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Carbohydrate Counting for People with Diabetes

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This task walks patients through the process of calculating a healthy level of carbohydrate intake based on their own personal goals, age, and activity level. They then practice reading actual nutrition fact labels to calculate how many carbohydrates are in a meal that they enjoy.
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Calculating Tips at a Restaurant

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Patients are given a set of 5 receipts and asked to calculate a tip they might leave at a restaurant based on those receipts. Targets visual tracking, basic functional math, and organization.
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Calculating and Problem Solving Beer Brewing Scenarios

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This structured therapy task is designed for rehabilitation therapists working with adults in rehabilitation settings. Whether your patient has any experience brewing beer, or maybe just likes beer, or maybe just wants a break from other structured problem solving tasks, this handout provides the information needed to answer three questions that involve basic calculations and problem solving. All information required to complete the calculations is included. Answer key included.
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Strategies for Anxiety

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides a brief, step-by-step plan to address anxiety using a cognitive behavior therapy approach. Brief ideas for how to address each step of the plan during an occupational therapy session are included.
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Cognitive Strategies for Improving Movement

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
The use of internal and external strategies can aid in improving movement. This provides specific examples, including internal cues, auditory cues, and visual cues. A great place to start for those who are finding a harder and harder time getting moving due to various neurological impairments.
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Cognitive Screener

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This screener provides you with information regarding the discrepancy between what family members are seeing and what patients are seeing as related to recent changes in cognition. Includes one form for the patient to fill out and one form for family/friends/caregivers to fill out. The document contains definitions for clinical terms for reports as well as tips on how to use the screener within the context of a rehabilitation setting. 
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Cognitive Recovery After COVID-19

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
There are still so many unanswered questions about how the COVID-19 virus affects some people after recovering. There are some known neurological and cognitive symptoms that can last long after being infected with COVID-19. Working with a speech-language pathologist can improve cognitive changes with attention, concentration, short-term memory, word-finding, and cognitive fatigue.
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Cognitive Impairment Care Staff Communication Form

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Therapists can fill out this form in under two minutes and share with physician, nursing, social services, psychological, and therapy staff to ensure adequate understanding of individual cognitive impairments. The form includes quick scoring boxes for the MOCA, MMSE, SLUMS, and a blank area for other test results. It includes quick checkboxes to identify memory, orientation, and problem solving/sequencing abilities. It also contains room for individualized care notes.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy + Occupational Therapy

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides an overview of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and concerns that it can help address. This handout also dispels some of the myths around CBT and provides some strengths of this approach.
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