An Intensive, Interdisciplinary Treatment Program for Persons with Aphasia

摘要: Traditionally, much of individual aphasia therapy has been focused on attempts to remediate underlying linguistic deficits. While many treatments have shown improve discrete language functions (Robey et al, 1998), those newly learned skills do not always transfer readily non-trained environments. Over the past two decades, a growing number aphasiologists begun focus their attention social approaches assessment and treatment (Elman, 2007). One such approach, group treatment, serves as natural dynamic vehicle communication, which in persons with (pwa), (Elman & Bernstein-Ellis, 1999). Group frequently co-occurs therapy, but is rarely used formal mechanism train generalization. Another area broad discussion rehabilitation concept intensity. Basso (2005) reported that pwa who received higher sessions improved more than lower sessions. Bhogal al (2003) found provided intense level (>8.8 hours/week) for shorter period time resulted stronger improvements compared less over longer time. A final issue individuals stroke-induced often present concomitant motor, cognitive dietary/cardiac issues. Thus it seems an interdisciplinary approach incorporating physical, occupational nutritional would also be beneficial. This paper explores speech-language effects program, incorporate evidenced-based intensive, format. Pilot data from initial cohort completed June 2011 well multiple-baseline second 2012 presented.