Background: One of the most disabling consequences of aphasia is the way it excludes the
person from conversation. A number of studies have attempted to tackle this problem by …

This article reports the development and evaluation of a new intervention termed" Supported
Conversation for Adults with Aphasia"(SCA). The approach is based on the idea that the …

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

Background: People with aphasia are often excluded from research because of their
communication impairments, especially when an investigation into the communication …

Background: Conversational training programmes are increasingly being reported for
partners of people with aphasia. The approach, formats used and ways in which these …

Background: Many people with severe or moderate aphasia begin to use nonverbal
methods of communication spontaneously, but some need special training to do so. Use of …

Background: Conversational training programmes are increasingly being reported for
partners of people with aphasia. While these all aim to increase communicative …

Background: To enhance communicative ability and thereby the possibility of increased
participation of persons with aphasia, the use of communication strategies has been …

Background: Studies describing communication between people with aphasia and family
members have suggested that family members are not always skilled communication …

While most aphasia treatment aims to restore linguistic processes or train compensatory
strategies within a clinical context, supported conversation for adults with aphasia (SCA) …