The MMAT Tele trial is still recruiting and needs just 22 more people with post-stroke aphasia to complete this stage of the study. This important research is exploring the feasibility and acceptability of a behavioural aphasia intervention. The results will help us understand more about delivering aphasia intervention over telehealth during the pivotal first 12 months post stroke. We have just launched a new website for the study!

Dr Kirstine Shrubsoles semniar presentation is now available to view on the Aphais aCRe YouTube Channel. Learn about advances in implementation science within aphasia, and applications for practice and research. This will include: •design and outcomes of an implementation toolkit for aphasia best practice, including how clinicians successfully led change as ‘Champions’,•the process of co-designing, and evaluation plans for, a self-guided web-based toolkit…

Presentation by: Dr Faye Wray This seminar will explore what self-management is and present findings from the StarStep study. The StarStep study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of implementing and evaluating the ‘Living with Aphasia’ supported self-management intervention. This intervention was co-produced with stroke survivors with aphasia, their family members and speech and language therapists. Faye is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, UK.

Advances in Implementation Science: Empowering clinicians to drive practice change in aphasia services Presentation by: Dr Kirstine Shrubsole Attendees will learn about advances in implementation science within aphasia, and applications for practice and research. This will include: • design and outcomes of an implementation toolkit for aphasia best practice, including how clinicians successfully led change as ‘Champions’, • the process of co-designing, and evaluation plans for, a self-guided web-based toolkit…

Join Us for a Meaningful Afternoon! The Australian Aphasia Association, supported by Aphasia Victoria, invites you to a delightful Long Lunch event that combines great food, fun, and a chance to make a difference. Our goals are to raise awareness of aphasia and raise funds for the Australian Aphasia Association - the peak body for people living with aphasia in Australia.

Please see the attached flyer for a special art exhibition being planned as part of the ASSBI 50th Conference in Melbourne, from 6–8 May 2027. We are currently seeking expressions of interest from people living with brain injury who may like to contribute an artwork. The aim is to feature 50 artworks as part of ASSBI’s 50th anniversary and to showcase a range of lived experience, perspectives and creative styles.

Dear Speech Pathologists, The Aphasia Therapy Words and Picture Cards are a box set of stimulus cards designed to support therapy targeting word retrieval, phrase and sentence production. The therapy cards were created from extensive research undertaken during the COMPARE research trial. Watch a demonstration here – The set includes: 480 coloured photographs featuring sets of nouns, verbs and adjectives.

We’re inviting adults (18+) to take part in a 15-minute anonymous online study run by La Trobe University (Ethics Approval No. HEC25571). You’ll view a set of pictures and rate how clear and acceptable they are.There are no right or wrong answers — we’re interested in your first impression.Some images may look unusual. You’re free to stop at any time or skip questions if you prefer.

Advances in Implementation Science: Empowering clinicians to drive practice change in aphasia services Presentation by: Dr Kirstine Shrubsole

Advances in Implementation Science: Empowering clinicians to drive practice change in aphasia services Presentation by: Dr Kirstine Shrubsole Attendees will learn about advances in implementation science within aphasia, and applications for practice and research. This will include: • design and outcomes of an implementation toolkit for aphasia best practice, including how clinicians successfully led change as ‘Champions’, • the process of co-designing, and evaluation plans for, a self-guided web-based toolkit…

Dear Speech Pathologists, The Aphasia Therapy Words and Picture Cards are a box set of stimulus cards designed to support therapy targeting word retrieval, phrase and sentence production. Watch a demonstration here – If you cannot access the video link above for the demonstration, please copy and paste the following into a browser The set includes: 480 coloured photographs…

*Apologies, some people experienced difficulty seeing the link in the previous email to complete the Expression of Interest for Card Packs, it should now be clear and accessible. Dear Speech Pathologists, The Aphasia Therapy Words and Picture Cards are a box set of stimulus cards designed to support therapy targeting word retrieval, phrase and sentence production. Watch a demonstration here –

UPLIFT (UPper limb and Language Impairment and Functional Training) is a trial of intensive combined arm and language training after stroke. The doses being tested are 2 or 4 hours of therapy per day, 5 days per week for 4 weeks.     UPLIFT is looking for people who: - Had a stroke 3 to 24 months ago - Have difficulty using their…

Apologies for those who tried to register using the link provided in our email on friday, please use the corrected link below. "A little help from my friends: Researching and promoting social connection in people with aphasia".Presentation by: Prof Brent Archer, A/Prof Jamie Hartwell Azios In this seminar, we highlight the deleterious mental, physical and communication effects of social isolation.

