Laboratory for Neurogenic Communication Disorders

The Aphasia Group

The aphasia group meets Mondays from 1-3 p.m. at the University of Connecticut Speech and Hearing Clinic in the David C. Phillips Communication Sciences Building on the Storrs campus. Participants are involved in a variety of individualized interventions with the goal of facilitating language expression and comprehension. Individual sessions are followed by an hour of group activities. The philosophy of UConn’s aphasia group is based upon the “Life Participation Approach to Aphasia” as delineated by Chapey and colleagues (2001).

If you or someone you know would be interested in taking part in the aphasia group, please contact Dr. Carl Coelho at 486-4482.

Chapey R, Duchan JF, Elman RJ, Garcia LJ, Kagan A, Lyon JG, Simmons-Mackie N (2001). Life participation approach to aphasia: A statement of values for the future. In: R Chapey (Ed.) Language intervention strategies in aphasia and related neurogenic communication disorders, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.