People with aphasia working together with speech and language therapists

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People with aphasia working together with speech
and language therapists

• Alison Anderson

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Introduction

• Live in Glasgow
• Kidney dialysis for 5 years
• Stroke in 2005
• aphasia

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Speech therapy and aphasia action group

• Consultation event in 2005
• - Whats good about speech therapy services
• - Whats not working well
• - What future services should be
  available

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Outcome of consultation

• Improve information
• Better training and education
• -medical staff, retail, transport, leisure etc
• Community Support

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The group

• 5 people with aphasia and 5 carers
• Work on improving speech therapy information
• Group members trained in how to make information
  clearer
• Developed a range of information factsheets

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Factsheets were working on

• Clearer appointments
• What is speech and language therapy
• Speech therapy for aphasia in the early stages
• Reactions to aphasia

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What is good about the group

• Made me feel good about myself
• Give me hope for the future
• Meet other people with aphasia
• Given me a purpose
• Provided support to get on with my life

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How can speech and language therapy help

• Help to achieve the outcomes
• Help people to communicate in the group
• Make the group aphasia friendly
• Equal partnership
• Be committed

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What next?

• Raise awareness of aphasia
• Training for the domestics for the tea trolley
  and stroke nurses
• Make a DVD about our experiences
• People with aphasia supporting others
• Link with social work

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Work together!