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Life Participation Approach to Aphasia: A Statement of Values for the Future.

A S H A Leader,  February, 2000  by Chapey, Roberta; Duchan, Judith F.; Elman, Roberta J.; Garcia, Linda J.; Kagan, Aura; Lyon, Jon; Mackie, Nina Simmons

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Unprecedented changes are occurring in the way treatment for aphasia is viewed--and reimbursed. These changes, resulting from both internal and external pressures, are influencing how speech-language pathologists (SLPs) carry out their jobs. Internal influences include a growing interest in treatments that produce meaningful real life outcomes leading to enhanced quality of life.

Externally, we are influenced by disability rights activists encouraging adjustments in philosophy and treatment, and by consumers frustrated by unmet needs and unfulfilled goals. Most recently, a ...

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