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Caregiving for Persons with Dementia: Evidence-Based Resources for SLPs
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Bourgeois, Michelle S. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2019
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have an important role in supporting the caregivers of persons with dementia from diagnosis through the end of life in 4 major areas: education, training to use effective cognitive communication strategies identified for clients with dementia, psychosocial/emotional support, and counseling. Speech-language…
Descriptors: Dementia, Caregivers, Speech Language Pathology, Clinical Diagnosis
Health Care Provider Accommodations for Patients with Communication Disorders
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Burns, Michael I.; Baylor, Carolyn; Dudgeon, Brian J.; Starks, Helene; Yorkston, Kathryn – Topics in Language Disorders, 2017
Health care providers can experience increased diffculty communicating with adult patients during medical interactions when the patients have communication disorders. Meeting the communication needs of these patients can also create unique challenges for providers. The authors explore Communication Accommodation Theory (H. Giles, 1979) as a guide…
Descriptors: Patients, Health Services, Communication Disorders, Case Studies
Developing Communication Access Standards to Maximize Community Inclusion for People with Communication Support Needs
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Solarsh, Barbara; Johnson, Hilary – Topics in Language Disorders, 2017
People with communication support needs experience barriers that limit their social inclusion in society. A community approach such as "communication access" that targets changing attitudes, skills, and resources may assist in facilitating community participation. The authors describe the development of communication access from 2008 in…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Speech Language Pathology
An Integrated Approach for Treating Discourse in Aphasia: Bridging the Gap between Language Impairment and Functional Communication
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Milman, Lisa – Topics in Language Disorders, 2016
Purpose: A primary goal of aphasia intervention is to improve everyday communication. Although a large body of research focuses on treatment generalization, transfer of learning to real-world interactions involving discourse does not always occur. The goal of an integrated discourse treatment for aphasia (IDTA) approach is to facilitate such…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Communication Problems, Generalization, Transfer of Training
Methods of Communication at End of Life for the Person with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Brownlee, Alisa; Bruening, Lisa M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2012
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that results in loss of most motor functions by the time of death. Most persons with ALS experience a dysarthria that eventually renders oral/vocal communication unintelligible. This article reviews the communication needs of persons with ALS and the range of communication…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Articulation Impairments, Death, Communication Strategies
Management of Discourse in Group Therapy for Aphasia
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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