Joint Committee on Interprofessional Relations Between the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

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The mission of this interdisciplinary committee, composed of psychologists and speech-language pathologists, is to:

• Improve the clinical care of patients with congenital or acquired brain injury by identifying and promoting assessment and rehabilitation practices that are both compatible with current neuropsychology/rehabilitation psychology and speech-language pathology knowledge and of demonstrable functional benefit to patients and their families; and
• Foster communication and collaborative work between neuropsychologists/rehabilitation psychologists and speech-language pathologists for the benefit of both professions.

We acknowledge and respect the mutual interest of our disciplines in cognitive and linguistic processes, as well as the unique competencies and contributions of each.

Provide information and recommend guidance for neuropsychologists and rehabilitation psychologists, and speech-language pathologists to follow in the cooperative and collaborative evaluation and treatment of persons with brain injury.

1. Interprofessional collaboration in cognitive rehabilitation
2. Interprofessional assessment and management: persistent cognitive symptoms following acquired brain injury and COVID
3. Development and dissemination of professional and public resources from an interprofessional perspective on acquired brain injury
   • Collaboration among audiologists, psychologists, and speech-language pathologists treating patients with cognitive impairment and hearing loss
   • Promoting patient self-advocacy for working-age adults with acquired brain injury

2021

Peña, K., Waldron-Perrine, B., Arnold, M., Sanchez, V., Mashima, P., Seagly, K., Sohlberg, M., Dunn, R., & Paul, D. (2021). Collaboration among audiologists, psychologists, and speech-language pathologists treating patients with cognitive impairment and hearing loss. Presentation at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

2020

Seagly, K., Mashima, P., Ashman, T., Paul, D., Milman, L., Waldron-Perrine, B., & Mudar, R. (2020). Promoting patient self-advocacy via interprofessional collaboration for working-age adults with acquired brain injury (ABI). Seminar by the Joint Committee on Interprofessional Relations Between the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) at the annual conference of the APA Division of Rehabilitation Psychology, San Diego, CA.

2019

Milman, L.,  Seagly, K.,  Waldron-Perrine, B., Mudar, R., Mashima, P., Ashman, T., & Paul, D. (2019, November). Interprofessional collaboration: Overcoming barriers to successful reintegration for working-age adults with acquired brain injury. Seminar presented for the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Orlando, FL. 

2018

Seagly, K., Milman, L., Mashima, P., Ashman, T., Waldron-Perrine, B., Paul, D., & Mudar, R. A. (2018, November). Looking beyond test results: Interprofessional collaborative assessment of persistent mTBI symptoms. Seminar presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Boston, MA.

Joint Committee on Interprofessional Relations Between APA and ASHA. (2018, November 12). Strategies for person-centered approach to mild TBI: An interprofessional perspective.Leader Live. Rockville, MD: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

2017

Mashima, P., Milman, L., Ashman, T., Mudar, R., Waldron-Perrine, B., Bechtold, K., & Paul, D. (2017). Looking beyond test results: Interprofessional collaborative assessment of persistent mTBI symptoms. Seminar presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Los Angeles, CA.

2016

Mudar, R., Paul, D., Mashima, P., Waldron-Perrine, B., Ashman, T., & Bechtold, K. (2016, November). Beyond silos in cognitive rehabilitation: Integration of interprofessional collaboration, telehealth, and health literacy. Seminar presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Waldron-Perrine, B., Mudar, R., & Ashman, T. (2016, November). Beyond silos in cognitive rehabilitation: Integration of interprofessional collaboration, telehealth, and health literacy. Symposium held for the annual conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago, IL.

2015

Neils-Strunjas, J., Bechtold, K., Clark, A., Maestas, K., Mudar, R. A., Duff, M., Waldron-Perrine, B. & Paul, D. (2015, November). The role of resilience in the rehab of adults with acquired brain injury. Joint Committee on Interprofessional Relations Between the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Division 40: Society for Clinical Neuropsychology of the American Psychological Association. Seminar presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Denver, CO.

