Driving Rehab with Terri Cassidy

2024-03-27

NogginsAndNeurons: The Website EPISODE TITLE: Driving Rehab with Terri Cassidy EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Doro and Deb talk with Terri Cassidy, OTD, OTR/L, CDRS about driving after stroke. We covered a lot of ground in this interesting conversation. Highlights include: Terri’s journey into private practice Meeting clients where they are Community connections and client rapport Importance of early and often conversations around driving safety and r...

NogginsAndNeurons: The Website

EPISODE TITLE: Driving Rehab with Terri Cassidy

EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Doro and Deb talk with Terri Cassidy, OTD, OTR/L, CDRS about driving after stroke. We covered a lot of ground in this interesting conversation. Highlights include:

Terri’s journey into private practice
Meeting clients where they are
Community connections and client rapport
Importance of early and often conversations around driving safety and retirement.
FREE RESOURCE FOR PROVIDERS: Generalist Resource to Integrate Driving (GRID) contains assessments and scoring information; Not everyone needs to see a specialist (moderate to severe dementia) grid for decision making
Value of a driving risk assessment
Progression of driving evaluation: start to finish.
OT-Drive Model: Integrating the Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (I-ADL) of driving and community mobility into routine practice
Clinical Assessment Tools that Terri & Doro use as part of the driving evaluation
The importance of potential - leave room for recovery that hasn’t happened yet. This can be more clinical rehab as well as training within the vehicle
Terri’s business has a readiness to drive program – for people with history of CVA, brain injury as children. Helping people make decisions around driving appropriateness.
Terri’s wisdom for practitioners, survivors, care partners – keep asking questions!

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Show References

OT-Drive Model: Integrating the Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (I-ADL) of driving and community mobility into routine practice
Generalist Resource to Integrate Driving (GRID)
Health Promotion Partners/Fitness to Drive

THERAPY PRACTICE RESOURCES

DEB’S RESOURCES

Beyond the Basics: Motor Recovery Bootcamp (Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy Guide)

The OT's Guide to Mirror Therapy
All Resources

PETE’S blog and book, “Stronger After Stroke: Your Roadmap to Recovery” 3rd edition:

- Blog: blogspot.com
- Book: Stronger After Stroke, 3rd edition

DORO’S OT PRACTICE – The Neuro Hub

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