Right Hemisphere Brain Damage: Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment Across the Continuum of Care
Course: #11295Level: Advanced 2 Hours 1395 Reviews
This course will examine the cognitive-communication impairments that may result from right hemisphere brain damage (RHD), including an in-depth exploration of apragmatism (i.e., deficits in pragmatics). It will review the current evidence on the language characteristics of individuals with RHD, as well as approaches to assessment and treatment. The discussion will also highlight important implications for clinical practice.
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.2 Advanced, Professional; Calif SLPAB/2.0; IACET/0.2; Kansas LTS-S1370/2.0; SAC/2.0
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to discuss apragmatism and its key components, including linguistic, paralinguistic, and extralinguistic aspects.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the current evidence on the language features of individuals with right hemisphere damage (RHD), with particular emphasis on language-related aspects.
- After this course, participants will be able to evaluate available assessment and treatment options for people with RHD across the continuum of care.
Course created on August 14, 2025
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-25 Minutes | Apragmatism and cognitive deficits in RHD, including cultural/linguistic considerations |
| 25-45 Minutes | State of the evidence: Results from a recent systematic review on language in people with RHD |
| 45-60 Minutes | Assessment tools across the continuum of care |
| 60-75 Minutes | State of the evidence for treatment of people with RHD |
| 75-90 Minutes | Evidence-based practice diamond for informing treatment planning |
| 90-110 Minutes | Case study/goal attainment scaling |
| 110-115 Minutes | SLP advocacy and education for RHD care |
| 115-120 Minutes | Summary / Q&A |
Reviews
1395 ReviewsPresented By
Melissa Johnson
PhD CCC-SLP
Melissa Johnson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a professor emeritus at Nazareth University in Rochester, NY, where she teaches and provides clinical education in the area of neurogenic communication disorders. Her research interests are in understanding the impacts of right hemisphere brain damage on cognitive-communication abilities, especially in the area of pragmatics (apragmatism), as well as co-delivered music and speech therapy for people with aphasia. She is a co-developer of the RHDBank, a founding member of the International Right Hemisphere Collaborative, and a co-developer of the educational website, righthemisphere.org.
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Financial: Melissa Johnson was paid an honorarium for this presenation. Non-financial: Melissa Johnson is a founding member of the International Right Hemisphere Collaborative, co-developer of the RHDBank, and co-developer of the educational website, righthemisphere.org.
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