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Aging in Place: Supporting Nutrition & Hydration

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource provides information focused on supporting safe and proper nutrition and hydration in the elderly at home, including the risks of malnutrition and dehydration, contributing factors, and interventions.
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Psychopharmacology Reference

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This clinical reference sheet provides an overview of major medications used to treat mental health conditions commonly seen by occupational and speech therapy practitioners. This handout includes medications such as antidepressants, stimulants, mood stabilizers, and anxiolytics, with common generic and brand names and potential side effects relevant to occupational and speech therapy practice.
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Stress-Strain Relationship in Soft Tissue

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This clinical reference includes a visual depiction of the stress-strain relationship that can be used to explain principles of soft tissue mechanics, such as stress, strain, total end range time, and low load long-duration approaches for managing soft tissue adaptive shortening. It also provides clinical information on these concepts related to soft tissue stretching.
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Six Determinants of Gait

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This clinical reference outlines the six major determinants in normal and pathological gait that can be evaluated and treated by occupational therapy practitioners to improve functional mobility efficiency, safety, and independence.
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Finding Medication Box Errors Set #3

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
The third in our series of locating med box errors, this activity challenges people to spot missing/extra pills given a set of prescription labels and pill shapes/colors.
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Gift Card Calculations

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This cognitive-linguistic task provides an opportunity for problem solving by using gift cards to make decisions about a coffee shop menu and ordering a book.
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Medication Safety

November 30, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource addresses safety with medication management. There are two methods for using this activity. One method directly pairs with the Therapy Insights Medication Management Kit (Version 2). The other option is a worksheet for those without the kit. The entire activity can be completed with or without the kit.
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Get Moving BINGO

November 30, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
his material uses the classic bingo-style game with exercises to provide a fun way to participate in group exercise classes.
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