Semantic Feature Analysis Treatment for Individuals with Aphasia
Presented by Mary Boyle
Meet your instructor
Mary Boyle
Mary Boyle, PhD., CCC-SLP is a licensed, certified speech-language pathologist and Professor/Doctoral Program Coordinator in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University. Dr. Boyle received her Ph.D. and M.A. from Northwestern University and her B.S. from the University of Massachusetts…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. SFA Treatment: Background and Goals
This section reviews the theoretical and clinical background of SFA treatment. This information provides the framework and principles of SFA treatment. Familiarity with this information will allow clinicians to use and adapt SFA treatment in meaningful ways for their clients.
2. SFA for Object Confrontation Naming (C-SFA): Treatment Protocols
This section outlines the treatment protocol used for SFA at a confrontation-naming level. It covers the rationale for the steps and connects them to what we know about successful word retrieval processing. Discussion includes why parts of the protocol were done in a specific way for research studies and how they have been adopted in clinical settings.
3. SFA for Noun Retrieval in Discourse (D-SFA)
This section outlines a treatment protocol used for D-SFA. It covers the rationale for the steps and for differences from C-SFA. Discussion includes why parts of the protocol were done in a specific way for research studies and how they have been adopted in clinical settings.
4. Assessment and Outcome Measures
This section reviews assessment methods for word retrieval in single words and in discourse. Clinicians need to assess the extent of the problem before starting treatment so that they can measure change related to their treatment. Measures used in research and those that are more clinician and aphasia-friendly are reviewed.
5. The Evidence for SFA
This section reviews the evidence reported by different groups of researchers in different languages, sometimes with modifications to the protocols. The evidence shows that naming of treated items improves and suggests that generalization to untreated items seems to depend on aspects of the treatment protocol. The evidence also shows that discourse production improves, but that not all participants experience the same changes. This information is important for clinicians who want their practice to be evidence-based.
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