
08/04/2025
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This tutorial from the FOQUSAphasia Writing Group emphasizes the importance of spoken discourse analysis in aphasia assessment and treatment. Despite its value, barriers like limited time, training, and resources have prevented widespread clinical use. The tutorial addresses these challenges by providing comprehensive guidance for clinicians, including recommended discourse tasks, outcome measures, psychometric properties, and implementation strategies.โฃ
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This systematic review synthesized findings from 10 studies involving 166 people with global aphasia (a patient population underrepresented in the research literature).โฃ
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This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and preliminary benefits of an SLP-delivered psychosocial intervention centered on behavioral activation (BA): a cognitive-behavioral strategy that increases engagement in meaningful, enjoyable activities to improve mood.โฃ
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This randomized controlled trial evaluated a novel, usage-based sentence therapy for aphasia called UTILISE (Unification Therapy Integrating Lexicon and SEntences).โฃ
Unlike traditional aphasia therapies that primarily target single-word production, UTILISE draws on Usage-Based Construction Grammar, emphasizing the use and extension of high-frequency sentence constructions (e.g., โI like itโ) to support sentence-level processing.โฃ
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