ON-SITE TRAINING
The Aphasia Institute offers training sessions for health care professionals on how to work with clients with aphasia and to help them overcome communication barriers. Health care professionals will be shown how to apply training techniques to clinical situations such as assessment, counselling, group therapy and working with clients and their communication partners.
Resources, materials and manuals are provided in many of the workshops.
Full Training*
Two-day and three-day core training workshops
Half-day and full-day workshops
*Attendance to B4 and D3 workshops are restricted to Speech-Language Pathologists
2019 Professional Training Calendar
Aphasia Institute 2019 Instructor Disclosures
Some training feedback: Testimonials
ON-LINE – SPEAKER SERIES
An online series distinguished by its focus on aphasia and real-life participation. The webinars provide an opportunity for practicing clinicians to hear from a prestigious group of international aphasia researchers.
Please refer to each course description for instructional level and CEUs
SPRING WEBINARS
Course Code: F3
Course Title: Patient Experience: Contributing to the power of communication
Presenter: Jason Wolf, Ph.D., CPXP, The Beryl Institute, Southlake, USA
Originally presented Monday, May 13: 12-1pmEDT
ARCHIVE AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 31.
Reduced Price: $25 due to technical difficulties at the beginning of the presentation.
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Course Description
The definition of patient experience starts with “the sum of all interactions”, based on the fundamental that in healthcare we are human beings caring for human beings. Communication lies at the heart of the factors that impact human experience in healthcare. Discussion will include questions around access for patients with aphasia and other communication disorders.
Meet the Presenter
Jason is a passionate champion and recognized expert on patient experience improvement, organization culture and change, and sustaining high performance in healthcare. As President of The Beryl Institute, Jason has led the growth of the organization into the leading global community of practice and thought leader on improving the patient experience, engaging members and guests and establishing the framework for the emerging profession of patient experience.
Disclosures:
Financial: Jason Wolf is employed by The Beryl Institute and receives a salary. He will receive an honorarium for this webinar presentation
Non-Financial: Jason Wolf is President of The Patient Experience Institute
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Course Code: F4
Course Title: Managing well-being in aphasia: a speech language pathologist’s perspective
Presenter: Katerina Hilari, Ph.D., City, University of London, U.K.
Date/Time: Monday, June 17: 12-1pmEDT
This webinar is offered for 0.1 CEUs (Various level; Professional area)
Course Description
This webinar will collate the evidence on the impact of aphasia on people’s social and emotional well-being. Clinical guidelines on managing well-being and the roles of the multi-disciplinary team will be summarized. The focus will be on the role of the speech-language pathologist, including assessment and outcome measurement. SLP interventions that directly or indirectly affect well-being will be reviewed, including new ones currently being tested.
Meet the Presenter
Dr Katerina Hilari is a Professor of Acquired Communication Disorders at City, University of London. She is a Trustee of Aphasia Re-Connect and a founding member of Aphasia United. From 2005-2015 she was Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. Katerina has received awards for research excellence (2011) and outstanding doctoral supervision (2015), and multiple research grants including from the NIHR and the Stroke Association.
Disclosures:
Financial: Katerina Hilari is employed by City, University of London. She will receive an honorarium for this webinar presentation.
Non-Financial: Katerina Hilari is a Trustee of Aphasia Re-Connect.
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COST
$40 – $50*CAD per webinar
*To collect ASHA CEUs.
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Your registration will be confirmed by email
We’d love you to join us live but if you have a scheduling conflict, no problem!
You will receive a link to the recorded presentation after each live webinar. The link will expire two (2) weeks after each webinar.
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