Speech-language therapy is a complex, goal-directed activity undertaken to improve an
individual's communication. Interestingly, by traditional design speech-language therapy …

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 …

Background: Aphasia language therapy sessions have a general “order of phases” and
usually open with a period of casual conversation. It has been noted that the overall …

A qualitative study of group therapy for aphasia was undertaken in order to discover
interaction patterns and discourse management strategies that help define “social” or …

Over the past few decades, ideas and practice in clinical aphasiology have been influenced
by many approaches that have begun to move aphasia treatment from the therapy room into …

The aim of this article is to present an argument, supported by evidence, that relationship-
centred care should be at the heart of aphasia rehabilitation. This conclusion stems from a …

Background: There has been increasing interest in ensuring that aphasia intervention
includes attention to the negotiation of a robust identity after the life-altering changes that …

Background Therapeutic alliance refers to the interactional and relational processes
operating during therapeutic interventions. It has been shown to be a strong determinant of …

Purpose Collaborative goal setting is at the heart of person-centered rehabilitation but can
be challenging, particularly in the area of aphasia. The purpose of this clinical focus article is …

Background: The methods used by therapists in the process of language therapy with
people with aphasia are seldom explicitly described in therapy studies. Language …