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Preparing to Return to Work: A Reflection and Planning Worksheet

May 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This person-centered worksheet empowers clients to take the lead in their vocational transition by transforming clinical assessments into a collaborative, checkbox-driven roadmap. It provides a structured yet flexible framework for therapists to help clients identify specific workplace needs, navigate communication preferences, and build autonomy throughout the return-to-work process.
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Basic Anatomy: Swallow Residue

May 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This handout provides clear explanations of what pharyngeal residue looks and feels like to help patients visualize their swallow mechanics. It serves as a practical education tool for reinforcing real-time clearing strategies.
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Press 9: Practicing Immediate Recall with Phone Menus

May 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Practice immediate recall and working memory using realistic automated phone menus your clients might encounter in everyday life. Clients listen to recorded customer service options and decide which number to press, while experimenting with strategies that help them remember information in the moment.
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Low Vision Med List Template

May 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This large-print medication list helps therapists support clients with low vision in organizing and managing their medications more independently. The simple, high-contrast layout allows information to be written clearly and displayed in the home for easy reference by the client, caregivers, and healthcare providers.
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Comparing Health Insurance Plans: A Real-World Problem Solving Activity

May 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This activity helps therapists guide patients through comparing three realistic health insurance plans while working through common medical scenarios and estimating out-of-pocket costs. It targets high-level functional cognition by encouraging patients to practice strategies for navigating complex documents, identifying key information, and reasoning through real-world financial decisions related to healthcare.
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Medication Management: The Color Method for Low Vision

May 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This resource provides a streamlined, high-contrast framework for therapists to help clients with low vision regain autonomy and safety in their daily medical routines. By utilizing tactile neon bands and color-coded visual cues, clinicians can offer a practical, at-a-glance solution that bridges the gap between clinical prescription and independent home management.
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Understanding Listening Fatigue and Cognitive Load in Deaf/HOH Students

May 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This handout helps teachers, parents, and caregivers understand the hidden effort children with hearing loss experience when using hearing devices. It offers simple, practical ways to reduce listening demands, support energy levels, and create environments that work with the child’s capacity.
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Beyond Taking the Bite: Why Autonomy is the Goal of Feeding Therapy

May 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This resource provides therapists with a research-backed framework to help families shift from compliance-based feeding to a model centered on interoception and body autonomy. By bridging the gap between clinical theory and practical kitchen table boundaries, it empowers parents to trade the mealtime power struggle for a relationship built on trust and sensory safety.
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Flip the Script: From Feeding Pressure to Observation

May 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This resource provides therapists with a practical bridge between clinical autonomy theory and the high-pressure reality of the family dinner table. By offering declarative language swaps, it empowers parents to move from being food salespeople to neutral sensory observers, effectively lowering a child’s nervous system defenses.
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Exploring Food Aversion Through Play

May 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This resource provides therapists with a playful, sensory-based framework for desensitizing food aversions without the pressure of oral intake. It allows clinicians to guide families through low-stakes interaction and tactile exploration that honors a child’s boundaries.
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