Overview: Patients with Aphasia and Associated Cognitive Impairments
Hours: 1.00
The interaction between language and cognition greatly influences the manifestation of symptoms of aphasia following a stroke, the degree of recovery, and the response to therapy. Effective management of aphasia requires consideration of specific language deficits and any coexisting cognitive problems, which can both be evaluated and treated by speech-language pathologists. This foundation course reviews the relationship between language and cognition, the impact of cognitive deficits on communication in aphasia, and approaches that may be used to assess cognition co-occurring with aphasia.
The interaction between language and cognition greatly influences the manifestation of symptoms of aphasia following a stroke, the degree of recovery, and the response to therapy. Effective management of aphasia requires consideration of specific language deficits and any coexisting cognitive problems, which can both be evaluated and treated by speech-language pathologists. This foundation course reviews the relationship between language and cognition, the impact of cognitive deficits on communication in aphasia, and approaches that may be used to assess cognition co-occurring with aphasia.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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Introductory Level
0.10 ASHA CEUs
Kansas Health Department of Aging and Disability Services (Speech)
Approved for 1.0000 continuing education clock hours for Kansas Speech Pathologists and Audiologists by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability. Long Term Sponsorship number LTS-S1057. This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Determine the role of cognition in communication and potential impacts of cognitive deficits.
Identify at least three approaches and tools appropriate for the assessment of cognition in persons with aphasia.
Recognize the impact of cognitive deficits in response to treatment for aphasia.
Outline:
Cognitive Deficits with Aphasia
Section 3: The Role of Cognition in Normal Communication
Attention as a Limited-Capacity System
Section 4: Aphasia and Cognition
Attention Deficits with Aphasia
Working Memory Deficits with Aphasia
Executive Functioning Deficits with Aphasia
Section 5: Assessment of Cognition with Aphasia
Evaluating Language and Cognition
Formal Assessments of Cognition
Observation of Functional Communication
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
ReferencesSubject Matter Expert: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS/CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS/CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 30 years of experience. She obtained her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She worked with clients of all ages and a variety of diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a large contract therapy company, she created training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology related to the clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. She currently draws upon her expertise in her role at Relias as Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Disclosure: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS/CCC-SLP discloses the following potential conflict of interests/commercial interests: Relevant Financial Relationship with Relias LLC as a Salaried Employee All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.Relevant Non-Financial Relationship with No Entities Exists as a Contributor All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
The target audience for this course is: Speech and Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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