe-Touch Weight Bearing and Non-Weight Bearing (TTWB/NWB) Precautions

Published by <p>It is often difficult for a client to remember to follow weight bearing precautions after a fracture or surgery, especially if they have a memory impairment. This customizable clinical resource is a set of TTWB/NWB visual aids to use as a reminder for your clients and their caregivers. Use of a visual aid is a […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Visual Memory Treatment Task

Published by <p>This treatment task targets the visual memory recall abilities of your patient. The task challenges patients to recall not only the original placement of a unique image, but its new location within the picture scene according to a set of arrows. <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>