Communication partners is a novel aphasia treatment plan whose aim is to restore a sense
of purpose, direction, and control to daily life for both patient and caregiver. Treatment …

Background: The investigation into conversational interaction in aphasia and its therapeutic
implications has received much interest. It is increasingly accepted that people with aphasia …

Global aphasia, or aphasia with profound impairment in all aspects of language, is the most
common type of aphasia. Collins (1986) estimated that 10% to 30% of all aphasic patients …

Wilkinson R, Wielaert S. Rehabilitation targeted at everyday communication: can we change
the talk of people with aphasia and their significant others within conversation? OBJECTIVE …

Background: People with long‐standing aphasia and other stroke‐related impairments have
difficulty accessing opportunities for conversation and social inclusion. This paper outlines …

Over the past few decades, ideas and practice in clinical aphasiology have been influenced
by many approaches that have begun to move aphasia treatment from the therapy room into …

Conversation partners of individuals with aphasia, including health care professionals,
families, and others, play a role that is as important for communication as the language …

" SPPARC" highlights the importance of working with partners in order to create real life
change both for partners and for people with aphasia." The SPPARC" pack consists of a …

Background: Current interventions for addressing the psychosocial consequences of
aphasia have been based on professionally driven constructs as opposed to insider …

Background: Approximately 176,000 new individuals in the United Kingdom and Ireland are
diagnosed with stroke annually with up to one third experiencing aphasia. Qualitative …