#4081. Psychosocial care of people with aphasia: Practices of speech-language pathologists in South Africa

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Abstract:
The study aimed to explore the practices of a sample of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in providing psychosocial care to people with aphasia. People with aphasia are at risk of adverse psychosocial disruptions and access to appropriate support may be particularly challenging for individuals with compromised communication abilities. The study considered the multilingual and multicultural context. By understanding current practices, direction for improved psychosocial care to clients as well as support to SLPs is highlighted. Descriptive and inferential statistics, and qualitative content analysis, were used. Respondents recognised addressing psychosocial wellbeing to be very important. A variety of psychosocial approaches were used in practice. The majority of respondents also perceived mental health professionals to have limited expertise in working with people with aphasia, making onward referral challenging. Respondents support people with aphasia’s psychosocial wellbeing by employing counselling strategies, including family, and person-centred goal-setting.
Keywords:
People with aphasia; psychosocial care; speech-language pathologist; survey

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