Evaluation and treatment for adults with cognitive communication problems resulting from neurological impairment with a primary focus on people with aphasia.
This Clinic is designed for individuals with communication and cognitive-communication problems resulting from neurological impairment with a primary focus on people with aphasia. Aphasia is an acquired language impairment that affects speaking, understanding, reading and writing. Services include diagnostics and individualized treatment in a one-on-one setting as well as a group setting. Services may also be provided through Telepractice.
Program Goals
- Provide comprehensive therapy for people with neurological cognitive and communication disorders
- Develop and implement treatment goals that promote functional effective communication
- Provide caregiver instruction and support in communicating with people with language and cognitive disorders
- Research the effectiveness of specific therapy approaches
Evidence Based Treatment
- Thematic treatment with functional role-play Word retrieval treatment
Sentence building approaches - Word retrieval treatment
- Reading strategies to enhance comprehension and expression
- Cognitive- language strategies
- Augmentative and alternative communication strategies
Treatment Tools
The Adult Language and Cognition Clinic offers a variety of treatment techniques and makes use of augmentative and alternative communication strategies and devices such as:
- TobiiDynavox© and Prentke Romich Company software and hardware
- iPad applications (e.g., Proloquo-to-go©)
- Gestures, drawing, writing choice strategy