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LIFE APHASIA ACADEMY℠
LEARN ABOUT LANGUAGE
UNDERSTAND THINKING
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Rehabilitation Should Do More To Prepare You
You want to feel connected to your loved one with aphasia. In order to do that you need to understand how they are thinking and processing language.
The problem is you are trying to get by day-by-day and you often feel overwhelmed and sad that you are struggling to connect and communicate with your loved one.
I believe that connection and communication will be easier once you are prepared with knowledge about normal and impaired language and thinking and utilize a customized toolbox to apply specific strategies for communication. Meet your person with aphasia where they are now and rebuild connection and communication.
Turn Your Overwhelm Into Connection
You know that how you approach communication with your loved one has to change. You want your loved one to be the person you know they are. Think like a speech-language pathologist to gain the knowledge and skills needed to meet your person where they are functioning now and reconnect with them on mentally, emotionally, and physically.
👉🏻 EMPOWER + EDUCATE + SUPPORT + COMMUNITY 👈🏻
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Knowledge You Need
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Tools for Communication
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Situational Strategies
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Support & Resources
“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” -E. M. Forester
LIFE APHASIA ACADEMY
For Spouses & Families Living with Chronic Aphasia & Neurologic Conditions
EMPOWER ・EDUCATE ・ SUPPORT ・ RESOURCES ・ COMMUNITY
Aphasia Field Guide
Coming JANUARY 2023
Learn the tools to create a blueprint of your loved one's aphasia and learn methods for communication & advocacy to navigate your journey with aphasia. Understanding how your loved one thinks and communicates, you’ll gain confidence, reduce frustration, and have a clear path forward to living with intention and gratitude.
More than 40 years of combined experience treating persons with chronic aphasia led us to develop the Aphasia Field Guide. We recognize the pressure, dependence, and stress placed on you in your new role as a caregiver. This course is for you, the caregiver, and advocate for your person with aphasia. Our goal is to help you understand the brain, and how language is processed. We want to provide you the knowledge and support you need to care for your loved one and maximize communication.
Communication Partner Training
COMING SOON
Communication Partner Training is an evidenced-based practice which focuses on indirect treatment by educating communication partners how to best support their loved one in conversation and communication. This course will dive deeper into the nuances of communication with stories, examples, and best practices for communicating with your loved one for their specific needs.
Training is designed for spouses, family members, caregivers and interested persons that want to support conversation and interaction for a person with aphasia in practical, day-to-day situations. You'll finish the course with tasks and information you can apply right away.
This is a stand-alone course but greater understanding and application will be gained by having taken the Aphasia Field Guide Course first.
Aphasia Coach University
COMING SOON
Aphasia Coach University is for spouses + caregivers who are ready and willing to provide smart, intensive practice with guidance from specialists in chronic aphasia Learn how to provide mindful, intensive, neuroplastic daily practice with your loved one in your home. These daily practices will be tailored so you can have the best practice for your person.
Research demonstrates that intensive, smart, and consistent practice at home improves communication exponentially. Our goal is to give you the information you need to start practicing with your loved one that is tailored to their specific type of aphasia to best help them.
This, too, is a stand-alone course but it is best combined with both the Aphasia Field Guide and Communication Partner Training courses.
TELL US WHAT YOU NEED
LIFE Aphasia Academy℠ can help you help your loved one to tell their story. We support the spouse and caregivers who care for their loved ones. Join our community of support. Reach out to our staff to schedule a complimentary speech, language, and cognitive-communication consultation. Schedule a complimentary Zoom consult below to discuss your needs.
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