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Module 2

2.0 Aims

2.0A Take the
         PRE-Test

2.1 Communication

2.2 Sources of
     communication
     difficulties

2.3 Experience

2.4 Communication
      Problems
     a) Dysphasia
     b) Dysarthria
     c) Dyspraxia
     d) Non-verbal

2.5 Cognitive
     problems

2.6 Social
     communication
     deficits

2.7 Tips for talking

2.8 Take home      messages

2.9 Resources

2.10 Take the
         POST-Test
7.Case management    
8.Supervising staff   
10. Mental health & TBI:
an introduction
12. Working with Families after Traumatic Injury:
An Introduction


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 Brain Injury
 Rehabilitation Unit   Liverpool Hospital   

  Brain Injury
  Rehabilitation   Directorate (BIRD)
  NSW Agency for
  Clinical Innovation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 


Self Study

Module 2

2.8 Take home messages
  • Communication is information shared through the exchange of both verbal and non-verbal messages in a purposeful way. We communicate for a variety of reasons.
  • three principal sources of communication difficulties
                damage to the communication areas of the brain
                damage to the cognitive areas of the brain
                damage to the brain's frontal lobe causing social communication deficits

  • Some people may have difficulty communicating verbally. In these situations the person may use other methods of communicating eg. gesture, computer communication devices, picture boards/books etc
  • Cognitive deficits can affect a persons ability to communicate without directly affecting their ability to produce language
  • Social communication deficits involve a person having difficulty following the social rules and conventions of communication
  • There are strategies you can use to both help the person's expression and understanding on language

 

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