Severe Global Aphasia: Where Do I Start?
Presented by Sarah Baar and Treasyri Williams Wood
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Financial: Sarah Baar is the owner of Honeycomb Speech Therapy LLC and the Activity Studio, which sells therapy materials for profit. She is also the owner of a for-profit private practice. She receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. There is no financial interest beyond the production of this course.
Nonfinancial Treasyri Williams Wood is a board member for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She has has no other competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Nonfinancial: Sarah Baar is a chapter author in Neurogenic Communication Disorders and the Life Participation Approach. She has has no other competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Speech Scope Episode 2: Severe Global Aphasia: Where Do I Start?
Treasyri Williams Wood, SLPD, CCC-SLP/L, CDP, an expert on and leader in the treatment of aphasia, unpacks severe global aphasia. Dr. Williams Wood emphasizes to Sarah Baar the importance of “ruthlessly prioritized” communication goals, the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and the need for intensive, repetitive, and meaningful practice. She also highlights comprehensive support and training for caregivers as a necessity.
Learning Objectives
- Interpret the evidence around assessment and treatment of global aphasia
- Apply evidence-based, practical strategies to actionably address what individualized therapy looks like for those with global aphasia
- Solve patient case scenarios involving goal and treatment areas of global aphasia in real clinical settings
Meet your instructors
Sarah Baar
Sarah is a speech-language pathologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has had the opportunity to work in many settings across the continuum, including acute care, acute rehab, home and community, and outpatient therapy, and has been involved in various leadership projects. In 2016, she started the Honeycomb Speech Therapy…
Treasyri Williams Wood
Dr. Treasyri (pronounced “treasure”) Williams Wood resides and practices on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo with a Bachelor of Science degree in audiology and speech-language pathology and later earned a Master of Arts degree in communicative sciences and…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Severe Global Aphasia: Where Do I Start?
Dr. Williams Wood unpacks severe global aphasia. She emphasizes to Sarah the importance of “ruthlessly prioritized” communication goals, the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and the need for intensive, repetitive, and meaningful practice.
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