Patients sometimes struggle with initiating wants and needs in facility settings for diverse reasons. It is this group of people who may benefit from this resource — from a patient perspective and from a caregiver education perspective.
This resource packet has several components for treatment discussion with the SLP, including:
- Background information on the phenomenon and possible/major factors at play;
- The outline of the other sections of the resource;
- Content important for patients and caregivers to become aware of that might change their perspective in how to proceed;
- Example phrases for caregivers to consider when it is suspected that there is an unmet need that the patient is not initiating;
- Important phrases for patients to consider in the treatment process for receiving pragmatic training for requesting;
- Important phrases for caregivers to utilize for responding when patients make attempts at initiating;
- Relationship-building words for facilitating the relay of needs from a both a patient vs. caregiver perspective; and,
- References/research citing list.
HANDOUT-ABLE: Solutions If Patients Avoid Asking For Assistance
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Wilson Nice, SLP, is the owner of Nice Speech Lady, a medical SLP platform for functional, practical and evidence-based SLP clinical resources.
Nice has been publishing complimentary tools for SLPs since February of 2018. Nice works as a medical SLP in New Mexico, as a contractor in SNFs and is a tele-practice/private practice outpatient clinic owner – serving adults and children, in Socorro, New Mexico — on a part-time basis.
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