#AJSLP authors ask, is communication training for significant others a reasonable rehabilitation goal in aphasia therapy?

To address this, they constructed a survey, which was completed by 156 SLPs and 138 graduate students.

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Abstracts open now for BAS 2025 in Dundee Scotland!! #aphasia 🎉⬇️⬇️

#aphasia (I’m a bit rusty - forgot to add the hashtag)

🗣️First Bluesky post seems like a good opportunity to share the second publication of my PhD! It outlines the design & development of our education package about community #aphasia group facilitation, and our phase I acceptability pilot. More info on phase II will follow soon @aphasiacre.bsky.social

so I think the more opportunities the better (including vice versa as you suggested). I stayed in community settings from that point, but I know that if I returned to inpatient settings, my experiences from the community would make me a substantially better #aphasia care provider than I was before!

From my perspective, absolutely. My understanding of *living* with aphasia (not just having aphasia) expanded radically once I spent time in the community with people with long-term #aphasia. The most significant perspective shift was immediate (day 1!) but it has continued to grow ever since, so