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Advice for Speech-Language Pathologists "Keep It Simple"

Inbal Eshel, MA, CCC-SLP
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Speech-Language Pathologists Tell People with TBI to "Think Smart, Not Hard"

Helping a patient with cognitive and language difficulties after a TBI does not have to involve bells and whistles. Strategies like hanging a white board on the back of the patient's front door to remind him what he needs for that day can make a significant difference in the functionality of that person's life.

Posted on BrainLine July 19, 2012.

Produced by Victoria Tilney McDonough, Brian King, and Jared Schaubert, BrainLine.

About the author: Inbal Eshel, MA, CCC-SLP

Inbal Eshel, MA, CCC-SLP is the lead traumatic brain injury speech-language pathologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She provides diagnostic and therapeutic interventions aimed at minimizing cognitive and language deficits and maximizing quality of life.

Inbal Eshel