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Copy and Recall Treatment (CART)

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Copy and Recall Treatment (CART) is a written language treatment created by the University of Arizona Aphasia Research Project. This material provides directions on how to complete CART based on their protocol and how to make this treatment more functional.
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Constraint-Induced Language Therapy (CILT) Task: Organizing a Workspace

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This task is designed for speech-language pathologists working with people on functional vocabulary and conversation using the constraint-induced language therapy model. Patients are challenged to place objects in a workspace according to how they are described.
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Constraint-Induced Language Therapy (CILT) Task: Building a Garden

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Constraint induced language therapy relies on solely verbal communication, avoiding the use of compensatory strategies such as gesturing, drawing, writing, etc. The two tasks included in this product force patients to use only verbal language to accurately place plants in a garden.
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Communication Precautions Form

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This form is designed for therapists to share communication precautions to nursing, physician, therapy, and kitchen staff.
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Automatic Speech Cards

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This intervention visual features 4 pages of automatic speech visual cues, including popular song lyrics, the numbers 1-10, days of the week, and months of the year.
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Attentive Reading Constrained Summarization (ARCS)

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Attentive Reading Constrained Summarization (ARCS) is a cognitive-linguistic treatment created to improve a person’s discourse through reading and summarization using specific constraints. This material provides information regarding the purpose, components, prerequisites and population, materials, and steps for completion.
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Aphasia: The Basics

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Aphasia can be a confusing term for many to understand. Aphasia is a general term used when a person has trouble with four different parts that make up our language abilities. This handout will explain the umbrella term “aphasia” and break down the four parts of the language abilities that a speech therapist assesses after a person has a stroke or brain injury.
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Aphasia Therapy: How to Practice at Home

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout lists several specific challenges to do in order to target language at the word and phrase/sentence levels with ideas for targeting reading and writing.
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