Category: SLPs in Adult Services

What is Spaced Retrieval?

Learn how this proven memory-training strategy works: Read the book! Spaced Retrieval Step by Step An Evidence-Based Memory Intervention By Jeanette Benigas, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Jennifer Brush, M.A., CCC-SLP, and Gail Elliot, BASc, M.A. Copyright © 2016 by Health Professions Press, Inc. Help your clients with memory loss remember important information or actions with the proven memory training strategy of spaced retrieval (SR). Learn more…

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Ask the Author: Memory Aid Tips from Michelle Bourgeois

Memory and Communication Aids for People with Dementia, by Dr. Michelle Bourgeois, is a practical guide of communication and memory aids to significantly improve the ability of people with dementia and related memory impairments to stay connected, engaged, and functioning at their optimal level of independence. Here, Dr. Bourgeois answers questions from a reader of her book about specific incidents in his skilled nursing facility, and how best to use the aids to solve problems. This content covers the Reading Assessment Tool as well as using memory aids to meet unmet…

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