Primary Progressive Aphasia: SLP Diagnosis and Intervention

Course Code: REL-RTS-0-PPA

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 7/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Define PPA and its variants.
Identify evaluation approaches for assessing individuals with PPA.
Select appropriate interventions for an evolving treatment approach to PPA.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Overview of Primary Progressive Aphasia

Why It Matters

Meet Kathy

Overview of PPA

Clinical Variants

Diagnosis and Treatment

Prognosis

Summary

Section 3: Speech-Language Evaluation of PPA

Evaluation Overview

PPA Tests

Aphasia Tests

Additional Tests

Summary

Section 4: Treatment Approaches for PPA

An Evolving Treatment Approach

Communication Bridge Care Model

Restitutive Interventions

Compensatory Interventions

Partner-Focused Interventions

Psychosocial Support

Summary

Section 5: Case Study

Initial Stages: Mild PPA

Moderate PPA

Moderate-to-Severe PPA

Section 6: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Subject Matter Expert: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP

Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 30 years of experience. She obtained her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She worked with clients of all ages and a variety of diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for Aegis Therapies, she created training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology related to the clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. She currently draws upon her expertise in her role at Relias as Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Intermediate level Speech and Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.