2014

Hengst, J., Kortte, K., Mudar, R. A., Duff, M., Clark, A., Maestas, K., Neils-Strunjas, J., & Paul, D. (2014, November). An activity-based framework for using games as clinical interventions for acquired cognitive-communication disorders. Joint Committee on Interprofessional Relations Between the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Division 40: Society for Clinical Neuropsychology of the American Psychological Association. Seminar presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Orlando, FL.

Hengst, J., Kortte, K., Neils-Strunjas, J., Clark, A., Paul, D., Mudar, R. A., & Duff, M. C. (2014, March). Game play following brain injury: Applying an activity based model for using games during neurorehabilitation. Joint Committee on Interprofessional Relations Between the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Division 40: Society for Clinical Neuropsychology of the American Psychological Association. Poster presentation at the International Brain Injury Association World Congress, San Francisco, CA.

2010

Constantinidou, F., Wertheimer, J., Tsanada, J., Evans, C., & Paul, D. (2010, November). Who owns the frontal lobes? Interdisciplinary perspective to executive functioning. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Hengst, J., Wertheimer, J., Constantinidou, F., Turkstra, L., & Paul, D. (2010, November). Collaboration realities: The speech-language pathologist and neuropsychologist team. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.

2009

Nakase-Richardson, R., Evans, C., Thors, C, Constantinidou, F., Wertheimer, J., Sander, A., Yablon, S. (2009, October 8). Evaluation of a multidisciplinary program intervention for managing cognitive and behavioral sequelae following brain injury. Denver, CO. Poster presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.

2008

Wertheimer, J., Constantinidou, F., Raymer, A., Turkstra, L., & Paul, D. (2008, November). Promoting effective interdisciplinary collaboration: Neuropsychologists and speech-language pathologists. Presentation at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago.

2006

Sander, A. M., Raymer, A., Wertheimer, J., Paul, D., & Brown, S. (2006). Perceived roles of neuropsychologists and speech-language pathologists in rehabilitation. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 20(3), 583. Winner of the Division 40 Blue Ribbon award for outstanding research.

2005

Raymer, A., Sander, A., Paul, D., Brown, S., Chomout, D., & Zingeser, L. (2005, November). Collaboration in rehabilitation: Neuropsychologists and speech-language pathologists. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA.

Sander, A., Nakase-Richardson, R., Constantinidou, F., & Paul, D. (2005, November). Memory assessment on an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team. Short course presented at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA.

ASHA Voices: The Teamwork Behind Cognitive Rehabilitation by J. D. Gray (May 6, 2021). The ASHA Leader Live. https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/2021-0506-podcast-apa-asha-cognitive. Interview with Brigid Waldron-Perrine and McKay Moore Sohlbery.

2023

Dunn, R., Mashima, P., Seagly, K., Waldron-Perrine, B., Paul, D., Sohlberg, M. M., & Peña, K. (2023). Cognitive rehabilitation for functional cognitive symptoms (pp. 287–298). In M. M. Sohlberg, J. Hamilton, and L. S. Turkstra (Eds.). Transforming cognitive rehabilitation: Effective instructional methods. Guilford Press.

Seagly, K., Waldron-Perrine, B., Sohlberg, M. M., Dunn, R., Mashima, P., Paul, D., & Peña, K. (2023). Practicing psychological mindedness in cognitive rehabilitation (pp.  27–43). In M. M. Sohlberg, J. Hamilton, and L. S. Turkstra (Eds.). Transforming cognitive rehabilitation: Effective instructional methods. Guilford Press. 

2022

Waldron-Perrine, B., Mudar, R., Mashima, P., Seagly, K., Sohlberg, M., Bechtold, K. T., Paul, D., Milman, L., Ashman, T., Peña, K., & Dunn, R. (2022, July–August). Interprofessional collaboration and communication to facilitate implementation of cognitive rehabilitation in persons with brain injury. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 36(4):529–537. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2021.1971956. Epub 2022 Jan 20. PMID: 35050818.

2019

Mashima, P., Waldron-Perrine, B., Seagly, K., Milman, L., Ashman, T., Mudar, R., & Paul, D. (2019). Looking beyond test results: Interprofessional collaborative management of persistent mild traumatic brain injury symptoms. Topics in Language Disorders, 39(3), 293–312. 

