Engagement in Group Therapy for Aphasia

Nina Simmons-Mackie; Jack S. Damico

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1104531

Seminars in Speech and Language, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Semin Speech Lang 2009; 30(1): 018-026
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1104531

Engagement in Group Therapy for Aphasia

Nina Simmons-Mackie¹ , Jack S. Damico²

¹Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana
²Department of Communication Disorders, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana

Abstract

ABSTRACT

For group therapy for aphasia to be maximally effective, group members must be engaged in the clinical interaction. Engagement is a process through which people establish, maintain, and terminate collaborative exchanges. To investigate the interactive resources employed for managing and monitoring engagement in group therapy interactions, two videotaped conversation therapy groups for aphasia were analyzed via conversation analysis. Examples of clinician behaviors that engaged group members included gaze, body orientation, gesture, and mirrored acts. In addition, gaze, gesture, body position, and shared laughter provided evidence of engagement of group members. The study of these subtle interactive elements within clinical discourse provides information about the mechanisms that promote successful clinical interactions.

KEYWORDS

Aphasia - therapy - engagement - interaction - group

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