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Community Resources After Rehab

November 30, 2025 by Celia Easton Koehler.
Help patients bridge the gap from rehab to real life with our Community Resource Page. This customizable handout lets you provide clear, personalized contacts for local services, making discharge smoother and follow-up support more accessible.
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Ambiguous Loss and Dementia

November 30, 2025 by Celia Easton Koehler.
This handout introduces the concept of ambiguous loss in dementia and offers families practical rituals to honor grief while their loved one is still alive. Therapists can use it to validate caregiver emotions, reduce isolation, and guide families toward meaningful connection in the face of change.
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Centers for Independent Living (CILs)

November 30, 2025 by Celia Easton Koehler.
This handout introduces clients to Centers for Independent Living (CILs), explaining what they are, what services they offer, and how to connect with a local center. Therapists can use it to empower clients with disabilities to access free, nationwide resources that support independence and community participation. (U.S.-based information).
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Adaptive Equipment Decision Guide: Dressing & Self-Care

November 30, 2025 by Celia Easton Koehler.
Help your patients identify barriers to dressing, bathing, toileting, and grooming with this practical adaptive equipment guide. This compilation of one-page handouts offers clear safety checks, simple strategies, and tool recommendations you can review together in therapy and send home for continued practice.
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Large Print Basic Swallow Precautions (8 Languages)

November 30, 2025 by Celia Easton Koehler.
This large-print handout outlines five essential dysphagia precautions in clear, simple language with translations in 10 languages. Share it directly with patients and caregivers to reinforce safe swallowing strategies across settings. Includes English, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic, Somali, French, Tagolog, and Japanese.
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How Alcohol Affects the Brain

November 30, 2025 by Celia Easton Koehler.
This handout explains in simple terms how alcohol affects brain structures and thinking skills, using recent research to clear up confusion about “safe” drinking levels. Use it to guide discussions with patients about recovery, cognition, and practical choices around alcohol use.
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6 Weekly Planner Templates

November 30, 2025 by Celia Easton Koehler.
These six weekly planners are practical tools to target planning and organization during neuro rehab sessions. With multiple designs to choose from, you can match the format that best fits each patient’s needs and style.
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Broca’s Aphasia: The Basics

November 30, 2025 by Celia Easton Koehler.
This handout gives patients and families a clear, one-page overview of Broca’s aphasia. Use it to support education, guide discussion, and reinforce communication strategies.
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Teoríade las cucharasy lesión cerebral traumática

October 31, 2025 by Megan Berg.
La “Teoría de las Cucharas” fue creada por Christine Miserandino para ayudar a explicar cómo las lesiones cerebrales afectan los recursos de energía de una persona. Esta actividad grupal puede ayudar a iniciar una conversación sobre qué actividades mentales y físicas diarias “gastan cucharas” y cuáles “recuperan cucharas” para conservar energía. Esta actividad anima a la persona a identificar las tareas diarias específicas que gastan o recuperan cucharas y a planificar sus responsabilidades semanales usando esta estrategia. También se incluye una lista de actividades para ofrecer ideas sobre qué considerar al conservar energía.
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Holiday Meal Time Planner (Thanksgiving Edition)

October 31, 2025 by Celia Easton Koehler.
Turn a holiday meal into meaningful practice with time, sequencing, and problem-solving. In session, clients use dish preparation and constraint cards with a lane-based schedule to map the day, practicing the same skills required to plan appointments, and daily routines.
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