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AAC Least-to-Most Prompt Hierarchy
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Speech Therapy -> Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Using a least-to-most prompt hierarchy gives children scaffolded support to become independent and autonomous communicators.
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AAC Voice Output Button Training
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Occupational Therapy -> Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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AAC Voice Output Button Training is a therapeutic intervention designed to help individuals effectively use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices with voice output. This training focuses on developing the skills necessary to operate these devices to enhance communication abilities for individuals with speech or language impairments.
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Accent Method of Voice Therapy
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Speech Therapy -> Voice
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The accent method of voice therapy focuses on improving breathing technique to increase voice clarity. Specifically, patients are taught to use accentuated and rhythmic movements in both their pronunciations and in related body movements (Stemple, et al., 2000; Pannbacker 1998).
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Aided Language Input (ALI)
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Speech Therapy -> Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Aided Language Input (ALI), also known as Aided Language Stimulation, is a method of modeling language using an AAC device while an AAC user is present. The purpose of it is to build communication skills using an AAC device through low-pressure, low-demand, positive interactions
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Altered Auditory Input
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Speech Therapy -> Receptive Language
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Altered Auditory Input is a language intervention technique that alters the parameters of rate, prosody, and pattern of pausing to improve language input for patients with language processing difficulties (McKinnis & Thompson, 1999).
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Analogical Reasoning Technique
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Speech Therapy -> Expressive Language
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Analogical Reasoning Technique is an instructional strategy where the SLP teaches the patient how to take existing knowledge from one situation and apply it to a novel situation (Masterson & Perrey, 1999).
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Articulation Therapy
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Speech Therapy -> Articulation
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Focuses on improving the clarity of speech sounds.
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Aspiration Precaution Education
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Feeding Therapy -> Swallowing
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The SLP provides patient and caregivers with aspiration precaution education by defining aspiration, helping them to identify overt s/s of aspiration, understanding silent aspiration, the need for radiographic studies and understanding the risks associated with aspiration (Logemann, 1998).
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Attention Enhancement Activities
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Occupational Therapy -> Attention
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Attention Enhancement Activities are designed to improve focus and concentration. These activities help individuals sustain attention and reduce distractions in various settings.
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Auditory Perception Techniques
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Speech Therapy -> Hearing
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Auditory perception techniques are used by the SLP to increase awareness of sound and then expand the patient’s vocal repertoire. This involves providing auditory stimulation to the patient that is meaningful and appropriate to facilitate vocal moving towards verbal communication. (Ling & Ling, 1978).
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Auditory Processing Training
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Speech Therapy -> Hearing
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Focuses on improving the ability to process and interpret auditory information.
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Auditory Training (AT)
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Occupational Therapy -> Attention
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Auditory Training is a therapeutic intervention aimed at improving auditory processing abilities, which are crucial for effective communication and cognitive functioning. The training involves exercises that enhance the brain's ability to interpret sounds, focus on auditory input, and ignore irrelevant noises.
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Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC) Intervention: Education, Training, and Programming
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Speech Therapy -> Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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AAC intervention benefits individuals with developmental disabilities who have significant speech and language impairments by enhancing their communicative competence and facilitating the development of language skills. The SLP provides education, training, and programming of AAC devices and monitors effects on communicative competences, social interactions, language skills, and speech production (Miller, et al 2006).
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Training
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Speech Therapy -> Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Supports individuals with severe communication challenges using alternative methods.
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Balance Activities
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Occupational Therapy -> Balance
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Balance Activities are therapeutic exercises designed to improve an individual's stability and prevent falls, particularly among the elderly or those recovering from injuries. These activities strengthen core muscles, enhance coordination, and develop proprioceptive awareness to maintain and improve functional balance.
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Balance Beam Activities
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Occupational Therapy -> Balance
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Balance Beam Activities involve the use of a narrow platform, the balance beam, to enhance proprioceptive skills, coordination, and overall postural stability. These activities are essential for individuals needing to improve their balance and gait, such as those recovering from neurological injuries or with developmental challenges.
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Balance Disc
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Occupational Therapy -> Balance
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The Balance Disc is a versatile therapeutic tool used in Occupational Therapy to enhance proprioception, core strength, and overall stability. By creating an unstable surface, the Balance Disc challenges and trains the body's ability to maintain balance during both static and dynamic activities.
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Balance Training
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Physical Therapy -> Balance
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Balance Training involves exercises designed to improve stability and coordination, crucial for preventing falls and enhancing overall mobility. These activities are beneficial for individuals with balance disorders, neurological conditions, or those recovering from injuries.
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Beckman Oral Motor Program
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Feeding Therapy -> Swallowing
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The Beckman Oral Motor Program is a group of strategies that provide assisted movement to activate muscle contraction and to provide movement against resistance to build strength. The focus of these interventions is to increase functional response to pressure and movement, range, strength, variety and control of movement for the lips, cheeks, jaw and tongue (Beckman, et al., 2004).
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Behavioral Feeding Techniques
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Feeding Therapy -> Swallowing
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Behavioral feeding techniques are used by the SLP for the treatment of insufficient food and liquid intake. Behavioral feeding techniques can include but are not limited to food chaining, reinforcements, skill acquisition techniques (Swigert, 1998; Lazarus, et al., 1986; Lazarus & Logemann, 1987; Logemann, et al., 1989; Lazarus, et al., 1993).
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Behavioral Support Services/Modifications
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Speech Therapy -> Pragmatics / Social Skills / Life Skills
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Behavioral support/modifications are when the SLP provides environmental structuring, modified activities, and semantic prompting to reduce negative behaviors and increase positive performance (MacDonald, et al, 1974).
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Bilateral Coordination Activities
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Occupational Therapy -> Bilateral Coordination
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Bilateral Coordination Activities are designed to enhance the ability to use both sides of the body in a coordinated and synchronized manner. These activities are crucial for daily tasks such as walking, climbing stairs, and using tools, and are particularly beneficial for individuals with developmental delays or neurological disorders.
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Body Mechanics
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Occupational Therapy -> Gross Motor Skills
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Body Mechanics training in occupational therapy focuses on teaching efficient and safe ways to move and maintain the body while performing daily activities. This intervention is crucial for preventing injuries and managing pain, particularly in individuals with musculoskeletal disorders or those who engage in physically demanding jobs.
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Brush Protocol
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Occupational Therapy -> Sensory
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The Brush Protocol, also known as the Wilbarger Protocol, is a sensory integration technique designed to reduce sensory defensiveness and help individuals with tactile sensitivities better process sensory information. This intervention involves a structured brushing technique that uses a specific type of brush to provide deep pressure touch stimulation to the skin.
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Caregiver Training and Coaching
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Feeding Therapy -> Behavior
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Caregiver training and coaching are research-supported strategies for sharing information with caregivers in order to carry over therapeutic gains to the home environment (Akhbari Ziegler & Hadders‐Algra, 2020; Friedman et al., 2012).
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