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Medication Visual Education with Body Diagrams for Male and Female

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.

Use these male/female full body diagrams to provide education regarding the type of medications prescribed and what they are prescribed to treat.

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ADL/IADL Sequencing Cards (9-10 Steps)

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.

This material provides multi-step images and written directions for two ADLs and IADLs to work on sequencing and reading comprehension.

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Laundry Visual Checklist

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.

This material provides simple pictures and instructions to support those with cognitive deficits with completing laundry tasks.

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Functional Standing Tolerance Activities

October 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.

Target standing tolerance through functional tasks using this resource as a guide.

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Hot Meal Preparation Screening

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.

This screening can be used to determine safety and independence with hot meal preparation.

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Adaptive Equipment for Cooking

June 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource covers a wide variety of adaptive equipment that can be used for cooking tasks.

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Build-Ups

April 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource covers a variety of uses for build-ups, as well as different types of build-ups.

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Task Simplification During Meal Preparation

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.

Meal preparation can be an overwhelming burden. When coming home from the hospital or a stay in rehab, people may find themselves running out of energy when making a meal. This handout provides strategies to simplify the tasks so that they aren’t wasting any energy.

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Task Analysis as an Intervention

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.

This resource offers a sample for task analysis, as well as a blank template with provided examples or the option to create your own.

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Spoon Theory

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.

This handout provides a brief explanation of the “spoon theory” metaphor used to describe the amount of mental or physical energy a person has available for daily activities. This handout can be used to describe and apply the theory with patients and then as a visual reminder.

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