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:
A Caregiver’s Guide to Communicating

Family/friends

Stroke and other disorders similar to stroke
(e.g. tumor, mild head injury)  – Communication challenges due to Aphasia and/or Motor Speech (Production) Difficulties

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.