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Tips for Caregivers or Staff Working with Someone with Aphasia

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.

This handout is designed for staff, caregivers, friends, and family with those who have aphasia and provides specific strategies for both expressive and receptive communication.

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Tips for Caring for Someone with Dementia

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.

This is a handout outlining best practices for caring for someone who has dementia. Includes practical tips and strategies to optimize safety and independence.

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Tips for Thriving After Surviving a Concussion

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.

12 practical tips for those who have survived a concussion. This handout is designed to provide education to patients and their families to promote follow-through for self-care after this type of brain injury.

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Throat Clearing Alternatives

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.

Frequent unnecessary throat clearing could lead to temporary vocal cord damage. This handout explains some of the natural reasons for throat clearing and how to try to use alternative strategies to reduce vocal cord damage.

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Three Low Vision Visual Attention Tasks for the Right Brain

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.

These three tasks challenge awareness of both the right and left sides of a page, alternating attention as needed, with all text designed to be appropriate for low-vision patients.

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Thickened Liquids Signs – NDD Language

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.

These NDD thickened liquids signs can be placed at head-of-bed to serve as helpful reminders for patients, staff, and family.

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The Supraglottic Swallow

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.

The supraglottic swallow maneuver requires a person to voluntarily close his/her vocal folds to add an extra layer of protection from aspiration. This material provides information regarding who should use this maneuver, the rationale, prerequisites, and instructions to complete this maneuver.

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Identifying Negation

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.

This task includes two pages of visual sets, challenging children to select which image does not fit.

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The Science of Habits for Healthy Behaviors

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.

Use this habit formation handout to help patients better understand the science behind building healthy routines and long-term behavior change. This resource introduces concepts such as implementation intentions, habit stacking, the cue-routine-reward habit loop, and the Kaizen approach to gradual improvement while encouraging practical, realistic strategies for improving consistency and follow through with healthy behaviors.

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The Role of Therapies During COVID-19 Recovery

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.

This handout provides basic information about COVID-19 as well as how physical, occupational, and speech therapy can assist in the recovery process.

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