SLPOtherPerspectives of the ASHA special interest groups2021
The "Counseling+" Roles of the Speech-Language Pathologist Serving Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia From Alzheimer's Disease.
Alyssa M Lanzi, James M Ellison, Matthew L Cohen
PMID 35647292WHAT IT FOUND
Speech-language pathologists are offered counseling roles for older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
These are expert recommendations, not tested intervention results.
What this paper is
This is a tutorial describing counseling roles for speech-language pathologists serving older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia from Alzheimer's disease. It reviews background information and gives expert recommendations, but it is not a study and reports no tested intervention outcomes, so there is no finding to act on.
Declared interests
The authors report no relevant financial or nonfinancial interests to disclose.