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Think Tank Deliberates Future Directions for the Social Approach to Aphasia

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

Jamie Conklin

Cadence Human Systems, Inc., Ottawa, Canada
and Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Aura Kagan

Aphasia Institute
Toronto, Canada

Purpose: This article describes the rationale and outcome of an international meeting held to explore evidence related to social approaches to aphasia intervention.

Method: A think tank and conference took place in Toronto, Canada, in September 2007 with the purpose of mobilizing a process of collaboration to document and collect evidence related to social approaches to aphasia. Using a framework called "Living with Aphasia: Framework for Outcome Measurement" (A-FROM), meeting participants worked to identify evidence available in the literature related to social approaches, identify gaps in evidence, and establish a plan to move forward in the process of establishing a comprehensive evidence base.

Results: A preliminary summary of evidence was defined according to A-FROM domains, and weaknesses and gaps were identified. Concrete directions for the future were set forth as action plans.

Conclusions: This report on the outcomes of the international think tank serves as an invitation to those interested in furthering the evidence for social approaches to aphasia to become involved in a collaborative process of evaluating and collecting evidence.