Aphasia and Friendship: The Role and Perspectives of Speech-Language Pathologists

Conclusions Findings suggest the majority of participating SLPs were interested in addressing friendship with clients with aphasia; however, they experienced barriers in practice. Further examination of SLP perspectives and clinical practice regarding friendship and aphasia is warranted. Additionally, research investigating effective assessment and therapeutic methods that target friendship in aphasia is needed to support clinical practice and the well-being of clients with aphasia. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.15032217.PMID:34310195 | DOI:10.1044/2021_AJSLP-20-00370
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Source Type: research