Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8323-7319

Date Available

5-14-2025

Year of Publication

2025

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Communication Sciences & Disorders (MSCSD)

College

Health Sciences

Department/School/Program

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Faculty

Dr. Christen Page

Faculty

Dr. Anne Olson

Faculty

Dr. Richard Andreatta

Abstract

This paper examines speech-language pathologist perspective on implementing person-centered care for persons with aphasia. Person-centered care is based on the social model, which emphasizes the importance of including the client. The survey addressed clinicians’ use of person-centered care related to collaborative goal setting and treatment planning, as well as facilitators and barriers to implementing person-centered care for individuals with aphasia based on the view of practicing clinicians across a variety of settings. The results indicated most speech-language pathologists have heard of person-centered care, understand the importance of involving clients in goal setting, ask clients about their preferences when setting goals, and indicate that clients’ goals were within the SLP’s scope of practice. However, less than 50% of clients knew their goals. Facilitators and barriers of PCC implementation related to these SLP respondents’ training, time, and access to resources, PWA’s abilities and motivation, family involvement, and facility support (administrative, insurance, productivity). By identifying the facilitators and barriers, SLPs and researchers may develop tools to embed in clinical practice targeting person-centered care. With a focus on person-centered care, SLPs may have the ability to enhance the quality of life for PWA.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2025.169

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