Supporting Communication for Adults with Acute and Chronic Aphasia

How can SLPs and other practitioners provide the best supports for adults with aphasia-and help them make a successful return to daily life? Clear answers are in this comprehensive text, the definitive guide to research-based strategies, supports, and technologies that improve outcomes for adults with chronic or acute aphasia.

Introducing a unique approach to aphasia treatment, this book goes far beyond coverage of AAC devices, revealing innovative ways to educate families and communities about the needs of people with aphasia and encourage ongoing participation in everyday life. SLPs, OTs, PTs, and other service providers will get the foundational knowledge they need to

• leverage today's technology—both electronic and non-electronic options-to support communication
• ensure effective communication support across all healthcare settings and stages of recovery
• implement therapeutic assessments that involve patients as proactive partners in their rehabilitation
• weave communication supports into inpatient and outpatient therapy
• conduct aphasia treatment in small groups to enhance communication and reduce social isolation
• support participation in everyday situations, including self-care, leisure activities, and interpersonal interactions
• strengthen social relationships by training the communication partners of people with aphasia
• maintain ongoing, long-term communication support that adapts to changing needs

An ideal textbook for graduate courses on aphasia—and an indispensable resource for practicing SLPs and other service providers—this book will help professionals strengthen the communication skills, social competence, and life satisfaction of people with aphasia.

Includes brief, instructive case studies and quick-reference lists of communication strategies and supports

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David R. Beukelman, Ph.D is the Barkley Professor of Communication Disorders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Director of Research and Education of the Communication Disorders Division, Munroe/Meyer Institute of Genetics and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, A research partner in the Rehabilitation Engineering and Research Center in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, and a senior researcher in the Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. With Pat Mirenda, he co-authored the textbook, Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Management of Severe Communication Disorders in Children and Adults. He served as editor of the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Journal for four years.

Julia M. King, Ph.D., Professor in the School of Communication Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She has published articles and chapters on supporting communication and AAC intervention for adults with chronic aphasia and adults with primary progressive aphasia. Her research, clinical, and teaching interests are related to neurogenic communication impairments and AAC intervention.

Nina Simmons-Mackie Ph.D., BC NCD is Professor and Scholar in Residence at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, LA., an Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, AU and Research Consultant at the Aphasia Institute in Toronto.