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Gift of Conversation

GIVING YOU THE GIFT OF CONVERSATION

Update: COVID-19

These continue to be challenging times as we try to make information regarding the Covid-19 Pandemic accessible for people with aphasia.
We are constantly sharing resources to help facilitate conversations.
 
Please visit ParticiPics to download these resources.
 
Or view older versions of the resources here.

  

Tools and Training are now FREE!

For the past 40 years, the Aphasia Institute has been giving hope to people with aphasia. Thanks to a generous grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, we are now able to provide some of our internationally recognized tools and training free for healthcare providers and institutions.

 

Are you a Speech-Language Pathologist in Ontario?

If you are a speech-language pathologist in Ontario, you are eligible to order a FREE

Gift of Conversation Package with tools and resources from the Aphasia Institute.

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Introduction to SCA™ eLearning

Short self-paced online course “Introduction to Supported Conversation for Adults (SCA)”. This course is a prerequisite for Aphasia Institute workshops and is hosted on the Aphasia Institute Community Hub – an online platform that enables Health Care Professionals to register for professional training and join webinars.

ParticiPics

Searchable database of pictographic images designed to facilitate conversations.

Communicative Access Measures for Stroke (CAMS)

Online quality improvement tool for your workplace that can help evaluate the degree to which it is communicatively accessible for people with stroke and aphasia.

In addition, if you live in Ontario, the following resources are free:

Training

Free training spots for health care professionals at the Aphasia Institute and the possibility of taking our training to your region. Consists of our 2-day core SCA™ training.

Contact our Education and Learning coordinator, Marisca Baldwin, at 416-226-3636 x23.

“Working Together Series”

Thematic pictographic resources for important healthcare conversations.

 Click here for your coupon code.

Let’s start the conversation

We encourage you to take advantage of these tools, resources, and training courses and apply them to your practice or implement them in your organization. Join us in helping people with aphasia and their families navigate their health care and their lives, one conversation at a time.

 

For any enquiries about these free tools and resources, contact giftofconversation@aphasia.ca.