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Honey Bee Math

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This mental math task addresses attention, focus, mental math, and numeric problem solving. It contains 4 math questions related to honey bee trivia. Difficulty level: Easy. Answer key included.
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Modified Story Memory Technique

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
The most common cause of memory failure occurs due to breakdown in the encoding stage of creating a new memory. The modified Story Memory Technique (mSMT) is a technique developed and researched by the Kessler Foundation to treat memory deficits, specifically targeting the encoding stage, following brain injury. Using context and imagery, their research and implementation of this technique have shown to have significant improvements with a person’s functional recall as well as an increased activation of different parts of the brain.
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Metacognition

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Metacognition is a higher-level cognitive skill critical for improving organization, problem solving, self-monitoring, and self-correction. It is dependent on self-awareness, which can be impaired following brain injury. This handout explains metacognition, metacognitive strategies, and ways to improve self-awareness.
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Mental Fatigue Following Brain Injury

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Mental fatigue is a common long-lasting symptom that is poorly understood by people with brain injuries. This educational handout describes mental fatigue following brain injury, symptoms and places/times it can be worse, provides suggestions for assessment tools to track mental fatigue over a period of time, and tips/strategies to manage mental fatigue.
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Memory Log Template

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This memory log is designed for rehab therapists working with people who have memory impairments. The first of the 2 page template captures names of therapists, doctors, therapy goals, events leading to hospitalization and current location. The second page can be filled out each day the patient is in the facility and captures what was accomplished with each therapy discipline, appointments, medical notes, visitor notes, medication tracking, and general reminders.
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Memory Book Template

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This material is a memory book template that can be printed and used for multiple patients in different settings.  A variety of pages are provided to be able to choose and create a memory book that is most functional for your patient.
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Medication Management with Low Vision

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This material provides information about resources now available from ideas created by the working group established by Section 904 of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, education regarding how OT and ST can target medication management, and audio files/medication labels for practice.
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Medication Management Aids

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides a variety of aids including smart device applications, medication boxes, and pharmacy programs for medication administration that may help a person be more independent with medications.
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Medical Trauma

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Based on the course Rehabilitation After Medical Trauma: Reinvent the Heal by Amy Salerno, MS, CCC-SLP, this resource is designed to be posted in clinical facilities to spark discussion amongst staff on how to build a medical trauma informed culture and environment at their facility.
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