Dementia: Roles and Responsibilities. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) play a central role in the screening, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of persons with dementia. The professional roles and activities in speech-language pathology include clinical/educational services (diagnosis, assessment, planning, and treatment), prevention and advocacy, and education, administration, and research.
See ASHA's Scope of Practice in Speech-Language Pathology (ASHA, 2007). Appropriate roles for SLPs include As indicated in the Code of Ethics (ASHA, 2010), SLPs who serve this population should be specifically educated and appropriately trained to do so. Given the relationship between cognition and communication, practitioners who serve individuals with dementia require knowledge and skills in both areas, including specific knowledge of cognitive-communication disorders associated with dementia, to fulfill the aforementioned roles.
Interprofessional Collaboration. Dysphagia Care for Individuals with Dementia | Dysphagia Cafe. Dysphagia Care for Individuals with Dementia By: Rebecca Affoo MCISc., BHSc., Reg. CASLPO, SLP (c); Ph.D. Candidate Introduction Dementia is a syndrome caused by a number of progressive disorders that affect memory, thinking, behavior, and the ability to perform activities of daily living (World Alzheimer Report, 2010). Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias currently affect more than 5 million Americans (Fargo and Bleiler 2014) and 747 thousand Canadians (Alzheimer Society of Canada, 2012), and the incidence is expected to exceed 7.1 million by 2025 (Fargo and Bleiler 2014). Individuals with mild dementia may experience early taste (Murphy 1999), smell (Nordin, Murphy et al. 1996), and swallowing dysfunction (Humbert, McLaren et al. 2010), which may result in decreased oral intake and weight loss.
The prevalence of eating and swallowing deficits increases in individuals with severe or advanced dementia. The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist Oral Health in Subjects with Dementia. Nos aînés. Editions CREASOFT - boutique Animateur - produit : Mon agenda mémoire. La Neuropsychologie. La neuropsychologie Le neuropsychologue en réadaptation intervient sur les aspects cognitifs (fonctions supérieures telles que les mémoires, la concentration, le raisonnement) mais aussi sur les aspects comportementaux. En effet, une lésion cérébrale altère des processus cognitifs et en même temps se répercutent sur l’estime de soi, l’humeur, les rôles sociaux, l’équilibre familial, les projets d’avenir, … Une personne ayant des troubles cognitifs peut rencontrer des difficultés d’une ou plusieurs mémoire(s), d’attention, d’organisation, de flexibilité, de prise d’initiatives, d’irritabilité, ...
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