Within the social constructionist (narrative, solution-focused and collaborative language
systems) therapies, therapists have increasingly focused on identifying and mobilizing …

Purpose To outline an expanded framework for clinical practice in speech-language
pathology. This framework broadens the focus on discipline-specific knowledge and infuses …

Background: Some people with schizophrenia are considered to have communication
difficulties because of concomitant language impairment and/or because of suppressed or …

Models of speech and language intervention for communicative disabilities vary from
structured programmes to more interactive and ecological methods (Fey, 1986). Ideally, a …

Background: Few studies have investigated conversation therapy between a person with
aphasia and a clinician. Furthermore, little information exists on generalisation of impairment …

In the lead article of this forum, Thomson presents a description of the general state of
clinical language pathology. She suggests that clinicians often borrow research and systems …

If you listen to People are strange, a song by The Doors, you may hear in the lyrics allusion
to the experience of being alienated. The Doors do this by creating in their song, images of a …

This is the case study of a 58-year-old man, TS, who, functionally, had no understanding of
the spoken word and whose sole verbal utterance was an expletive. He had a few poorly …

During clinical interactions between speech–language pathologists and adults with aphasia,
a variety of emotional issues arise. The literature suggests that while counseling is within the …

Although emotions are often seen as key to maintaining rapport between speech–language
pathologists and their clients, they are often neglected in the research and clinical literature …