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Unlocking the Power of Verb Tense Therapy for Aphasia: Key Insights for Practitioners

Unlocking the Power of Verb Tense Therapy for Aphasia: Key Insights for Practitioners

The recent systematic review, Treatment of Verb Tense Inflection Disorders in Aphasia: A Systematic Review, provides critical insights for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) aiming to enhance their therapeutic interventions. This review consolidates evidence from 11 studies focusing on verb tense inflection disorders in aphasia, highlighting effective treatments and offering actionable insights for practitioners.

Understanding the Research

The systematic review aimed to achieve three primary objectives:

The review analyzed 11 studies involving 30 participants with chronic aphasia, categorized into three types of treatments: phonological, semantic, and mixed. The findings indicate that semantic and mixed treatments are most effective for improving grammatical marking of tense in trained tasks, with semantic treatments showing better generalization to natural contexts and maintenance over time.

Key Takeaways for Practitioners

For SLPs looking to implement these findings into practice, here are the key takeaways:

Encouraging Further Research

Despite the promising results, the review also identifies areas needing further research, particularly the transfer of skills to daily communication and long-term maintenance. Practitioners are encouraged to contribute to this growing body of research by documenting their clinical experiences and outcomes.

To read the original research paper, please follow this link: Treatment of Verb Tense Inflection Disorders in Aphasia: A Systematic Review


Citation: Ericson, C., Schaffner, E., & Fossard, M. (2023). Treatment of Verb Tense Inflection Disorders in Aphasia: A Systematic Review. Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 47(1), 19-36. https://cjslpa.ca/files/2023_CJSLPA_Vol_47/No_1/CJSLPA_Vol_47_No_1_2023_1282.pdf
Marnee Brick, President, TinyEYE Therapy Services

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