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1
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Why does melodic intonation therapy effective for fluent and non-fluent aphasia?

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The right hemisphere is used and bilateral stimulation occurs.

2
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Gestures, draw/point to pictures, on a communication board

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Low tech

3
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Programmable voice generating computers such as Lingraphica, applications for iPad and iPhones

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High tech

4
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Increases the individual’s self-confidence, opportunities to communicate, and overall sense of value and acceptance as a communicator

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Social approach

5
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Targets changing the behavior of those in the environment of individuals with aphasia to facilitate the communication of those with aphasia

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Communication partner training

6
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Type of therapy that increases hope, psycho-social emotional support, pragmatic skills, and confidence as speaker; May also focus on goals unaddressed by individual therapy

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Group therapy

7
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Assessed by matching pictures, letters, geometric forms, match printed words to pictures, reading aloud sentences, verbally answering printed questions, silent reading and verbally answer questions

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Reading abilities

8
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Why should we consider reading abilities in patients who have aphasia?

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Those who have issues with verbal reception (listening) may have issues with visual reception (reading), helps to direct your therapy

9
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Assessed by copying matching pictures, letters, geometric forms, writing letters, words, sentences, write biographical information, writing names of objects, formulating narratives

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Writing abilities

10
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What suggestions should we use when working with people who have different languages and ethnic backgrounds?

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Interpret test results cautiously, recognize diverse beliefs, consult other SLPs, avoid stereotyping

11
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What are some interacting factors of evidence based practice?

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Age, prior language/literacy skills, size/site of lesion, timing and length of therapy, intensity of therapy, family involvement

12
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Includes the observation of patient in a SOAP note

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Subjective

13
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Includes the number of successes and failures in a behavior

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Objective

14
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What you are going for in a functional outcome

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Long-term goal

15
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Auditory comprehension of single words, sentences, longer, and more complex sentences

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Receptive language abilities