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Our @ABICommLab director, fabulous mentor & all-round lovely person is presenting today's keynote workshop at #CCDSymp21 & gosh I'm getting teary hearing @NicholasBehn's intro too!
and I love that @LeanneTogher promptly shares the names of all our @ABICommLab collaborators! #CCDSymp21
And all our @ABICommLab team members & funders - without whom we wouldn't be able to do the work we are doing #CCDSymp21
The ASHA (2005) definition of cognitive-communication disorders - @LeanneTogher likes this definition as it highlights the effect difficulties have on self-regulation & social interaction #CCDSymp21
. @LeanneTogher: Difficulties in communication after #TBI can affect all aspects of a person's life #CCDSymp21
. @LeanneTogher: the CCCABI is a great communication checklist you can talk through with a person with a #BrainInjury and their family/friends to see if there's anything they are having difficulty with, available from @ASSBI1 here: https://www.assbi.com.au/resources/Documents/Assessment%20Resources/Free/CCCABI%20checklist%20FINAL.pdf #CCDSymp21
Mark Ylvisaker has been instrumental in shaping @LeanneTogher's thinking about #TBI (& my own!) - "he came up with the idea of dynamic assessment ... really looking at the person and what they do in the world everyday" #CCDSymp21
. @LeanneTogher: Mark Ylvisaker strongly believed & promoted the concept of viewing the person with a brain injury as being an equal in conversational interactions #CCDSymp21
. @LeanneTogher: sharing such great insights into resources that are available for busy clinicians to tap into! Watch this space for work by Finch & colleagues coming out soon in @ASSBI1 resources #CCDSymp21
. @LeanneTogher: dynamic assessment - assessment & treatment happens at the same time to help the person achieve their goals. Self-coaching & use of metaphors are a great approach to facilitate this process, can help the person see who they want to be #CCDSymp21
. @LeanneTogher: using GAS goals can help people with a brain injury to see how they are progressing over time - collaborative, person-centred #CCDSymp21
. @LeanneTogher: @LouiseCKeegan & colleagues used GAS in this study, shared case study of 'Cormac' - love his aims "get a girlfriend" & "get a job" (both common goals I've heard from many people with a #TBI over the years!) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/09602011.2019.1591464 #CCDSymp21
. @LeanneTogher: TBI Bank contains free access to tools for assessing discourse, has videos & TBI Grand Rounds to learn about CCD - more info and contact details to request access available here https://tbi.talkbank.org/ #CCDSymp21
TBI Bank Grand Rounds is a great resource (free & online!), development with @EliseElbourn & team - contact @EliseElbourn to find out how you can access it here http://tbi.talkbank.org/education/class-tbi/ #CCDSymp21
. @LeanneTogher: "social communication is so much more than conversation" - communication contexts are diverse & varied, more so in the last year & reiterates @LynTurkstra's comments from yesterday that "context is everything" #CCDSymp21
. @LeanneTogher: sharing how co-constructed conversations are affected by context (& refers to the work of Holliday) & asks us to consider the differences in how we speak at the pub with friends vs when meeting your boss on the first day of a new job... #CCDSymp21
Another reason why I so enjoy working with @LeanneTogher - we both believe that "tasks which promote equal participation, engagement, (& fun!) will enable the person with brain injury to communicate more effectively & have a wider range of language choices" #CCDSymp21
Problem solving tasks can generate more equal participation in conversation - findings from study where people with a brain injury and their family member/friend were asked "what is this device for?" & left them to talk about it (Kilov et al https://doi.org/10.1080/02687030701855382) #CCDSymp21
. @LeanneTogher: Making people with a brain injury the experts is also another way to engage in meaningful conversation - ask them to give their advice/knowledge #CCDSymp21
