Dysphagia Bites Freebie Library
Explore free dysphagia resources such as free cheat sheets, checklists, recorded webinars, and comprehensive toolkits and guides.
Clinical Swallow Evaluation Cheat Sheet
A practical reference guide for SLPs documenting clinical swallow evaluations. This cheat sheet walks through common swallow parameters, including mastication, hyo-laryngeal excursion, swallow timing, signs of aspiration, and diagnosing dysphagia, with guidance on language to avoid, more defensible alternatives, and the clinical rationale behind each recommendation. Designed to prompt reflection on documentation habits and support more objective, evidence-informed clinical note-writing
VFSS Quick Reference Guide
A quick reference guide for speech pathologists who don't perform VFSS themselves but need to know when and why to refer, how to prepare patients, and how to make sense of findings. Includes referral reasons and contraindications, a patient-facing fact sheet, glossaries of common physiological and anatomical terms, and a summary of widely used VFSS rating tools. Designed to support confident, collaborative dysphagia care across community and outpatient settings.
The SLP Goal Standard Toolkit
This is a practical, evidence-informed guide to goal setting and outcome measurement for SLPs for communication and swallowing impairments. Covers SMART goals, Goal Attainment Scaling, Goal Setting Framework and common pitfalls.
Includes ready-to-use templates, checklists, goal banks, patient handouts, lists of dysphagia outcome measures and tools to support person-centred and culturally responsive practice.
Bonus Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) Guide also included.
FREE MINI WEBINARS
FOR THE BUSY SLP
Creating Effective Mealtime Management Plans for Adults
This 30 minute webinar will go through what to include in your dysphagia recommendations, what to avoid and why language is important. This is designed for SLPs working with clients with dysphagia who receive supports during mealtimes.
Goal Setting & Outcome Measurement in Dysphagia
This mini webinar will go through how to set collaborative goals with clients, give examples of goals that are not just impairment based, and discuss outcome measures that are well suited to adults in a community setting
Dysphagia Documentation 101: Master the Objective Section of Your Notes
This 30 minute webinar extends upon the clinical swallow evaluation documentation cheat sheet. It goes through how to ensure the "O" part of your SOAP notes are truly objective and evidence-based from you clinical swallow evaluation.
VFSS Reports Worth Reading (And Writing) for SLPs who refer & conduct VFSS
This mini webinar discusses 5 tips to writing better VFSS reports for clients living in the community. Comes with multiple bonus resources including VFSS quick guide, VFSS Report writing checklist, and more
The 8 Principles of Community-Based Dysphagia Care
This 40 minute webinar will discuss the differences between managing dysphagia in an acute setting and community-based settings. 8 principles are presented to guide dysphagia management in post-acute care
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Principles of Dysphagia Care
This 2-page handout outlines 8 key principles of community-based dysphagia management from assessment to management
The Timed Water Swallow Test
This 1-page cheat sheet provides all the information you need to conduct and interpret the Timed Water Swallow Test (TWST)
Pros & Cons of Thickened Fluids
This guide is designed for clients & carers to understand the benefits and drawbacks of thickened fluids
Goal Prompt Sheet
Designed to help you support your clients to identify potential dysphagia goals related to impairment, activity, participation & QOL
The Allied Health Team
This guide helps clients remember their allied health therapy team and understand their different roles of member
Modified Cups List
This resource provides information for 6 different cups that may be useful for adults who have difficulty drinking from regular cups
Dysphagia Case History
Designed for clients in the community this template includes your standard Case Hx Q's as well as prompts for rating and setting goals
Dysphagia & Stroke
This 2-page education handout explains in simple terms what dysphagia is, treatment approaches & signs to look out for
Oral Care Handout
This 1-page education handout covers the importance of oral care for people with dysphagia, practical oral hygiene tips & strategies for safer oral care
Black Friday Offer 2026
For Black Friday only: SLP teams get bonus enrollments to The Complete Clinical Swallow Evaluation On-Demand Course with every 2 or more enrollments *terms & conditions will apply. More details to come
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