A Study of Multidimensional Model for English Phonetic Acquisition with the Support of Mobile Technology

The purpose of this article is to outline a decision-making process and highlight which portions of the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluation process deserve special attention when deciding which features are required for a communication system in order to provide optimal benefit for the user. The clinician then will be able to use a feature-match approach as part of the decision-making process to determine whether mobile technology or a dedicated device is the best choice for communication. The term mobile technology will be used to describe off-the-shelf, commercially available, tablet-style devices like an iPhone®, iPod Touch®, iPad®, and Android® or Windows® tablet.

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Word-Finding Support From Mobile Technology Benefits a Woman With Aphasia

Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ◽

10.1044/aac24.1.26 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 26-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yvonne Gillette

Keyword(s):

Mobile Technology ◽

Clinical Education ◽

Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽

Feature Matching ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Alternative Communication ◽

Alternative Intervention ◽

Communication Assessment ◽

Word Finding ◽

Intervention Costs

Mobile technology provides a solution for individuals who require augmentative and alternative intervention. Principles of augmentative and alternative communication assessment and intervention, such as feature matching and the participation model, developed with dedicated speech-generating devices can be applied to these generic mobile technologies with success. This article presents a clinical review of an adult with aphasia who reached her goals for greater communicative participation through mobile technology. Details presented include device selection, sequence of intervention, and funding issues related to device purchase and intervention costs. Issues related to graduate student clinical education are addressed. The purpose of the article is to encourage clinicians to consider mobile technology when intervening with an individual diagnosed with mild receptive and moderate expressive aphasia featuring word-finding difficulties.

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Game Changer

Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ◽

10.1044/aac20.1.17 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 17-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Lateef McLeod

Keyword(s):

San Francisco ◽

Mobile Technology ◽

Technology Tools ◽

Communication Challenges ◽

Communication Needs ◽

Game Changer

Abstract Individuals with significant communication challenges need to communicate across many different venues. The author, from the perspective of an individual who uses AAC, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of both traditional AAC technologies and new mobile AAC technologies. He describes how access to AAC has allowed him to fulfill his dreams as a presenter and writer. He successfully manages a blog in San Francisco, writes grants, and has published his first book of poetry. Not one AAC device fits all of his communication needs; however, access to mobile technology tools has increased his flexibility across environments and given him another successful tool for communication.

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A Multidimensional Theory of Suicide

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000508 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 39 (6) ◽

pp. 416-427 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Antoon A. Leenaars ◽

Gudrun Dieserud ◽

Susanne Wenckstern ◽

Kari Dyregrov ◽

David Lester ◽

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Keyword(s):

Multidimensional Model ◽

Psychological Autopsy ◽

Suicide Survivors ◽

Background Theory ◽

Independent Verification ◽

Suicide Notes ◽

Interjudge Reliability ◽

The Relationship ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Deceased People

Abstract. Background: Theory is the foundation of science; this is true in suicidology. Over decades of studies of suicide notes, Leenaars developed a multidimensional model of suicide, with international (crosscultural) studies and independent verification. Aim: To corroborate Leenaars's theory with a psychological autopsy (PA) study, examining age and sex of the decedent, and survivor's relationship to deceased. Method: A PA study in Norway, with 120 survivors/informants was undertaken. Leenaars' theoretical–conceptual (protocol) analysis was undertaken of the survivors' narratives and in-depth interviews combined. Results: Substantial interjudge reliability was noted (κ = .632). Overall, there was considerable confirmatory evidence of Leenaars's intrapsychic and interpersonal factors in suicide survivors' narratives. Differences were found in the age of the decedent, but not in sex, nor in the survivor's closeness of the relationship. Older deceased people were perceived to exhibit more heightened unbearable intrapsychic pain, associated with the suicide. Conclusion: Leenaars's theory has corroborative verification, through the decedents' suicide notes and the survivors' narratives. However, the multidimensional model needs further testing to develop a better evidence-based way of understanding suicide.

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