Unlearn With Me The SLP

This guide was created after working in various skilled nursing facilities as a travel speech-language pathologist. I inherited many goals that were inappropriate for a person with dementia. I also met many SLPs who didn’t understand dementia or feel comfortable treating cognition and swallowing. This 115 page guide is created to fill in the gaps in our education and understanding. It includes the following: - Dementia, Attention, and Memory Basic Terminology - Assessment of Cognition & Dementia

This guide provides strategies for the treatment of swallowing and cognitively mediated feeding disorders in people with dementia. *Note: This resource is part of my larger resource “The Beginner’s Guide to Dementia Care for Speech Language Pathologists.” If you are interested in purchasing a more comprehensive resource, check it out.

This detailed guide will help the SLP plan their evidenced base cognitive treatment plans for dementia. This guide includes the following - Introduction to evidence based cognitive therapy for dementia - Internal & External Memory Strategy Handouts - Tips for creating visual aids -Spaced Retrieval Intervention Guide - Entering Their Reality Handout & Case Studies - Quick Guide to Reminiscence -Memory Book Template -Doll/Pet Therapy Handout ***Please note, this guide book is included in my p

This handouts packet is packed full of strategies to try with your PWD created for your convenience as handouts for caregivers. This packet includes: - Communication - UTI Prevention - Increasing Hydration - Sleep/Sundowning - Managing Incontinence - Fear of Bathing - Entering their Reality - Reminiscence ***Please note, this product is included in my product SLP’s Guide to Dementia. Check out that product before purchasing this one.

This book was created for carepartners of people with dementia. This book explains the different types of short term and long term memories as well as the concept of orientation. The book then guides carepartners in how to modify their language for PWD bearing in mind the concepts of memory and orientation. SLPs may find this book useful to print and provide to family members of the the PWD that they work with.

This product contains evidence based information about feeding tubes in the dementia population. This guide is intended to help SLPs educate family members whose person with dementia is approaching end of life. Some pages can be used as a handout. Note: This product is included in the SLP's Guide to Dementia Care.

Use this guideline to quickly utilize spaced retrieval intervention for your patients with Dementia. This evidenced based packet includes: -an overview of spaced retrieval intervention -a step by step how to guide -target examples -FAQ

This toolkit will help you to assess and plan for functional cognitive interventions for people with mild to advanced dementia. Use the functional skills checklist to identify deficits. A chart is provided with functional therapy ideas to help you create activities for your patients.

Use this evidence based handout to educate your patients about dysphagia.

This handout uses the BOLUS framework to assist SLPs in educating patients about the risk factors associated with adverse effects of aspiration. Help you patients to make an evidence based decision about their swallowing health.

GERD Handout with strategies

Have you ever had a patient that struggles to remember to do their exercises? Use this log to help your patient track their swallow exercises!

This handout with an example page is a useful tool for how to explain to carepartners how you can modify your language to meet the language needs of those with cognitive or communication disorders.

This journal is for patients with cognitive impairment and multiple chronic conditions that require visits to different specialists. Patients can write a brief note about their doctor’s appointment to help them remember what was discussed.

Use these visuals to help prepare your person with dementia or Autistic family member for how to navigate the airport. This has a series of visuals to help prepare a person with a disability for a trip in an unfamiliar place.

Here is a list of medical SLP terms that you want to use in your notes but can’t remember.

Useful info sheets for SLPs who are new to working with Dementia. Includes a handout about the types of dementia, the types of memory, primary progressive aphasia, and the types of attention.

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