{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Personalization of Restorative and Compensatory Treatments for People with Aphasia: A Review of the Evidence
Activity Steps
Description
Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) will learn information about how aphasia impacts clients and their families and the rationale for personalized approaches. SLPs will be provided an overview of the evidence of how personalization can be achieved across a variety of interventions to match the needs of a client with aphasia. Factors that influence therapeutic outcomes will be discussed along with the benefits and challenges for therapy customization. Explanations will be provided to SLPs of how personalization can be achieved across a variety of interventions. AccreditationThis course is offered for 0.05 ASHA CEUs
(Intermediate Level, Professional Area).
Purpose of Activity
To gain an overview of the evidence of how personalization can be achieved across a variety of interventions to match the needs of a client with aphasia.Learning Objectives
After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:
- Recognize how aphasia impacts clients and their families and the rationale for personalized approaches.
- Summarize how personalization can be achieved across a variety of interventions.
- Identify factors that influence therapeutic outcomes and provide rationale for customized therapy approaches.
Disclosures
Amber Thiessen, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Financial: Dr. Amber Thiessen has no financial relationships to disclose.
Nonfinancial: Dr. Amber Thiessen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Houston. Her research focuses on improving the usability of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device displays for adults with acquired neurological conditions. She teaches courses in AAC and acquired cognitive disorders.
Jessica Brown, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Financial: Dr. Jessica Brown has no financial relationships to disclose.
Nonfinancial: Dr. Jessica Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences at the University of Arizona. There she runs the Cognitive Communication Brain Lab. Her research, clinical, and teaching interests relate to assessment and treatment of functional cognitive and communicative outcomes for individuals with acquired neurological deficits.
Credits:
- ASHA 0.05 CEU