2017

Neils-Strunjas, J., Paul, D., Clark, A., Mudar, R., Duff, M. C., Waldron-Perrine, B., & Bechtold, K. T. (2017). Role of resilience in the rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury. Brain Injury,1–9.  

2016

Turkstra, L. S., Clark, A., Burgess, S., Hengst, J. A., Wertheimer, J. C., & Paul, D. (2016). Pragmatic communication abilities in children and adults: Implications for rehabilitation professionals. Disability and Rehabilitation, 19, 1–14.

Waldron-Perrine, B., Neils-Strunjas, J., Paul, D., Clark, A., Mudar, R. A., Maestas, K., Duff, M., & Bechtold, K. T. (2016). Integrating resilience-building into the neurorehabilitation process. Brain Injury Professional, 12, 22–25.

2015

Waldron-Perrine, B., Neils-Strunjas, J., Paul, D., Clark, A., Mudar, R., Maestas, K., Duff, M., & Bechtold, K. T. (2015). Integrating resilience-building into the neurorehabilitation process. Brain Injury Professional, 12(3), 22–25.

2012

Constantinidou, F., Wertheimer, J.C., Tsanadis, J., Evans, C., & Paul, D.R. (2012). Assessment of executive functioning in brain injury: Collaboration between speech-language pathology and neuropsychology for an integrative neuropsychological perspective. Brain Injury, 1–15. ( Posted online on July 9, 2012. doi:10.3109/02699052.2012.698786)

2009

Sander, A. M., Raymer, A., Wertheimer, J., Paul, D. (2009). Perceived roles and collaboration between neuropsychologists and speech-language pathologists in rehabilitation. The Clinical Neuropsychologist.23(7), 1196–212.

2008

Paul, D., & Raymer, A. (2008, March 25). Resources available on brain injury rehabilitation. The ASHA Leader, 13(4), 24.

Sander, A. M., & Constantinidou, F. (Issue Editors). (2008). The interdisciplinary team. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 23(5).

Wertheimer, J., Roebuck-Spencer, T., Constantinidou, F., Turkstra, L., Pavol, M., & Paul, D. (2008). Collaboration between neuropsychologists and speech-language pathologists in rehabilitation settings. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 23(5), 273–285. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18815504?ordinalpos=&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.SmartSearch&log$=citationsensor.

2007

Joint Committee on Interprofessional Relations Between the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Division 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology) of the American Psychological Association. (2007). Structure and function of an interdisciplinary team for persons with acquired brain injury [Guidelines]. Available from www.asha.org/policy/.

Sander, A., Nakase-Richardson, R., Constantinidou, F., Wertheimer, J., & Paul, D. (2007, November). Memory assessment on an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team: A theoretically based framework. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 16, 316–330.

2006

Raymer, A., Sander, A., Wertheimer, J., & Paul, D. (2006). Collaboration in rehabilitation: Neuropsychologists and speech-language pathologists. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 87(10), e11.

2003

Paul-Brown, D., & Ricker, J. (2003). Evaluating and treating communication and cognitive disorders: Approaches to referral and collaboration for speech-language pathology and clinical neuropsychology [Technical Report]. Available from www.asha.org/policy/.

Ylvisaker, M., Hanks, R., & Johnson-Greene, D. (2003). Rehabilitation of children and adults with cognitive-communication disorders after brain injury [Technical Report]. Available from www.asha.org/policy/.

2002

Ylvisaker, M., Hanks, R., & Johnson-Greene, D. (2002). Perspectives on rehabilitation of individuals with cognitive impairment after brain injury: Rationale for reconsideration of theoretical paradigms. Journal of Head Trauma and Rehabilitation, 17(3), 191–209.

1990

Joint Committee on Interprofessional Relations Between the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Division 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology) of the American Psychological Association. (1990). Interdisciplinary approaches to brain damage [Position Statement]. Available from www.asha.org/policy/.

1989

Joint Committee on Interprofessional Relations Between the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Division 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology) of the American Psychological Association. (1989). Interdisciplinary approaches to brain damage [Technical Report]. Available from www.asha.org/policy/.