Adult Resources / Handouts
Dementia
Nova Scotia Hearing & Speech Centres recognizes that people with dementia have many challenges with communication. Life History Books can be valuable tools to facilitate interaction and help people with dementia tell their stories. We have compiled some learning tools to assist families and carers with the creation and use of Life History Books.
Communicating with a Life History Book
Life History Books: Creating a Communication Tool
Parent Resources / Handouts
A Sound Start for your child's hearing and speech (hearing and speech milestones)
Children's Speech Sounds
Daily Tips to Boost Language
Early Language - Story time, Daily Routines, Play time
Facts about Normal Dysfluency and Stuttering
Suggestions for Parents of Young Children with Voice Problems
Online Resources
http://humanservices.alberta.ca/family-community/talk-box-preschool.html
http://connectability.ca/2010/09/28/communicating-for-fun-calendars/
http://connectability.ca/visuals-engine
Professional Resources
TEP Emergency Procedures
- Understanding Tracheoesophageal Puncture
- If the prosthesis comes out
Organizations
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | www.asha.org |
Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) | www.sac-oac.ca |
The Hanen Centre | www.hanen.org |
Nova Scotia Aphasia Association | http://nsaphasia.homestead.com |
Communication Disabilities Access Canada | www.communication-access.org |
General Websites
Training / Workshops
NSHSC offers a varietyof workshops on adult communication and swallowing. Some workshops are for families and friends others are for health caregivers. Contact an NSHSC SLP closest to you for more information.
Click here for a list of NSHSC locations.
Program / Workshop |
Audience |
Topic |
Length |
General Description of Training |
---|---|---|---|---|
Get the Message: A Caregiver’s Guide to Post-Stroke Conversation |
Family/friends of individuals who have had a stroke |
Stroke – Communication challenges due to Aphasia, Apraxia and/or Dysarthria |
1 hour and 30 minutes
|
Presentation to facilitate an increased understanding of the caregiver’s role as a communication partner and help them feel confident in using communication strategies. Explains the variety of treatment services NSHSC provides. |
Get the Message: |
Family/friends |
Stroke and other disorders similar to stroke |
1 hour and 30 minutes
|
Presentation to facilitate an increased understanding of the caregiver’s role as a communication partner and help them feel confident in using communication strategies. Explains the variety of treatment services NSHSC provides. |
Simply Speaking |
Family/friends |
Communication challenges due to Motor Speech (Production) Difficulties |
1 hour |
Presentation to facilitate an increased understanding of the caregiver’s role as a communication partner and help them feel confident in using communication strategies. Explains the variety of treatment services NSHSC provides. |
Communicating with People who have Dementia (for caregivers) |
Family/friends of those with dementia |
Dementia – Communication |
1 hour |
Workshop to provide instruction for health care workers who interact with individuals who have dementia. |
Improving Communication after a Stroke: A Learning Module for Healthcare Professionals |
Health Workers in Stroke Care |
Stroke – Communication |
1 hour and 15 minutes
|
Presentation to raise awareness and provide tools to healthcare professionals/caregivers to facilitate communication with stroke survivors across the continuum of care. |
Stroke-related Dysphagia Monitoring and Follow-up: A Learning Module for Healthcare Professionals |
Health Workers in Stroke Care |
Stroke – Swallowing |
1 hour
|
Presentation to raise awareness of monitoring and follow-up of individuals who have dysphagia post-discharge from acute care. |
Stroke-related Dysphagia Monitoring and Follow-up: A Learning Module for Healthcare Professionals |
Health Workers in Stroke Care (particularly CCA’s, PCWs and those with minimal experience in working with swallowing) |
Stroke – Swallowing |
2.5 hours
|
Presentation to raise awareness of monitoring and follow-up of individuals who have dysphagia post-discharge from acute care. |
Dysphagia after Stroke: swallow screening and nursing dysphagia protocol for nurses (CVHNS) |
Health Workers in Stroke Care |
Stroke – Swallowing |
1 hour
|
Workshop to provide instruction for nurses re: screening patients at risk for swallowing problems after stroke and implementation of a nursing dysphagia protocol for diet advancement or regression when a dysphagia team is not available over long weekends. |
Dysphagia Assessment and Management in the Health Care Setting |
Health Workers |
Swallowing |
11 hours over 2 days |
Presentation to provide practical information about swallowing and common swallowing disorders. Provides introduction to swallowing assessment, treatment and compensatory strategies. |
Communicating with People who have Dementia (for healthcare professionals) |
Health Workers in dementia care |
Dementia – Communication |
1 hour |
Workshop to provide instruction for health care workers who interact with individuals who have dementia. Currently being field tested. |
Promoting your Healthy Voice |
Adults with voice problems |
Healthy Voice |
2 hours |
This workshop is the first step in treatment of adult voice disorders. It includes information about voice disorders as well as demonstrating of and practice in voice therapy strategies. |