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_20 Professional Training Calendar_Aphasia Institute
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.
Course Title: Apps for Aphasia: Considerations, Concerns, and Caveats
Course Code: F5 – LIVE/G5 – ARCHIVE
Presenter: Megan S. Sutton, MS,CCC-SLP (C)
Date: LIVE: Monday, October 7: 12-1pmEDT /ARCHIVE: Oct. 8 – 21
This webinar is offered for 0.1 CEUs (Various level; Professional area)
Course Description
Do you struggle when asked about apps for aphasia therapy? This webinar will explore when and how technology can benefit people with aphasia, and when not. The role of the speech-language pathologist – even one who is not tech-savvy – will be addressed. The evidence for technology-based aphasia therapy will be reviewed along with how apps fit into the life participation approach to aphasia.
Meet the Presenter
Megan S. Sutton, is a registered speech-language pathologist in Vancouver, Canada and the co-founder of the Tactus Therapy suite of aphasia therapy apps. She is an international speaker, writer, and educator on the use of technology in adult medical speech therapy. Megan believes that technology plays a critical role in improving aphasia outcomes and improving clinical services.
Disclosures:
Financial: Megan Sutton is co-founder and owner of Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd. She receives a salary and owns shares. She is co-author of “Healing the Broken Brain” published by Hay House and receives royalties. Megan is Clinical Educator for Sea to Sky Aphasia Camp and receives an honorarium. She receives free copies of apps from various app developers for review/use. Megan will receive an honorarium for this presentation.
Non-Financial: Megan Sutton is a member of Aphasia Access and ANCDS. She is also a certified member of ASHA and SAC. She volunteers for Aphasia Recovery Connection Bootcamp and cruises, and is Clinical Professor at University of British Colombia.
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Course Title: Using Solution Focused Brief Therapy to enhance well-being in people with aphasia
Course Code: F6 – LIVE/G6 – ARCHIVE
Presenter: Sarah Northcott, Ph.D.
Date/Time: LIVE: Monday, October 28: 12-1pmEDT / ARCHIVE: Oct. 29 – Nov. 11
This webinar is offered for 0.1 CEUs (Various level; Professional area)
Course Description
This webinar will explore the psychosocial impact of living with aphasia; provide an introduction to Solution Focused Brief Therapy, a psychological therapy approach; discuss how it can be adapted for people with aphasia; and explore current research into Solution Focused Brief Therapy and aphasia taking place at City, University of London.
Meet the Presenter
Sarah is a Research Fellow at City, University of London and Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy at the University of East Anglia. She is interested in researching ways to support the psychosocial well-being of people living with aphasia. Sarah is leading the Solution Focused brief therapy In Aphasia (SOFIA) study, a UK Stroke Association-funded feasibility randomized controlled trial.
Disclosures:
Financial: Sarah Northcott is employed at City, University of London and University of East Anglia and receives a salary. She receives a grant from The Stroke Association, UK. Sarah will receive an honorarium for this presentation.
Non-Financial: Sarah Northcott is member of the UK Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, UK Health and Care Professional Council and British Aphasiology Society.
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Course Title: Sense of Place: Novel interventions for aphasia focusing on the role of place
Course Code: F7 – LIVE/G7 – ARCHIVE
Presenter: Tom Sather, Ph.D.
Date/Time: LIVE: Monday, November 11: 12-1pmEST/ ARCHIVE: Nov. 12 – 25
This webinar is offered for 0.1 CEUs (Various level; Professional area)
Course Description
This webinar will focus on the concept of place and identity, drawing from research using the geography technique of ‘walking interview’ as well as using Google Maps in therapy and/or conversation groups. The concept of ‘Flow’ (optimal balance of skill and challenge) will be presented as a potential measure of engagement. Place-based resources and communication activities will be reviewed.
Meet the Presenter
Tom is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, and staff member at Mayo Clinic Health System – Eau Claire. He teaches and works clinically in the areas of adult neurogenics, aphasia, and medical speech-language pathology. He is a board member of the Chippewa Valley Aphasia Group, The Chippewa Valley Aphasia Camp and Aphasia Access.
Disclosures:
Financial: Tom Sather is a salaried employee of University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and Mayo Clinic Health System – Eau Claire. Tom will receive an honorarium for this presentation.
Non-Financial: Tom Sather sits on the Board of Aphasia Access, Chippewa Valley Aphasia Network, Chippewa Valley Aphasia Camp and the Wisconsin Hearing and Speech Board
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Course Title: Working on Storytelling in Aphasia – what are the goals?
Course Code: F8 – LIVE/G8 – ARCHIVE
Presenter: Lucy Dipper, Ph.D.
Date/Time: LIVE: Monday, December 2: 12-1pmEST/ ARCHIVE: Dec. 3 to 16
This webinar is offered for 0.1 CEUs (Various level; Professional area)
Course Description
Key stakeholders in the remediation of aphasia have identified addressing discourse as important, and storytelling is one of the main everyday forms of discourse. This webinar provides an update on Linguistic Underpinnings of Narrative in Aphasia (LUNA), a storytelling intervention being developed in the U.K. in collaboration with clinicians and people living with aphasia, beginning with their goals in mind.
Meet the Presenter
Lucy Dipper is a Clinical Linguist at City, University of London. Her research focuses on the best ways to assess and remediate language in aphasia; in particular, the kinds of language needed for communication in everyday life, including personal storytelling. Lucy’s research projects explore the range of ways people communicate ideas, including the production of verbs, sentences, gesture, and discourse.
Disclosures:
Financial: Lucy Dipper is a salaried employee of City, University of London and receives a grant from The Stroke Association, UK. Lucy will receive an honorarium for this webinar presentation.
Non-Financial: Lucy Dipper has no non-financial relationships to disclose
SPEAKER SERIES FEES
$100.00CAD for all four webinars or $140.00CAD to receive ASHA CEUs
INDIVIDUAL WEBINAR FEES
$40.00CAD or $50.00CAD to receive ASHA CEUs
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Your registration will be confirmed by email
You will receive a webinar link the morning of each webinar
If your schedule does not permit attending a live webinar, you will receive a link to view the archived webinar for two weeks after each live presentation
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TAKING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD
We welcome opportunities to discuss taking our Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA™) workshops to you. We will review your particular learning objectives and timeline, suggest the workshops that fit best and then provide a quote that will include requirements and costs to make this happen.
To discuss off-site training options, contact Marisca Baldwin, Education and Learning Coordinator at 416-226-3636, ext. 23 or training@aphasia.ca
ON-LINE SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING
An introductory learning module to help you understand the basics of facilitating Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCATM ).
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Click here for an overview about Communicative Access and SCATM :
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