Testing our patients: How can we apply therapeutic assessment in aphasia rehabilitation?

Presentation by: Professor Deborah Hersh
This presentation will explain Therapeutic Assessment in aphasia rehabilitation, an approach that considers how assessment can be experienced as beneficial by patients and their families. Recent research has explored practices in assessment feedback and the potential for assessment as an opportunity for client learning and engagement.
Professor Deborah Hersh is Head of the Speech Pathology Program at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. She has 35 years of clinical, teaching and research experience in aphasia with a focus on person-centred practice and the therapeutic relationship. She recently served as Chairperson of the Australian Aphasia Association.