Course Code: REL-RTS-0-TPAACI
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Determine the role of cognition in communication and potential impacts of cognitive deficits.
Identify at least three approaches and tools appropriate for the assessment of cognition in persons with aphasia.
Recognize the impact of cognitive deficits in response to treatment for aphasia.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Aphasia
Why It Matters
Aphasia Defined
Cognitive Deficits with Aphasia
Meet Mira
Review
Summary
Section 3: The Role of Cognition in Normal Communication
Background
Attention
Attention as a Limited-Capacity System
Memory
Scenario
Executive Function
Review
Summary
Section 4: Aphasia and Cognition
Neural Substrates
Attention Deficits with Aphasia
Scenario
Working Memory Deficits with Aphasia
Executive Functioning Deficits with Aphasia
Scenario
Review
Summary
Section 5: Assessment of Cognition with Aphasia
Evaluating Language and Cognition
Formal Assessments of Cognition
Observation of Functional Communication
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
Cognitive Flexibility Score
AAC Capability Assessment
Review
Summary
Section 6: Case Examples
Meet Kenneth
Meet Sonya
Section 7: Clinical Vignette
Meet Joyce
Section 8: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
ReferencesSubject Matter Expert: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 30 years of experience. She obtained her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She worked with clients of all ages and a variety of diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for Aegis Therapies, she created training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology related to the clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. She currently draws upon her expertise in her role at Relias as Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Speech and Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.