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TED.com for Language Treatment

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
TED.com can be used as a language treatment tool for individuals with aphasia. The videos can be used to address verbal expression, auditory comprehension, written expression, and reading comprehension goals with familiar and new topics. This handout explains how to address the patient’s treatment goals with this online resource.
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Teaching Safe Balance Strategies

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout describes safe balance strategies that therapists can use to educate and train clients to improve safety with daily activities and prevent falls.
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Task Simplification During Meal Preparation

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Meal preparation can be an overwhelming burden. When coming home from the hospital or a stay in rehab, people may find themselves running out of energy when making a meal. This handout provides strategies to simplify the tasks so that they aren’t wasting any energy.
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Task Analysis as an Intervention

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource offers a sample for task analysis, as well as a blank template with provided examples or the option to create your own.  
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Table Setting Task for Unilateral Neglect

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource uses table setting as a scanning and balance treatment for those with unilateral neglect. Offers education in scanning and a visual guide with a sample table setting for a patient to follow.
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Tabletop Dysphagia Cue Cards

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
These handy dysphagia cue cards are designed to be discretely placed at dining tables to remind patients of dysphagia precautions. The cue cards feature a graphic of swallow anatomy/physiology and have blank spaces for SLPs to include specific personalized swallow strategies.
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Swallow Therapy for Anterior Spillage

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Anterior spillage can be an embarrassing reality for people experiencing reduced labial seal. This handout describes the anatomy and physiology of the orbicularis oris and outlines exercises and strategies to address this impairment.
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Swallow Exercises Tracking Sheet

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Swallow exercise tracking sheet. Write the name of the exercise + instructions. Patients can use squares to cross off exercise repetitions.
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Swallow Initiation

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Just how exactly is the swallow triggered? This handout describes the oral and pharyngeal sequences involved in a successful swallow. Also discusses swallow delay as well as how speech therapy can improve swallow initiation and reduce the risk of dysphagia and associated aspiration.
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