Aphasia Institute: Knowledge Exchange

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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

2020 Professional Training Calendar

Aphasia Institute Instructor Disclosures 2020

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 ASHA CEUs

WINTER/SPRING 2020

Camp to clinic: Integrating principles of aphasia camp programs into the clinic
Code: F1/G1
Presenter: Esther Kim, PhD, CCC-SLP, University of Alberta, Canada
Date/Time: LIVE: Monday, March 16: 12-1pmEDT/ ARCHIVE: March 17-31
This webinar is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Various level, Professional area)

Webinar Description
Aphasia camps provide an alternative service delivery model for those living with aphasia to participate in recreational and therapeutic activities in a communicatively supported environment. In this webinar, a discussion of how camps implement the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA) principles, outcomes observed in participants, and how these principles can be applied in other rehabilitation settings will be provided.

Meet the Presenter
Esther Kim, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Alberta. She is co-founder of the Alberta Aphasia Camp, an LPAA-based annual retreat for people with aphasia and their families, and is passionate about communication accessibility and interventions that get people with aphasia participating in their communities.

Disclosures

Financial – Esther receives a salary from the University of Alberta and grant funding from CIHR. She will receive an honorarium for this presentation.

Non-Financial – Esther sits on the Board of the Communication Health and Therapy Society (CHAT)

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FRAME: Helping health providers work with people with communication disabilities
Code: F2/G2
Presenter: Carolyn Baylor, PhD, CCC-SLP, City, University of London, U.K.
Date/Time: LIVE: Monday, April 6, 12-1pm(EDT)/ ARCHIVE: April 7 – 21
This webinar is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Various level, Professional area)

Webinar Description
This webinar will provide an overview of the FRAME communication training program that is designed to help healthcare providers communicate effectively with patients with a range of communication disabilities. The session will focus on sharing lessons we have learned in the process of implementing the program, and suggestions for SLPs who may want to implement similar programs in their settings.

Meet the Presenter
Carolyn Baylor, PhD, CCC-SLP is Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Rehabilitation Science PhD Program in Rehabilitation Medicine; and Adjunct Associate Professor in Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of Washington. Her research addresses communicative participation in adults with acquired disorders; including teaching healthcare providers about communication disabilities.

Disclosures

Financial – Carolyn receives a salary from the University of Washington and received grant funding from the National Institute for Deafness and other Communication Disorders for FRAME. She will receive an honorarium for this presentation.

Non-Financial – Carolyn has nothing to disclose.

Course Content Disclosure
While the SEQUE communication framework will be mentioned, this presentation will focus on the FRAME framework designed for patients with communication disabilities.

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Using Virtual Reality in Aphasia Therapy: Research findings with EVA Park
Code: F3/G3
Presenter: Jane Marshall, PhD, City, University of London, U.K.
Date: LIVE: Monday, May 11, 12-1pm(EDT)/ ARCHIVE: May 12 – 26
This webinar is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Various level, Professional area)

Webinar Description
This webinar will introduce EVA Park, a virtual island designed with and for people with aphasia. It will present findings from three intervention studies conducted with EVA Park that aimed to improve communication, language and social well-being. It will reflect on the outcomes of the research and potential future applications of Virtual Reality in aphasia rehabilitation.

Meet the Presenter
Jane Marshall , PhD, qualified as a speech and language therapist in the U.K. over 30 years ago. She practiced clinically before moving to City, University of London. She has researched numerous aspects of aphasia including sentence processing, jargon aphasia, and aphasia in Deaf users of British Sign Language. Her recent research has explored technological applications in aphasia therapy.

Disclosures:

Financial – Jane receives a salary from the City, University of London and grant funding from The Stroke Association U.K., The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, U.K., The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia and The Barts Charity. She will receive an honorarium for this presentation.

Non-Financial – Jane is a grant panel member for the National Institute for Health Research.

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Whole person interventions & ABI: The Model of Cognitive-Communication Competence
Code: F4/G4
Presenter: Sheila MacDonald, M.CI. Sc, Sheila MacDonald & Associates, Canada
Date/Time: LIVE: Monday, June 22: 12-1pmEDT/ ARCHIVE: June 23 – July 7
This webinar is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Various level, Professional area)

Webinar Description
How can we account for the individual’s unique constellation of communication strengths, weaknesses, influences on communication, and life contexts? This talk explores the Model of Cognitive-Communication Competence as a guide to dynamic, whole person assessment, treatment, and education.

Meet the Presenter
Sheila MacDonald, M. CI. Sc has extensive experience in acquired brain injury rehabilitation which has included development of two standardized tests, practice guidelines, publications, clinical courses, research, and affiliation with University of Toronto & McMaster University. In clinical practice in Ontario, Canada, she assists individuals with return to community, school, and work communications after ABI.

Disclosures

Financial – Sheila is founder of Sheila MacDonald and Associates and receives a salary. She is author of several publications and a screening checklist and receives compensation from CCD Publishing. Sheila will receive an honorarium for this presentation.

Non-Financial – Sheila holds adjunct appointments with University of Toronto and McMaster University.

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BUNDLE PRICING
(4-Part Speaker Series)
$100 – 140*CAD
(Expires March 16 or when capacity reached)

INDIVIDUAL WEBINARS
$40 – 50*CAD

*To collect ASHA CEUs

If your schedule does not permit attending a live webinar, no problem! You will receive a link to the recorded presentation after each live webinar.

(Link will expire two (2) weeks after each live presentation.)

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