"A little help from my friends: Researching and promoting social connection in people with aphasia".Presentation by: Prof Brent Archer, A/Prof Jamie Hartwell Azios In this seminar, we highlight the deleterious mental, physical and communication effects of social isolation. Then, we will discuss recently developed therapy approaches that address social connectedness. We will focus on our intervention, Aphasia: Nurturing Connection, Honouring Ongoing Relationships (ANCHOR), describing how we created this program, and how we are assessing its efficacy. Register here -

Queensland Aphasia Research Centre (QARC) is excited to host the Aphasia in Action: From Evidence to Everyday Practice, one-day professional development workshop on Friday 16 October 2026 at the UQ Herston Campus, Brisbane. Designed for speech pathologists working with people with aphasia, this practical workshop will provide an overview of recent evidence in aphasia rehabilitation and focus on translating research into everyday clinical practice.

How can we prepare speech pathologists to deliver intensive aphasia rehabilitation online? A new publication explores training for speech pathologists delivering TeleCHAT, a telerehabilitation intensive, comprehensive aphasia program (ICAP). What did the study find? Multimodal and targeted training can help speech pathologists feel confident and prepared to deliver ICAPs via telerehabilitation. The findings highlight the value of using different training methods and providing training that is specific to the components of comprehensive aphasia therapy.

We’re inviting adults (18+) to take part in a 15-minute anonymous online study run by La Trobe University (Ethics Approval No. HEC25571). You’ll view a set of pictures and rate how clear and acceptable they are.There are no right or wrong answers — we’re interested in your first impression.Some images may look unusual. You’re free to stop at any time or skip questions if you prefer.

You're invited!Stroke a Chord Choir - performance by an amazing choir of people living with aphasia. Melbourne on Saturday 25th July at 2pm,265 Canterbury Road, Bayswater North. Everyone welcome to attend to hear this amazing choir!

A little help from my friends: Researching and promoting social connection in people with aphasia.Presentation by: Prof Brent Archer, A/Prof Jamie Hartwell Azios In this seminar, we highlight the deleterious mental, physical and communication effects of social isolation. Then, we will discuss recently developed therapy approaches that address social connectedness. We will focus on our intervention, Aphasia: Nurturing Connection, Honouring Ongoing Relationships (ANCHOR), describing how we created this program, and how we are assessing its efficacy.

Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation.

Who doesn't love a checklist?! ✅ Care partners and family members of people with aphasia face unique challenges after stroke. They are often learning how to support someone with a communication disability while also managing changes to their own roles, relationships, wellbeing, and daily routines. In our newly published research paper, we explored whether the existing Screening Tool for Carers of Young People with Stroke adequately captured the needs of carers supporting someone with aphasia.

Aphasia CRE Seminar now availabe to view on YouTube. Presentation by: Dr Kathleen Mellahn National quantitative data and qualitative insights from multidisciplinary healthcare professionals and interpreters will be presented, spanning the hyperacute, acute, and early sub-acute phases of stroke recovery. The findings highlight disparities in care and outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse people with aphasia and explore mechanisms contributing to these inequities.

As part of Aphasia Awareness Month, we're highlighting the innovative research projects being undertaken by the Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation.

If you are in Melbourne, here is a new, low-cost adult speech pathology services available through La Trobe University Health Clinic in Bundoora. The clinic supports adults with communication, speech, voice and swallowing needs. Services are student-led and supervised by qualified speech pathologists. Referral form: Reduced Cost Care - Standard Consultation $35. Concession $20.

