FCTP: Functional Communication Therapy Planner

The FCTP provides a structure for clinicians to develop, administer and evaluate aphasia therapy. It aims to:

• Ensure that activities relevant to the client are evaluated and targeted and allows the client to drive the decision-making process
• Be flexible taking into account pre-morbid personality, activities and abilities
• Observe the client's performance in considerable detail
• Be non-standardised to encourage clinicians to use professional judgement in their evaluation and planning and to encourage them to modify the content to suit specific populations and settings.

Adult

Chapters

• Overview of Functional Communication Therapy Planner
• How to use the Functional Communication Therapy Planner
• Information gathering, collaborative goal setting, pre-treatment evaluation, treatment, post-treatment evaluation.
• Illustrative case and references.
• Appendices: Communication history questionnaire
• Interview guide
• Functional communication goals
• Profile of functional communication skills