Aphasia Access Conversations

During this episode, Jerry Hoepner, a faculty member in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, speaks with Dr. Tyson Harmon, 2021 recipient of the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia Distinguished Scholar award, about his work that addresses factors outside of language that influence communication success.   In today’s episode you will: Learn about the importance of contextual factors and how the environment can place cognitive demands on people with aphasia.  Learn about some potential cognitive factors that can prevent people with aphasia from participating fully in everyday communication.  Learn about how communication partner responsiveness and emotional arousal can affect everyday communication participation.  Learn specific strategies to help people with aphasia cope with these environmental, task, partner, and emotional demands.  Learn about strategies for helping people with aphasia to change their mindsets in a way that helps them deal with these