(6) Therapy Approaches

Question 1

T/F: Aphasia Rehabilitation can be a lifeline for clients with Aphasia and is one of the most rewarding roles for an SLP.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

What approach combines both medical and social models of disability?

Answer 2

biopsychosocial approach

Question 3

True/False: Aphasia is only a disability in language.

Answer 3

False: It involves language, communication activity limitations, and participation restrictions.

Question 4

When is the best time to start aphasia therapy?

Answer 4

Once a patient is alert and medically stable.

Question 5

What can give you an indication of someone needing direct or indirect aphasia therapy?

Answer 5

It depends on the functioning the person with aphasia and the treatment team wished to target.

Question 6

How can therapists optimize the maintenance of social networks in people with aphasia?

Answer 6

offering communication partner training

offering information and resources to existing friends and family

Recruiting experienced people with aphasia as volunteers to connect to patients with existing networks

Question 7

How many steps are there in the aphasia therapy process?

Answer 7

5 STEPS

Question 8

What are the five common steps of therapy, according to Worrall (1999)?

Answer 8

Information Gathering and Sharing, Collaborative Goal Setting, Pretherapy Assessment (obtaining a baseline), Therapy, Reassessment.

Question 9

True/False: Family members are essential to the success of rehabilitation.

Answer 9

True! They help aid in wellbeing for individuals with aphasia and limit social isolation and depression.

Question 10

T or F: Once a patient is alert and medically stable, an intervention program aimed at rehabilitating communicative functions can begin?

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

What approach suggests that we should focus on the language impairment of the individual with aphasia?

Answer 11

Traditional impairment-based intervention.

Question 12

What approach targets the everyday communicative activities?

Answer 12

Functional approach

Question 13

True/False: While many recover their language skills in that period, a significant portion of persons with aphasia will still have it for the rest of their lives.

Answer 13

True!

Question 14

True/False: Aphasia takes precedence over dysphagia in a hospital setting.

Answer 14

False: Dysphagia takes precedence as the physical wellbeing of the patient is on the priority.

Question 15

True or False; the patient and family need to be informed of aphasia, stroke, and potential services after collaborative goals have been established,

Answer 15

FALSE: this information needs to be explained BEFORE collaborative goal setting so that the client and family have a shared knowledge of what Aphasia is and what current concerns they may have in light of that knowledge.

Question 16

True/False: Patient desire for language therapy, participation, health, and approach can be caveats for early language intervention for individuals with aphasia.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

T/F: EBP in rehabilitation has not been recently elucidated by the publication of a number of sets of recommendations and guidelines for person-centered post-stroke aphasia therapy.

Answer 17

FALSE

Question 18

T or F: Speech-language pathologist do not play a role in a patients transition from hospital to home?

Answer 18

False

Question 19

TRUE OR FALSE: The five steps of therapy can continue throughout the rehabilitation process, and goals are likely to change over time.

Answer 19

TRUE

Question 20

How can SLPs’ support aphasia patients in their transition from hospital to home?

Answer 20

provide patients with information on available services

assist in establishing links within the community to prevent isolation and depression

help patient and family maintain a sense of hope and well-being

Question 21

True/False: The greater the intensity of treatment, the greater the recovery.

Answer 21

True!

Question 22

True/False: The transition from hospital to home is painless for individuals with aphasia.

Answer 22

False: SLPs should provide support organizations and provide meaningful information/referrals to the patients and their families.

Question 23

True/False: Individuals with aphasia cannot be discharged from services.

Answer 23

False: They can be discharged from health services, but may need other services such as ST, OT, PT, etc.