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Private Duty Nursing and Caregiver Issues

7/27/2022

 
 In this episode, my friend Kelly and I discuss issues around managing private duty nursing in a nursing crisis. The conversation is applicable to issues around non-nurse caregivers as well.
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Dating with SpeCial Needs CHildren

4/10/2022

 
In this video we talk with Coach Kari Ann Atkinson, who specializes in Dating and Relationships, to discuss issues around dating with special needs children. For more on Kari Ann go to: https://www.karilifecoaching.com/blank-page
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https://www.instagram.com/kari.lifecoaching/In this video we talk with Coach Kari Ann Atkinson, who specializes in Dating and Relationships, to discuss issues around dating with special needs children. For more on Kari Ann go to: https://www.karilifecoaching.com/blank-page https://www.instagram.com/kari.lifecoaching/ In this video we talk with Coach Kari Ann Atkinson, who specializes in Dating and Relationships, to discuss issues around dating with special needs children. For more on Kari Ann go to: https://www.karilifecoaching.com/blank-page https://www.instagram.com/kari.lifecoaching/

What Happens After Trach Surgery?

2/28/2022

 
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In this video, Jason and Heidi Evans and I discuss issues we experienced before, during and after trach surgery.
00:00 Intro
1:18 What's the result
6:40 Concerns before surgery

13:35 Preparing before surgery

22:17 Experience during the surgery and post-op

37:30 Trach training

42:20 Coming home with the trach

46:40 Other issues/tip and tricks
1:03:00 Final thoughts (and monitor discussion)
Links mentioned: better trach ties

https://www.neotechproducts.com/2017/10/ezcare-trach-tie/
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Our Favorite New Piece of Equipment

2/21/2022

 
In this video we talk about using a therapy table at home to take care of children with mobility issues. 

Links mentioned in this video:
https://www.alimed.com/clinton-hi-lo-mat-platform.html

​Email me for the LMN:  [email protected]

Transcending a devastating birth injury

1/10/2022

 

In this video we talk with Dr. Jane Lee about her book, Catastrophic Rupture. Dr. Lee suffered a uterine rupture while delivering her daughter, Josephine. The story is a raw and realistic account of being the parent of a child who has experienced life altering injuries due to birth complications.

37:15 Dr. Lee discusses why she wrote the book and how she was able to transcend her grief
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Dr. Jane Lee's book:
https://www.amazon.com/Catastrophic-Rupture-K-Jane-Lee/dp/164538246X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RBH5NM3DB10&keywords=catastrophic+rupture&qid=1641864973&sprefix=catastrophic+rupture%2Caps%2C42&sr=8-1

Dr. Lee's favorite Facebook support groups:
Parents of Children with Severe CP
Hope for HIE – More Severe Outcomes

how To Fix your relationship by yourself

12/18/2021

 
https://www.ourspeciallives.com/
0:00 Disrupt the pattern
4:59 The NICE technique
13:24 The Manual
20:00 Being an Emotional Leader
27:52 Shift your focus to the future
32:30 Find Your Common Goals
37:53 Have some fun

Links mentioned in this video:
https://janecopiercoaching.com/
https://www.instagram.com/jane.copier.coaching/
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7 Strategies for helping children with autism: Part II

11/28/2021

 


In this video with talk with Julie Flynn, M.Ed., B.C.B.A to discuss 7 strategies to help children with autism.
art II includes including social stories, zones of regulation, forward chaining/backward chaining and the "Cool/Not Cool" game.

0:00 Social Stories
12:00 Zones of Regulation
21:06 Backward Chaining/Forward Chaining
23:07 Cool/Not Cool Game
Links mentioned in this video:
Zones of Regulation chart: 
https://www.zonesofregulation.com/free-downloadable-handouts.html​

Pix Writer: https://en.freedownloadmanager.org/Windows-PC/PixWriter.html
For more information:  [email protected]
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7 Strategies For Helping Children With Autism:  Part 1

11/8/2021

 
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In this video, we talk with Julie Flynn, M.Ed., B.C.B.A., to discuss 7 strategies to help children with autism, including reinforcers and anxiety reducers. These strategies can be applied across a wide range of ages and abilities.

In Part II, we discuss social stories, zones of regulation, forward and backward chaining, and the cool/not cool game.

Links mentioned in the video:
Visual timers:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=visual+timer&ref=nb_sb_noss

Boardmaker:
https://goboardmaker.com/pages/picture-communication-symbols

Pix Writer:
https://en.freedownloadmanager.org/Windows-PC/PixWriter.html

 To contact Julie Flynn for more information: [email protected]

How to Change a Trach

10/22/2021

 
This video is a resource for anyone who might be considering a trach for their child or who might want a video to show caregivers or family who may be learning to care for someone with a trach.

Links mentioned: Surgilube
https://tinyurl.com/wctyvhau
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Capsule medication for kids with feeding tubes

9/26/2021

 
In this video, we talk about why and how we give our son pill and capsule medication through a feeding tube.
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