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Speech Practice For the Pool or Beach

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Summer family activities can be a great opportunity to practice speech sounds! This therapy activity includes 2 pages of vocabulary cards along with a list of how to use the cards either in structured therapy or as home practice with family/caregivers.
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Bilabial Gumballs

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This game targets bilabial consonants. Includes a page of gumballs with bilabial target words (including blank ones so you can create your own) and a printout of a gumball machine. Cut out the gumballs and have kids pop them into the gumball machine as they practice the sounds.
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Speech Clarity Strategies for Dysarthria

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Dysarthria can make it difficult for others to understand a person’s speech. These specific strategies will help improve speech intelligibility for the person with dysarthria. This can be hung up on the wall to be an external memory aid to use these strategies.
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Speaking Rate and Pacing

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Children with articulation errors, phonological processes, speech/language delays, or apraxia of speech generally all benefit from using speech pacing techniques, which are used to improve speaking rate, and ultimately intelligibility. This handout provides some tips and strategies when working with a child who needs help with pacing his/her speech.
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Spaced Retrieval Training Log

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout is for therapists using spaced retrieval training to recall important functional information, such as their phone number, home address, safety precautions, or names of family members.
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Smoking Cessation Online Resource List

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Many people who have long standing pain conditions also smoke, and quitting smoking can be very difficult. This intervention piece lists several helpful smoking cessation online resources that can be given to people interested in quitting.
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SLP Role in the Esophageal Stage of Swallowing

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
What exactly is our role when it comes to esophageal dysfunction? This material describes the SLP’s role in screening for/being a part of a multidisciplinary team to treat esophageal dysphagia. Includes a handy reference chart for comparing and contrasting the symptoms of each etiology of dysphagia.
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Smoking Cessation Counseling Tips for Clinicians

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Smoking is associated with persistent pain and many negative health consequences, but can be very difficult to quit. This resource outlines common barriers and reasons for quitting to help the clinician identify targets to discuss during the interview. It also outlines referral options to help people quit smoking.
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Sliding Board Transfers

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource includes considerations and procedures for proper setup and completion of sliding board transfers. Can be used during therapy and client/family/caregiver education to improve safety and carryover.
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