This webinar will discuss how to target texting as a rehab goal to enhance communication participation in people with aphasia. The speaker will present current research on texting behaviors of people with aphasia, including tools for evaluating technology usage and texting abilities. The webinar will examine strategies and barriers to successful communication via texting for people with aphasia and their communication partners.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Identify potential advantages of prioritizing text messaging for people with aphasia to meet communication participation-based goals 
• Describe tools for evaluating technology usage and texting abilities of people with aphasia 
• Discuss strategies and barriers to successful communication via texting for people with aphasia and their communication partners

Presenter Information

Jaime B. Lee, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) is an associate professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Utah. She teaches courses in the areas of research methods and neurogenic communication disorders and is engaged in clinical research focused on improving communication and life participation in adults with chronic aphasia. She has published on topics such as attention and aphasia, computer-based treatments for aphasia, and facilitation of aphasia groups. Her research interests include exploring transactional and interactional aspects of texting with aphasia.

Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation
• Salary from the University of Utah 
• Funding from National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders of the National Institutes of Health 

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Content origination date: April 8, 2025
End date: April 10, 2030

This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).