Adapting the Occupational Therapy Evaluation Process for Adults with Aphasia

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Target Audience

Occupational Therapists and Assistants

Description

This workshop is designed to engage the Occupational Therapy practitioner in learning how to adapt evaluation tools and processes to maximize the participation and response of adult patients with aphasia in assessment and goal setting.

Workshop Date
Saturday, October 6, 2018

The session will cover current evaluation tools that pose challenges or benefits for use with patients with aphasia, as well as address how to modify other tools for use. In addition, the concept of communication ramps will be introduced and participants will engage in simulation to practice specific communication strategies, including construction of a communication notebook.

Speaker
Jennifer "Jenny" Womack, MA, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Department of Allied Health Sciences

Credit
This course has been approved by the North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy for Continuing Competence Activity.

Objectives

Identify various communication deficits related to different aphasic syndromes

State how communication deficits can be bridged in order to enable occupational therapy clients to fully participate in the evaluation and treatment process

Use tools that facilitate communication with aphasic clients

Contact

Chanyne Cupil BS

Sessions

Oct 6, 2018
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Closed Adapting the Occupational Therapy Evaluation Process for Adults with Aphasia

Status: Closed
Presenter(s): Jennifer Womack MA, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA
Date(s): Oct 6, 2018
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Check-In Time: 8:30 AM
Credit: 0.30 - CEU; 3.00 - Contact Hours; 3.00 - NCBOT Contact Hours
Location: South Piedmont AHEC
Room: Classroom 13
Description: This workshop is designed to engage the Occupational Therapy practitioner in learning how to adapt evaluation tools and processes to maximize the participation and response of adult patients with aphasia in assessment and goal setting. Workshop Date Saturday, October 6, 2018 The session will cover current evaluation tools that pose challenges or benefits for use with patients with aphasia, as well as address how to modify other tools for use. In addition, the concept of communication ramps will be introduced and participants will engage in simulation to practice specific communication strategies, including construction of a communication notebook. Speaker Jennifer "Jenny" Womack, MA, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Department of Allied Health Sciences Credit This course has been approved by the North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy for Continuing Competence Activity.
Objective(s): Identify various communication deficits related to different aphasic syndromes; State how communication deficits can be bridged in order to enable occupational therapy clients to fully participate in the evaluation and treatment process; Use tools that facilitate communication with aphasic clients