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Editor's Note - Sharon Rennhack: This month we are pulling out all the stops! Our topic for this month is: "Wage war on aphasia".
In an earlier edition of this newsletter, the February 2014 edition, I interviewed Bill Connors on his feelings about aphasia. He said: "I hate aphasia!" This is the link to that video:
https://youtu.be/sxSwTHmHCfY
In last month's edition - http://conta.cc/29abOxE, we discussed being aggressive, not passive in aphasia treatment and recovery. We also discussed our online intensive program for aphasia.
NOW, we're pulling out ALL the stops for aphasia recovery!
Just a few days ago, in social media outlets and emails to clients and other interested parties, we announced our online intensive aphasia clinic program for people with aphasia with limited financial resources. See the details on this innovative program in this edition.
And, in this edition, Bill Connors discusses overcoming barriers or excuses to starting aphasia treatment.
SO - we are waging war on aphasia from different fronts; do you want to stay on the sidelines or do you want to join us in this "war"?
For information on how we can help your recovery or your client's recovery OR for information on our intensive online clinic program, contact us at information@aphasiatoolbox.com OR schedule a free consultation with our therapists.
Aphasiatoolbox®: Where Real, Aggressive
Aphasia Recovery Happens Everyday.
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Interested in an intensive aphasia program . . . ?
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. . . but concerned about cost?
The value and effectiveness of intensive aphasia treatment has been well researched and documented. And, you know that aphasia recovery demands frequent treatment and rigorous practice.
Now, you can have both in an affordable
intensive aphasia treatment program!
The University of West Georgia and aphasiatoolbox® have partnered to create this unique online program. Our goal is to provide an affordable treatment-practice program for people with aphasia and to provide training in treating adult communication problems to graduate speech pathology students.
What this means to you:
You will participate in an 18-30 hour a week program, including:
- 2 treatment sessions a week with graduate students supervised by aphasiatoolbox® expert speech pathologist
- the opportunity to participate in as many as 20 online conversation, practice and support groups a month
- membership to aphasiatoolbox.com with full access to the Aphasia Sight Reader software program, hundreds of practice exercises, dozens of demonstration videos, and information.
- training for your family, caregiver and/or friend to become your practice coach for daily practice
- collaboration with your current speech pathologist if you are in treatment
- ...and most importantly, the tools, knowledge and techniques to allow you to practice, with a coach and independently, 3-5 hours a day with your coach, by yourself, and in group outside of SLP treatment sessions.
All of this can be available to you for under $400 a month.
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Bill Connors discusses: "Overcoming Excuses"
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In this month's edition, Bill Connors discusses ways that aphasiatoolbox® can help a person with aphasia to deal with barriers to aphasia recovery and to overcome excuses for not getting started with treatment and practice.
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Time: 03:42
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New Fluency Program at ATB
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 Note: Lee Zelina discusses her fluency program.
My name is Lee Zelina. I have been a speech-language pathologist for 28 years and on the staff of
aphasiatoolbox® since 2014. I am excited to announce that we are launching
fluencytoolbox which will provide online fluency/stuttering therapy.
I have worked with numerous clients, young and adult in both school and private practice settings. I am a stutterer myself who had the privilege of learning from Dr. David Daly (see Notes: 1, 2, 3). I am able to provide valuable information and teach useful tools and techniques to increase fluency, decrease anxiety associated with disfluency, and help you speak fluently. We can also include the use of the SpeechEasy device into your program.
I work to develop functional fluency skills and positive beliefs/self-talk in my clients. I enjoy getting to know my clients which allows me to customize activities to address and resolve specific issues. I appreciate the opportunity to assist others reach their fluency goals.
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Bill Connors will present on: "Aphasia-Apraxia Therapy: Exploiting Neuroplasticity and Mindfulness".
This highly interactive presentation will share with SLPs innovative treatment protocols, materials and technology-based tools that enhance clinical skills and assist in the integration of existing scientific evidence and patient values into aphasia rehabilitation. The use of mindfulness techniques to mitigate aphasia stress will be introduced and practiced. The presentation format will include: lecture, discussion and active participation.
Time and Dates:
Saturday, August 27, 2016 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Birmingham, AL
Saturday, October 01, 2016 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Houston, TX
Fees: $175 for each event
Location for the August 27 event:
UAB SPEECH AND HEARING SYMPOSIUM ON MEDICAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
West Pavilion Conference Center
Conference Room E
Second Floor of the West Pavilion Building
1808 7th Ave South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Registration:
Make checks payable to UAB-SRC:
UAB Speech and Hearing Clinic
Spain Rehabilitation Center R104
1717 6th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35249-7219
Location for the October 1 event:
TIRR Memorial Hermann
1333 Moursund Street
Houston, TX 77030
2nd Floor - Research Conference Center
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Whole Person Recovery - Tip of the Month
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We're offering a new feature - "Whole Person Recovery - Tip of the Month", covering ideas for your whole person recovery. This edition's Whole Person Recovery Tip of the Month relates to stress and mindfulness.
According to a recent study, stress can change the neural circuits in your brain, creating a cycle of more stress. The study, from a research team at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and published in the journal PLOS ONE, showed that "work-related stress can have severe neurological consequences including exhaustion, detachment, and feelings of ineffectiveness. "
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Maintaining a healthy diet and following a regular regimen of physical and mental exercise can delay age-related cognitive decline, neuroscience experts said during a panel discussion 15 June at AAAS headquarters.
According to a new study, people with impulsive aggression have a weakened connection between areas of the brain associated with language processing, social interaction and sensory input.
3. The Evolution of Complex Connectivity in Speech Networks
Defining the underlying anatomical structure of complex brain functions, such as speech, is vital in improving our knowledge of how the human brain works. Gaining a clear picture of how cortical and sub-cortical networks differ between species is of particular importance in determining how complex human brain networks might have evolved.
The recent ability to peer into the brain of living individuals with a rare type of language dementia, primary progressive aphasia (PPA), provides important new insights into the beginning stages of this disease - which results in language loss - when it is caused by a buildup of a toxic protein found in Alzheimer's disease.
5. Predicting language deficits after stroke with connectome-based imaging
Loss or impairment of the ability to speak is one of the most feared complications of stroke--one faced by about 20% of stroke patients. Language, as one of the most complex functions of the brain, is not seated in a single brain region but involves connections between many regions.
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