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Elman, Roberta J. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2016
The Aphasia Center is a service delivery model that provides an interactive community for persons with aphasia. This model has been increasing in popularity over the last 20 years. Aphasia Centers are consistent with a social model of health care and disability. They offer the potential for linguistic, communicative, and psychosocial benefits. The…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Models, Communication Skills, Group Therapy
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Glista, Sandra O.; Pollens, Robin D. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2007
An Aphasia Communication Enhancement program in which therapeutic roles are modified to include roles associated with a life participation approach to aphasia (LPAA) is discussed.
Descriptors: Aphasia, Group Therapy, Therapeutic Environment, Communication Disorders
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Elman, Roberta J. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2007
The article discusses the research evidence for the speech language and psychosocial benefits of conversationally based aphasia groups like building interpersonal relationships.
Descriptors: Aphasia, Group Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Interpersonal Relationship
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Simmons-Mackie, Nina; Elman, Roberta J.; Holland, Audrey L.; Damico, Jack S. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2007
A qualitative study of group therapy for aphasia was undertaken in order to discover interaction patterns and discourse management strategies that help define "social" or "conversation" group therapy for aphasia. Specifically, an analysis of the discourse of clients and therapists was conducted to identify patterns across therapists and settings.…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Group Therapy, Psychotherapy, Speech Therapy
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Graham, Minnie S.; Avent, Jan – Topics in Language Disorders, 2004
Group treatment is explored in light of its psychosocial context, treatment effectiveness, and efficiency. A summary of the four group treatment approaches (two for children, two for adults) for communicative disorders are provided: classroom-based elementary school group, multicultural and multilinguistic preschool group, alaryngeal speech…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Social Networks, Communication Disorders, Aphasia