Weeks 12 & 13 Flashcards
AAC
External aid to help communicate dependent on what personal needs and can use; needs to be functional
High tech → SGD and Electronics
Low tech → communication book
T/F
Acute stay in hospital is the same as acute recovery
FALSE
T/F
Comprehension is important to have for both high tech and low tech AAC
TRUE
T/F
ASL and gesturing is a form of AAC
False
Different modality to communicate
Aphasia therapy: acute care
Maximum medical support; short term only a few days; leave when medically stable
Aphasia therapy: subacute
Independent facility, not immediate medical, less intensive support than acute care; more functional
Aphasia therapy; in-patient rehab
Intensive care; medical support available; mostly restorative
Aphasia therapy: Outpatient
Homecare → scheduled appts, less equipment leads to more functional, personalized care
Pros and cons of inpatient facilities
Cons: more professionals coming and going; fatigue; tx easily interrupted
Pros: immediate medical care; PT and other disciplines; automatic referrals
Nondeclarative memory vs Declarative memory
Nondeclarative:
Implicit
Procedural/automatic
Routine
Declarative:
Explicit
Facts about the world/things you learn
Episodic
Semantic
In dementia, explicit/declarative memory is lost. Nondeclarative/implicit remain intact
Why is cultural competence important
Informs→
Responses to therapy
Placement of values
Cultural competent materials
What is cultural assimilation
Cultural assimilation refers to the process in which a minority group or culture assumes the behaviors, values, rituals, and beliefs of their host nation’s majority group
3 main types of intervention
Restorative
Compensatory
Education
Restorative:
AAC (sometimes)
Naming tasks
VNEST
CART
PACE
Compensatory:
AAC
Script
Self-cue
Circumlocution
Self-advocating
Memory books
Education:
Education family and patient
Type of intervention used for dementia? TBI?
Dementia → more compensatory intervention
TBI → internal/external strategies; can try to restore but give environmental strategies for memory
EBP
Evidence based practice
Treatment efficacy based on research and clinical expertise
