Book Title: Communicating with Confidence: Supporting People with Aphasia in Healthcare
Edited by Frances Cochrane
Book Description: This learning resource was developed at James Cook University as part of a Research Honours project. It is designed to support healthcare students and clinicians in developing confidence and competence when communicating with people who have aphasia. The resource offers practical, evidence-based strategies that promote more inclusive, person-centred communication. It includes foundational knowledge about aphasia, alongside actionable techniques for using verbal, written, and visual supports in clinical practice.
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Communicating with Confidence: Supporting People with Aphasia in Healthcare Copyright © 2026 by Jodie Betts is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Speech and language disorders and therapy
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Communicating with Confidence: Supporting People with Aphasia in Healthcare Copyright © 2026 by Jodie Betts is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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First published in 2026 by James Cook University
To cite this work:
Betts, J. (2026). Communicating with confidence: Supporting people with aphasia in healthcare. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.25120/qb18-nq81