Caregiver Support: Strategies for Navigating Communication Breakdowns

Published on Nov 11, 2024

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Communication breakdowns can be challenging and frustrating for caregivers and their loved ones. This 1-hour webinar focuses on empowering caregivers with tools and strategies to handle communication breakdowns effectively. We will cover real-life scenarios, communication barriers, and simple yet powerful techniques to support smoother interactions between caregivers and individuals living with various communication challenges, such as aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia, dysphonia, autism, and developmental delays. Make sure you stay until the end for a Q&A to gain valuable tools to navigate your common breakdowns with confidence.

About Contributor

Alex Russell, MS, CCC-SLP Consumer Education Specialist

Alex joined Lingraphica in 2024 as Consumer Education Specialist, where she develops educational content for people with communication challenges and their care partners, including free webinars that help families better understand speech recovery and AAC. She also serves on The Parkinson Council’s board and Diversity Collaborative, and her clinical experience spans home health and community care, teletherapy, assisted living and memory care, mental and behavioral health, and subacute care.