The Cognitive Communication Assessment created by Medical SLPs is a quick and easy to administer tool for speech therapists working in the medical setting. With a more functional approach to evaluation, this assessment tool can be used to develop individualized therapy programs and help therapists create functional goals for their clients. Administration materials included: patient intake form, record form, and stimulus booklet. Note: This is an informal assessment and has not been standardized.
Table of Contents
I. Intake Form
i. HPI, PLOF, Daily Routines, Cognitive Demands, Discharge Planning
ii. MDS Coding – For Skilled Nursing Facilities only
II. Auditory Comprehension
i. Pointing/Body Parts
ii. Yes/No Questions
iii. Following Commands
iv. Understanding Conversation
III. Verbal Expression
i. Automatics
ii. Phrase Completion
iii. Repetition
iv. Confrontational Naming
v. Divergent Naming
vi. Responsive Naming
vii. Convergent Naming
viii. Object Description
ix. Sentence Formulation
IV. Written Expression
i. Confrontational Naming
ii. Personal Information
iii. Functional Messages and Taking Notes
iv. Clock Drawing
V. Reading Comprehension
i. Reading Ability/Recognition
ii. Words-Phrases Matching
iii. Paragraph Comprehension
iv. Functional Reading – Menu
VI. Cognition
i. Attention
ii. Immediate Recall and Recent Memory
iii. Distant Memory
iv. Making Change and Calculating Coins
v. Functional Calculations
vi. Problem Solving/Safety
vii. Sequencing and Organization
viii. Balancing Checkbook and Writing a Check
The Helping Hand SLP –
Thank you! This resource has been so helpful in my adult rehab placement!
Sarah M. –
Great resource.
Ashley W. –
This is a great resource! I am trying my best to incorporate more functional tasks with my adult clients and this is a great resource for that! My clients are more engaged and see the rationale for therapy for these tasks!
Miranda H. –
This packet was SUPER helpful during practicum! My university utilized Simucase and we had to do ‘mock therapy’ with an adult for credit. This packet was amazing and what I used for my videos. 🙂
Tracy R. –
This was a great functional resource to compliment community based instruction and prepare my students with the problem solving and critical thinking skills they will need out in the world.
Bailey S. –
I LOVE this resource. I used it during my externship placement of inpatient rehabilitation and used it almost daily. It helped me very much in graduate school and during my externship. I could not say enough good things about this.
Jessica D. –
Saved my life during my grad internship!
Kate S. –
Great resource! Thank you 🙂
Vanessa V. –
This is a great resource to use with my SNF patients to target cognition. The pictures are more functional for the patients.
Gina G. –
Very useful.
Lea S. –
The large font, realistic images, and variety of activities are all fantastic aspects of this resource! My patients enjoy the opportunity to see how therapy activities can apply so dynamically with their everyday lives.
Tricia H. –
This is a great resource to use with my SNF patients to target cognition. The pictures are more functional for the patients.