LEAP: A Science-Based & Clinician Ready Cognitive Stimulation Program For Adults

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Description

Over 200 Cognitive Stimulation Activities!

 Materials for language, executive functions, attention & memory, and perception & social cognition. Plus, the stimulations are graded for level of difficulty.


LEAP is a fully digital resource. All materials are downloadable for ease of access and reproducibility.

LEAP is an evidence-based and clinician ready therapeutic cognitive stimulation and education program. It is designed to strengthen cognitive processing, communicative function, and cognitive reserve in adults. Appropriate for individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), mild dementia, TBI, and stroke (with and without aphasia). For implementation by SLPs, OTs, and other healthcare professionals to provide cognitive stimulation, social engagement, and cognitive wellness education.

LEAP includes over 200 cognitive and linguistic stimulation activities graded for difficulty. Client-ready forms are provided for self-assessment of functioning, knowledge of wellness strategies, goal setting, and attainment. Clinician-ready forms are included for session planning and documenting client progress. Plus, 10 science-based education guides for providing cognitive wellness education. Designed for group therapy and is easily modified for individual therapy. ©2024


Stabilize And Improve Cognitive Function

Implement LEAP with individuals with MCI, mild dementia, TBI and stroke.

LEAP is appropriate for individuals with:

  • Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD)
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
  • Mild Dementia
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Stroke (with and without aphasia)

LEAP client participants receive:

  • Cognitive stimulation through individual and group therapy.
  • Individualized goal setting, strategy selection, and homework.
  • Group therapy to stimulate engagement and socialization.
  • Science-based cognitive wellness education.



Cognitive Activities


Complete & Comprehensive Therapy Materials

LEAP is a fully digital resource.
The below guidebooks, manuals and activity downloads are included.

LEAP Cognitive Stimulation Program


Clinician Guidebook

  • Overview and Pillars of LEAP.
  • Overview of Cognitive Stimulation Activities.
  • Forms, Wellness Education Guides, and Client Notebook.
  • Program Materials and How to Access Them.
  • Using LEAP with Clinical Populations.
  • Importance of Baseline Testing.
  • Guide for Administering LEAP.




LEAP Cognitive Performance Strategies

Client & Clinician Forms

  • Session Planning Form.
  • Client Goal Selection Form.
  • Client Goal Attainment Record.
  • Client Record & Progress Summary Form.
  • List of Cognitive Performance and Wellness Strategies.
  • Pre-Test of Knowledge of Strategies that Support Cognitive Function.
  • Post-Test of Knowledge of Strategies that Support Cognitive Function.
  • Cognitive Performance Strategies & Wellness Practices Use Form.
  • Communication, Memory, and Wellness Concerns Form.
  • Session Takeaways Form.


LEAP Cognitive Wellness


Wellness Education Guides

  • Neuroplasticity & Brain Change.
  • Stress Management.
  • Relaxation.
  • Positive Thinking.
  • Mindfulness.
  • Physical Exercise and Cognitive Wellness.
  • Nutrition and Cognitive Wellness.
  • Hearing, Social Connections, and Cognition.
  • Sleep & Memory.
  • Emotional Wellness.

Activity Downloads Divided by Cognitive Domain

Each stimulation activity is graded for difficulty. The activities are further labeled to indicate suitability for clinician involvement, completion without the clinician, or for groups.

LANGUAGE BOOKS

ATTENTION & MEMORY BOOKS

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS BOOKS

PERCEPTION & SOCIAL COGNITION BOOKS

Digital therapy materials or products with digital components are considered licensed to the purchaser only and for personal use only. The purchaser is granted permission to reproduce and use digital materials with the purchaser’s patients/clients only. All materials are subject to copyright protections and may not be copied, reproduced, modified, published, or transmitted in any form for the purpose of distribution to another healthcare professional or distribution within an organization, entity, facility or institution. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution and/or use of digital products purchased from Northern Speech constitutes copyright infringement.

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What's Included

Complete & Comprehensive Therapy Materials

LEAP is a fully digital resource.
The below guidebooks, manuals and activity downloads are included.

LEAP Cognitive Stimulation Program


Clinician Guidebook

  • Overview and Pillars of LEAP.
  • Overview of Cognitive Stimulation Activities.
  • Forms, Wellness Education Guides, and Client Notebook.
  • Program Materials and How to Access Them.
  • Using LEAP with Clinical Populations.
  • Importance of Baseline Testing.
  • Guide for Administering LEAP.




LEAP Cognitive Performance Strategies

Client & Clinician Forms

  • Session Planning Form.
  • Client Goal Selection Form.
  • Client Goal Attainment Record.
  • Client Record & Progress Summary Form.
  • List of Cognitive Performance and Wellness Strategies.
  • Pre-Test of Knowledge of Strategies that Support Cognitive Function.
  • Post-Test of Knowledge of Strategies that Support Cognitive Function.
  • Cognitive Performance Strategies & Wellness Practices Use Form.
  • Communication, Memory, and Wellness Concerns Form.
  • Session Takeaways Form.


LEAP Cognitive Wellness


Wellness Education Guides

  • Neuroplasticity & Brain Change.
  • Stress Management.
  • Relaxation.
  • Positive Thinking.
  • Mindfulness.
  • Physical Exercise and Cognitive Wellness.
  • Nutrition and Cognitive Wellness.
  • Hearing, Social Connections, and Cognition.
  • Sleep & Memory.
  • Emotional Wellness.

Activity Downloads Divided by Cognitive Domain

Each stimulation activity is graded for difficulty. The activities are further labeled to indicate suitability for clinician involvement, completion without the clinician, or for groups.

LANGUAGE BOOKS

ATTENTION & MEMORY BOOKS

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS BOOKS

PERCEPTION & SOCIAL COGNITION BOOKS

Target Audience

Adult Population

For SLPs, OTs, and other healthcare professionals needing therapeutic programs that build or maintain cognitive reserve. Client populations include adults with MCI, dementia, vascular disease, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body disease, and frontotemporal degeneration.

Author(s)

Kathryn A. Bayles, PhD, CCC-SLP (Retired), is Professor Emerita of the University of Arizona and an internationally known expert on cognitive-communication disorders associated with Alzheimer’s and other age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes on Aging, Mental Health and Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, the Alzheimer’s, Andrus, and Robert Woods Johnson Foundations, and the Universities of Arizona and Central Arkansas. Widely published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, Dr. Bayles has also authored four books, the most recent being Cognitive-Communication Disorders of MCI and Dementia and two standardized tests: The Arizona Battery for Cognitive-Communication Disorders (ABCD-2) and the Functional Linguistic Communication Inventory (FLCI-2). She is a Fellow and Honors Recipient of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Past President and Honors Recipient of the American Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences.

Speaker Disclosures:

FinancialKathryn Bayles is presenter of online CE courses sponsored by Northern Speech Services; receives royalties.

Nonfinancial — Kathryn Bayles has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Kim McCullough, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a Professor and Graduate Program Director at Appalachian State University. Dr. McCullough is a certified speech-language pathologist with clinical expertise in providing services to individuals with neurogenic communication disorders. Dr. McCullough’s clinical activities and research focus on aging, mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and interventions for sustaining brain function. She teaches the following courses: Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders and Motor Speech Disorders. Dr. McCullough also serves as the BCHS IPE program director. In this role she is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing interprofessional education within the college.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial — Kim McCullough is presenter of online CE courses sponsored by Northern Speech Services; receives royalties.

Nonfinancial — Kim McCullough has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Customer Reviews

"I liked everything about this program! Especially the education and activities within the program." – A.K.

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