2009 NAA Fundraiser for Aphasia Awareness Month: Happy Hour in Montclair Click to Download the Flyer  Everyone enjoyed our annual Happy Hour fundraiser for the National Aphasia Association, at Just Jake's, 30 Park Street Montclair, on June 23rd, between 5:30 and 6:30 PM.  Special guest Ellayne Ganzfried, Executive Director of the NAA, was there to meet and greet all comers, honoring the NAA for for Aphasia Awareness Month.    Speaking of Aphasia Awarded Program of the Year at NJSHA, 2007 Marilyn and Shirley New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention Speaking of Aphasia received the 2007 Program of the Year Award from the New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association. "This award recognizes innovative and creative programming in speech-language pathology and audiology or related areas that advances the practice of our professions, advances professional education, or enhances the effectiveness of provision of service." We are grateful for this honor, and hope to fulfill the expectations for excellence it demands. Click below to read articles about our work and the award, published in the Morris Record and the Montclair Times. The Morris Record Program of the Year Award Articles Click on the photos to open a PDF file Montclair Times Article Speaking of Aphasia Presents... We have presented or co-sponsored courses at The American Speech-Language Hearing Association The New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association Montclair State University The New Jersey Heart Association's annual aphasia conference entitled, "Living With Aphasia" The Mississippi Speech-Language Association  The Adler Aphasia Center The New Jersey Aphasia Community Group, Advance Continuing Education Seminars Dorot University Without Walls The Rehabilitation Institute of Morristown Memorial Hospital Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation We would be happy to present for you on a variety of aphasia-related topics.  Contact us anytime via phone or email. Life Participation "Moving Out and Getting Back In: The Life Participation Approach to Aphasia," This all-day course provides SLP's with the historical and conceptual background for LPAA, as well as information about the international innovations of the many individuals who have contributed to its evolution. Speaking of Aphasia first introduced this course at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in 2005. The LPAA movement continues to grow, and there are new programs and individuals making strides in the implementation of the philosophy. Shirley and Marilyn shared these new approaches, as well as their personal vision for their own practice. They have encouraged others to incorporate elements of LPAA in all treatment venues. In 2005, the art work of Mary Drylewicz was displayed in a show designed to coincide with the course, as an example of how LPAA can improve the lives of people with aphasia. Mary Drylewicz and her work Mary's art work was exhibited at our Life Participation Course in 2005. Contact us for more information about purchasing her paintings, and dates of upcoming shows. Shirley and Marilyn presented, "The Aphasia Film Forum," a three hour course on the LPAA techniques they developed to enhance movie-watching for people with aphasia. The course was sponsored by the New Jersey Speech-Language and Hearing Association, and was held at Montclair State University. Watch our courses and books page for AFF material packets, soon to be available for purchase. Speaking of Aphasia and Montclair State: Model-Based Aphasia Treatment: From Impairment to Participation In October 2004, Shirley and Marilyn joined Dr. Mary Boyle of Montclair State University in presenting their approaches to improved functional language performance in aphasia. Dr. Boyle discussed discourse improvement with Semantic Feature Analysis, following an overview of model-based treatment approaches delivered by Shirley and Marilyn. In the afternoon, participants were involved in an in-depth, interactive workshop on Thematic Language Stimulation. This course was ASHA-approved, and earned participants CEU's. Montclair State Conference Photos (Click to enlarge.) Click to download the Leader article SOA ARTICLE APPEARS IN ASHA LEADER: Early in 2004, the American Speech-Language Hearing Association Leader magazine instituted a new feature, called, "First Person on the Last Page". They invited submissions from readers to share "a defining moment" in the course of their professional careers. Here is "For Helen", published in March of 2004.