Abstracts of the 10th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference 24–26 July, 2002, Brisbane

2002 Brain Impairment  
I ntervention in aphasia is largely a matter of skilled application of learning principles to guide and assist in recovery. This is true for counselling as well as for more direct forms of intervention. It is the contention of this paper that our understanding of the learning process is both incomplete and outdated. The purpose of this talk will be to explore recent developments in cognitive psychology that are currently having an influence on intervention, or have potential for doing so in the
more » ... future. Three topics will be discussed: Connectionist theories, skills development theories, and advances in adult learning. Clinical examples will be presented as well.
doi:10.1375/brim.3.2.140 fatcat:ww4yw6tvhbc65alnf3lcvhei7u