Using dignity as a foundational value of morality, this article defines trust, autonomy,
vulnerability, and resilience in relational terms. A fictional narrative illustrates these attributes …

Background Therapeutic relationships are fundamental in aphasia rehabilitation, influencing
patient experience and outcomes. While we have good understandings of the components …

The theme of this article focuses on the survivors' ability to participate in life as fully as they
choose and the way in which individuals in those persons' lives can support this objective. A …

Background Speech-language pathologists make clinical decisions informed by evidence-
based theory and “beliefs, values and emotional experiences”(, p. 265). These subjective …

ODAY'S health care environment is char-acterized by sicker people being admitted to
hospitals, more pressure to control costs of care, and increased fragmentation in the actual …

Politeness as facework can provide a useful lens through which to analyse the interactions
that take place in medical institutions. As Heritage and Clayman (2010) observe, it is talk …

This article illustrates how the existential crisis and rehabilitation trajectory of stroke
survivors with expressive aphasia corresponds to potential movement from one narrative …

The sudden loss of intimacy can have a dramatic effect on satisfaction in a relationship. As
many caregivers shift roles and try to personally adjust to their new reality, a steep drop in …

Dominant cultural narratives of disability and rehabilitation tend to emphasize a unilateral
perspective on need, dependency, and giving. Yet, making a contribution and participating …

It is evident from the literature in speech-language pathology that the way clinicians interact
with their clients is, in large part, predetermined (Kovarsky, Kimbarow, & Kastner, 1999; …