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“What Matters to You?” Activity for Therapy with Progressive Neurological Conditions

February 28, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Help your patients with progressive neurological conditions articulate what truly matters to them with this simple, conversation-based activity. By focusing therapy on meaningful goals and acknowledging the realities of progressive decline, this resource empowers both patients and therapists to make every session impactful and purposeful.
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Embracing Uncertainty: A Realistic Approach to Dysphagia Exercises

February 28, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource explores the complexities and limitations of dysphagia management, highlighting key swallowing exercises like the Shaker, Mendelsohn, Masako, and CTAR while acknowledging the lack of definitive evidence supporting their efficacy. Designed for therapists, it encourages a patient-centered, collaborative approach that prioritizes real-world outcomes, transparent education, and individualized care amidst the gray areas of current dysphagia research.
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Continuing Your Dysphagia Plan of Care at Home

February 28, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Support continuity of care with this patient-friendly dysphagia resource, designed to provide clear, actionable documentation for patients and families as they transition home. This tool helps reinforce strategies and dietary modifications, ensuring the dysphagia plan of care is understood and implemented beyond the hospital setting.
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Swallowing in the Supine Position: A Clinical Decision-Making Guide

February 28, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource equips SLPs with practical tools to navigate the complexities of swallowing in the supine position, balancing patient safety, quality of life, and individualized care goals. With case-specific insights and adaptable strategies, it supports collaborative decision-making to address both medically necessary and therapeutically beneficial supine swallowing scenarios.
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Therapy Planner Template

February 28, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This one-page planning sheet is designed to streamline goal-setting, therapy session planning, data collection, and future planning in one convenient place. It promotes continuity of care for shared caseloads and offers a cohesive, organized solution for tracking essential information.
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Primary Progressive Aphasia + Dementia: Functional Therapy Possibilities

February 28, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Support your patients with dementia and primary progressive aphasia (PPA) using this resource designed to address their unique challenges. It provides practical, no-prep therapy ideas and guidance to help therapists focus on meaningful, functional goals while fostering collaboration with patients and their families.
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10 Mantras for Rehabilitation Therapy

January 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Empower your clients with these inspiring posters, designed to spark reflection and build resilience in therapy sessions. Perfect for displaying in therapy spaces, they can serve as conversation starters or personal affirmations to support clients on their journey to recovery.
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Rebuilding After Stroke: Anxiety, PTSD, and the Path to Growth

January 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource equips therapists with evidence-based insights and practical strategies to address anxiety and PTSD in stroke survivors. From understanding common experiences to introducing trauma-informed care and mindfulness techniques, it provides tools to foster resiliency, promote self-efficacy, and guide patients toward building a meaningful “new self” in their recovery journey.
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How to Get Audiobooks For Free For People with Disabilities (United States)

January 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Empower your patients with free access to audiobooks, ebooks, and braille materials tailored to their needs. This resource provides step-by-step guidance for therapists to help patients set up and use two excellent services: the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) and OverDrive, ensuring ongoing support and accessibility for meaningful engagement.
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20 Adaptive Kitchen Tools for Easier Cooking and Independence

January 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Help your clients regain confidence and independence in the kitchen with this comprehensive guide to adaptive cooking tools. Designed to simplify common tasks and reduce physical strain, this resource is perfect for therapists to share with individuals working toward functional, real-world goals.
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