“I’m still a me”: A proposed framework for understanding and supporting relational recovery following aphasia: the evolution of interpersonal relationships and the relational self. Presented by Dr Amy Ford What you will learn in this seminar: Recent research describing the impact of aphasia on relationships. The way in which communication and interactions with others lead to an altered sense of self following aphasia.

Paediatric Aphasia: Same word, different worlds Date: Thursday 23rd July, 2026Time: 3pm (Brisbane Time)Location: Zoom (online)Join the webinar here: uqz.zoom.us/j/85898984658?from=addon The presentation will examine how paediatric aphasia differs from adult presentations,integrating theory and developmental language perspectives to inform age appropriateassessment and intervention. The presentation traces the typical patient journey,highlighting collaboration with the MDT and key stakeholders to support recovery,functional outcomes, and successful return to school across developmental stages.

The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia have pledged $72,958 towards a global aphasia awareness campaign... if we can match their contribution, dollar for dollar. We need your help to match the momentum and make aphasia awareness a reality! Aphasia affects millions - yet awareness remains heartbreakingly low. Aphasia robs people of their communication, but not their thoughts, feelings, or humanity. This lack of awareness translates to a lack of support and empathy from the general public; fewer opportunities to return to work, education, and social activities; and insufficient funding for aphasia services.

YouTube video by Aphasia CRE

We are excited to see this post by La Trobe University on the amazing work that Dr John Pierce is involved in using generative AI that is helping bridge the language barrier gap for people with aphasia. Read it now

Research from La Trobe University's Centre For Data Analytics and Cognition and Centre for Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation has highlighted how generative AI could help in re...

CALL FOR MENTORS The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia is once again offering to support the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP) to develop strategies for engaging with and providing professional development to SLTs in resource-constrained contexts. This project is coordinated by the IALP Aphasia Committee. Mentees will be emerging SLTs (in their first 7 years of clinical practice) from low- and middle-resourced countries where speech-language therapy services for people with aphasia are limited or not yet established.

Presentation by: Dr Chelsea Larkman Increasing international migration is resulting in speech pathologists providing care to people with aphasia with whom they do not share a language. This presentation will explore the challenges of cross-linguistic aphasia therapy, potential solutions, and a co-designed tool to support collaboration between speech pathologists and interpreters. Chelsea is a speech pathologist who recently completed her PhD investigating cultural and linguistic adaptation of aphasia rehabilitation.

Dear colleagues, The Aphasia Therapy Finder aphasiatherapyfinder.com is a free online clinical implementation tool providing access to evidence summaries, therapy descriptions, and resources for evidence-based aphasia therapies. Since its launch in July 2024, over 8,000 clinicians, educators, and students from 77 countries have registered to use it. We are now conducting a cross-sectional survey and focus groups to better understand who is using the tool, how it is being used, and how it can be improved to better meet user needs.

Beyond language barriers: From challenges to collaboration in interpreter‑supported cross-linguistic aphasia therapy Increasing international migration is resulting in speech pathologists providing care to people with aphasia with whom they do not share a language. This presentation will explore the challenges of cross-linguistic aphasia therapy, potential solutions, and a co-designed tool to support collaboration between speech pathologists and interpreters. Chelsea is a speech pathologist who recently completed her PhD investigating cultural and linguistic adaptation of aphasia rehabilitation.

YouTube video by Aphasia CRE

We have received the following request from Genevieve Wong at SCU- Casual Marking I am currently looking for casual markers for SPCH3004 – Intervention of Adult Acquired Speech and Language Disorders. Please let me know if you are available and interested in taking up any of these opportunities. You don’t have to take on the whole workload, I am happy to be flexible around your availability (e.g., let me know if you can only do an X amount of hours).  

We are seeking a few more people with mild or very mild aphasia to support our project - please pass this onto anyone in the Melbourne area who might be interested. Aphasia research and rehabilitation often overlooks people with milder aphasia. For these stroke survivors, communication can often seem “fine” to others, but they might still struggle with:- Finding the right words…