ABSTRACT
This chapter is a comprehensive reference manual providing information on the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire (LCQ), which is a self-rating scale administered in the context of an interview, designed to measure perceived communicative ability after brain injury. It was intended for use with the traumatic brain injury group (TBI), but Douglas, Bracy, and Snow suggest it is also suitable for other groups, including dementia and stroke. Development of the LCQ was conducted with healthy community volunteers, as well as people with TBI. A brief history of the instrument's development is provided, along with a description of item content and administration/scoring procedures. Psychometric properties are reviewed and a critical commentary is provided. Key references are cited and in most cases the actual scale is included, giving the reader easy access to the instrument.
