Introduction

This book is a challenge to established practices in aphasia therapy. Because it does not take the commonplace for granted, it serves to broaden the discourse and extend the boundaries of thinking about therapy. The authors challenge professionals to:

1 include considerations of moral and ethical responsibility in their practices; 2 focus on engagement in life as well as on amelioration of language

impairments; 3 promote ways to identify relevant directions for therapy; 4 engage in reflexive thinking on how clinicians’ identities influence their

therapy choices; 5 engage in reflective thinking on issues such as power relationships in

therapy, the impact of limited resources, and benefits and blindfolds created by clinical models.