Aphasia CEU Courses for SLPs

This is Part 3 of the five-part series, Five Fresh Perspectives on Applying LPAA Principles to Treatment for Neurogenic Communication Disorders. The Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA) is consistent with a person-centered care treatment model in speech therapy. This course focuses on how the clinical SLP can use the LPAA in language therapy from day one, with a focus on treating the language impairment.

This is Part 2 of the five-part series, Five Fresh Perspectives on Applying LPAA Principles to Treatment for Neurogenic Communication Disorders. This course will begin with an overview of the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA) framework and highlight the "personal, identity, attitudes and feelings" domain of the Living with Aphasia: Framework for Outcome Measurement (A-FROM). The current literature connecting story construction and identity in aphasia will be reviewed, and evidence-based resources for using personal narratives in therapy sessions will be shared.

This is Part 1 of the five-part series, Five Fresh Perspectives on Applying LPAA Principles to Treatment for Neurogenic Communication Disorders. This course discusses the rationale that supports the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA), and application of LPAA across a variety of clinical settings utilizing the C.A.P.E. categories (Connecting people; Augmentative/Alternative communication (AAC); Partner training; Education and resources). Examples are chosen to reflect real-world situations that clinicians can apply to their own clinical practice. (Part 2: Course 8887, Part 3: Course 8891, Part 4: Course 8894, Part 5: Course 8895)