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Cognitive Strategies for Improving Movement

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
The use of internal and external strategies can aid in improving movement. This provides specific examples, including internal cues, auditory cues, and visual cues. A great place to start for those who are finding a harder and harder time getting moving due to various neurological impairments.
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Clothes and the Reacher

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is designed for occupational therapists working with people who have lost reaching mobility and are using a reacher as an adaptive method for getting dressed. The resource outlines the different parts of a reacher and breaks down the steps of using it to put on bottoms and to take off socks.
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Building Receptive Language Through Home-Based Activities

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is designed for therapists who are looking for fun activities to address receptive language skills in the home setting with toddlers and young children. This handout is also a resource for parents who want to continue building their children’s receptive language goals outside of the therapy setting. This activity can be done at […]
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Brain Injury Wallet Cards

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
These wallet-sized support cards can be used with communication partners or individuals from the community. They will help explain how a brain injury can affect the brain injury survivor with cognition-communication tasks.
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Bladder Irritants and Nocturia Prevention Strategies

December 21, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Nocturia has a significant impact on sleep quality. This handout provides strategies to prevent nocturia through lifestyle modification and a list of common bladder irritants to avoid.
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Batch Cooking for Energy Conservation

December 21, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Cooking three times a day, every day, can be overwhelming to plan, prep, and execute. As occupational therapy practitioners, we have tools to improve efficiency and independence with daily tasks. This session material describes reasons for batch cooking, helpful hints/tips to improve efficiency, and ideas for meals that work well in larger batches. You may […]
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Apps to Increase Independence After a Brain Injury

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Phone and tablet apps can help increase independence with cognitive tasks after a brain injury. This list of apps addresses memory, medication management, diabetes management, money calculation, speech to text, spaced retrieval training, and time management. These apps can be trained by speech-language pathologists and other rehabilitation specialists in rehabilitation settings to address functional cognitive-linguistic […]
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Applying Makeup

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource covers adaptive equipment and compensatory strategies that can be used in order to improve independence with applying makeup.
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Adaptive Apps and Technology

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is designed for therapists to share with patients when discussing incorporating adaptive apps and technology into their lives.
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