The potential for museums and galleries to contribute positively to the lives of people with aphasia is underexplored. Research with other visitor groups points to benefits including enhanced well-being and social interaction; for people with aphasia, benefits could also encompass new or restored activity, reconnection to pre-stroke identity, and revealed competence (Lindsay et al 2022). […]
This study developed and tested a novel intervention for word retrieval and word use in the virtual world, EVA Park. The intervention used the virtual island of EVA Park as a space to practice words in situated conversations. The 8-week programme, VESFA, was tested in a feasibility randomised control trial. Post therapy interviews explored the
This doctoral study explored how speech and language therapists (SLTs) and nurses shared information about communication and swallowing on stroke units. Data for this ethnographic study included observations of SLTs and nurses at work, interviews, and patient records. The project was led by Dr Rachel Barnard with supervision from Dr. Madeline Cruice and Professor Julia
Katie Monnelly, a speech and language therapist and PhD student at City is researching ICAPs. Katie has published her PhD findings as she answers her PhD questions. 1. What happens on an ICAP?Full article: Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programmes: a systematic scoping review and analysis using the TIDieR checklist for reporting interventions (tandfonline.com) 2. The views