Spaced Retrieval
March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This material describes the spaced-retrieval memory technique and how to complete it.
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Help Me Tell You What I Want: Decisional Capacity, Neurogenic Speech and Language Impairments, and the Law (2018)
March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
The article explained two terms, competence and decisional capacity, and how they are often mistakenly used interchangeably. Competence is the formal court adjudication regarding a person’s right to decide for themselves. Decisional capacity is the working, practical extralegal clinical judgment about a person’s ability to make autonomous choices about a specific matter during a particular […]
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Compensatory Strategies for Grooming Hair
February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource outlines adaptive equipment and compensatory strategies that can be used to maximize independence with grooming hair.
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Vision Screening Instructions
February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Navigating vision deficits can feel like untangling a complex web — this screening tool helps unravel those threads. This guide walks you through key points to look for with clinical interview and observation, assesses for oculomotor deficits, acuity, contrast sensivity, visual field deficits, and more.
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The Importance of Personal Hygiene
February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout details why engaging in personal hygiene tasks is important for the client and is appropriate for people with cognitive impairments/delay or with mental health challenges.
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Pain Management for the Hemiplegic Shoulder
February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Reduce pain from hemiplegic shoulders with these pain management strategies. Saikaley, M., Iruthayarajah, J., Pauli, G., Iliescu, A., Wiener, J., Cotoi, A., Fragis, N., Viana, R., Chae, J., Wilson, R., Miller, T., & Teasell, R. (2018). Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. In R. Teasell (Ed.), Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation (19th ed.). […]
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Connecting Blood Vessels to Brain Function
February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Increase the understanding of the major blood vessels of the brain and how they support brain function with this handout.
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Strategies for Conserving Energy During Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This material instructs patients to generate strategies to conserve energy when completing basic ADLs and IADLS such as grocery shopping, housekeeping, and meal preparation.
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Numerical Problem Solving with Basketball
February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
When asking patients about their hobbies and interests to incorporate those when creating person-centered goals, a common response is “basketball.” This activity is made for those basketball lovers to target their numerical problem solving skills related to their favorite sport.
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Advancing Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions in the Community: A Scoping Review (2020)
February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
People with disabilities experience challenges because of disabling environments and exclusion daily; however, this impact is intensified when the entire community is destabilized, such as during emergencies. In such cases, people with disabilities are disproportionately impacted, experiencing higher rates of injury and death as well as increased challenges during response and recovery. The purpose of […]
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