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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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Planning and Budgeting a Dinner Party

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This therapy task targets planning, organizing, calculation, and cognitive flexibility. Patients are challenged to calculate the cost of various dinner party food options based on grocery prices and recipes.
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Telling and Calculating Time

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This task is designed for rehabilitation therapists working with adults in rehabilitation settings working on being able to read clocks, tell time, and calculate time in functional situations.
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Preparing a 1040EZ Tax Form Based on a Sample W2

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Filing taxes requires working memory, sustained and alternating attention, calculation, and problem solving. This task is designed as a basic practice for those who are working towards improving these skills and/or ultimately a goal of filing their taxes independently.
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Planning and Organizing a Week Based on 6 Voicemails (Set #1)

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This task provides a real-world scenario where patients are given 6 voicemail tasks with various information (e.g., the veterinarian calling with information on when to pick up pet meds or a friend calling to set up a time for dinner together). They are provided with a weekly calendar. A transcript of the voicemails is also available.
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Navigating Menus and Calculating Costs

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Clients are challenged to calculate different costs for food items, calculate if a few pints of beer is more expensive than a pitcher, or, for an added bonus, convert prices from a New Zealand menu into U.S. dollars. Great for patients working on visual tracking as well as the above-mentioned cognitive-linguistic skills.
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Following Multi-Step Directions Using the Visualization Strategy

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
8 sets of multi-step directions spanning in difficulty from 1-step to 4-step to before/after instructions. These tasks are designed to be able to be completed with supplies you find in a therapy gym; they are designed to be completed with the use of one arm/hand. The task includes instructions on how to use a visualization strategy to improve carry-over to functional tasks.
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Finding Medication Box Errors Set #1

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
For this activity, the patient will need to read the directions for each medication to know how often it should be taken. Then they will need to notice errors with the medication box which requires good attention and visual reasoning. This task could also be used for a visual scanning activity. Features realistic medication labels and 2 different pages with different challenges.
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Calculating Tips at a Restaurant

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Patients are given a set of 5 receipts and asked to calculate a tip they might leave at a restaurant based on those receipts. Targets visual tracking, basic functional math, and organization.
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Calculating and Problem Solving Beer Brewing Scenarios

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This structured therapy task is designed for rehabilitation therapists working with adults in rehabilitation settings. Whether your patient has any experience brewing beer, or maybe just likes beer, or maybe just wants a break from other structured problem solving tasks, this handout provides the information needed to answer three questions that involve basic calculations and problem solving. All information required to complete the calculations is included. Answer key included.
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