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Intervention Goals for Preschoolers With Language Difficulties and Disorders: A Scoping Review Using the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health Framework (2022)

August 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
The World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) Framework is a comprehensive guide for evaluating an individual’s experience with their health condition. The five main components of the ICF model include: body functions and structures, activities, participation, environmental factors, and personal factors. Many speech-language pathology organizations worldwide encourage the use of […]
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Ethnic Skin and Hair Care in Acute and LTC Settings

July 8, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will explore techniques used to care for African American patients including shampooing, styling, and upkeep of the varying hair textures that you may encounter. Additionally, it will also explore skin care issues and how, as a rehab professional, to incorporate cultural ideals into everyday intervention and clients’ activities of daily living (ADLs).
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The Speech Language Pathologist’s Role in Breastfeeding

July 8, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course is designed to help support clinicians working with breastfed infants. It will address the SLP’s scope of practice, assessment, benefits of breastfeeding, and the counseling aspect of supporting this population and their families.
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Texture Consumption Patterns of 8- to 12- Month-Old Infants: A Reflection of Typical Feeding Development (2021)

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Advancement of oral feeding skills is an important and desirable developmental ability that many caregivers and providers watch for. To date, there are very few normative data which describe typical consumption patterns of infants in detail. This study aims to more accurately describe age-appropriate expectations for the acquisition of feeding skills and consumption of textured […]
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Feeding Aversion: Meeting Caloric Needs

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource is for parents, guardians, and clinicians who are seeking tips to help children meet their caloric needs when adequacy of nutritional intake is challenged by feeding aversion.
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Literacy Pack: Shark in the Park

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Oh no, there’s a shark in the park! Or is there? This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text and colorful illustrations by Stephen Cartwright – and you can also listen to the story online. A delight to share with young children, or for beginner readers to read themselves, with parent’s notes on phonics at the back.
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Planting the Seeds: An Introduction to Neonatal Therapy Practice

June 5, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
As the field of neonatal therapy grows, therapists of any discipline may find themselves entering or trying to enter the fast-paced and intense environment of the neonatal intensive care unit with minimal guidance of how to learn, find information, and grow their skills. This presentation explores common ways to begin learning and developing skills as […]
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