Background: There have been numerous calls for rehabilitation professionals to involve
patients or clients in decisions about the goals of therapy. And yet collaborative goal setting …

Recent advances in neuroimaging contribute to a new insights regarding brain-behavior
relationships and expand understanding of the functional neuroanatomy of language …

Background: Patient experience and satisfaction play an integral role in driving and directing
quality improvement in health care. Although there is an increasing body of literature …

Purpose: The body of research into client participation in aphasia rehabilitation is
increasing, but the evidence on how it is implemented into clinical practice is still scarce …

This study explored Māori experiences of aphasia therapy, with a view to ascertaining what
makes a service culturally safe as well as “accessible to and culturally appropriate for” Māori …

Background: The aphasiology literature contains very little on how therapy ends. However,
the events surrounding discharge are complex and are an integral part of therapy as a …

Despite widespread support for user involvement in health care, people with aphasia (PWA)
report feeling ignored and disempowered in care contexts. They also rarely have the …

Background: Despite the central importance of goal setting in aphasia rehabilitation, the
notion of the goal itself has not been fully explored. Aims: This paper considers how speech …

Abstract This article examines New Zealand speech–language therapists'(SLTs')
perspectives on service provision for Māori with aphasia. The New Zealand Disability …

A foundation principle of professionalism is listening carefully to clients' needs. This paper
reviews current studies that have sought to listen to the needs of people with aphasia and …