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Research Paper Special Project.pdfArtifact 1: Caregiver Quality of Life Research Paper
Artifact 1: Caregiver Quality of Life Research Paper
This is a research case study I conducted with Kelsi Branson at the Adult Language Clinic's winter caregiver support group. This study investigates the effect of speech-language pathology (SLP) counseling on the quality of life of a caregiver for an adult with a cognitive-communication impairment. The TBI-CareQOL Questionnaire (Tulsky et al., 2016) was used to identify caregiver-specific needs and post-intervention outcomes. The humanistic counseling approach was used to address caregiver strain, feelings of loss, caregiver-specific anxiety, and quality of life. Outcomes suggest a positive impact on caregiver strain, vigilance, specific anxiety, emotional suppression, feeling trapped, and feelings of loss. This was an enlightening experience in which I learned about complex and demanding role of caregiving and how that impacts overall well-being. I learned the importance of education, counseling, and support for caregivers and plan to implement this knowledge in my future practice.
Winter Cargeiver Cafe 1_17_24 (1).pdfCaregiver Cafe 1_19 (1).pdfArtifact 2: Caregiver Cafe Presentations
Artifact 2: Caregiver Cafe Presentations
These are presentations I created for the winter caregiver support group. The first one reviews caregiver-specific anxiety and tips to manage these symptoms. The second one reviews the qualities of a good communication partner and quality of life. The format of these presentations includes education, personal sharing opportunities, and supporting strategies. This experience benefited my clinical skills in emotional and educational counseling.
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Ball, L. J., & Lasker, J. (2013). Teaching Partners to Support Communication for Adults with Acquired Communication Impairment. Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 22(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1044/aac22.1.4
Moss, K. O., Kurzawa, C., Daly, B., & Prince-Paul, M. (2019). Identifying and Addressing Family Caregiver Anxiety. Journal of hospice and palliative nursing: JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, 21(1), 14–20. https://doi.org/10.1097/NJH.0000000000000489
Tulsky, D. S., Kisala, P. A., Victorson, D., Carlozzi, N., Bushnik, T., Sherer, M., Choi, S. W. Heinemann, A. W., Chiaravalloti, N., Sander, A. M., Englander, J., Hanks, R., Kolakowsky-Hayner, S., Roth, E., Gershon, R., Rosenthal, M., & Cella, D. (2016).TBI-QOL: Development and Calibration of Item Banks to Measure Patient Reported Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury. The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation, 31(1), 40–51 https://doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000131
Zhao, J., Zeng, Z., Yu, J., Xu, J., Chen, P., Chen, Y., Li, J., & Ma, Y. (2021). Effect of main family caregiver’s anxiety and depression on mortality of patients with moderate-severe stroke. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 2747–2747. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81596-8
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