Building Community Through the SCALE Aphasia Program with Lisa Thornburg
From Brainstorms: Functional Neurorehab for SLPs by Renee Garrett, MSEd, CCC-SLP, CBIS
May 7, 2026 · 1h 5m · Season 3 · Episode 16
About this episode
Renee Garrett interviews Lisa Thornburg about extending rehabilitation for individuals with aphasia beyond clinical settings.
Guest: Lisa Thornburg, MS, CCC-SLP Earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PD Watch on YouTube In this episode of Brainstorms, Renee Garrett, MSEd, CCC-SLP, CBIS, is joined by Lisa Thornburg, MS, CCC-SLP, to explore how rehabilitation can extend beyond the clinic to support connection, identity, and meaningful participation for individuals living with aphasia. About the Guest: Lisa Thornburg, MS., CCC-SLP, has been a speech-language pathologist for over 30 years, working at every level of care in adult neurorehabilitation, including acute care, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, and home health care. Lisa is the Director of the Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement (SCALE) and the Multiple Sclerosis Day Program at the League for People with Disabilities Mentioned in this episode: Register for the Aphasia Discourse Conference on June 7
People in this episode
Host: Renee Garrett
Guest: Lisa Thornburg
Topics covered
- aphasia
- neurorehabilitation
- community building
- speech therapy
- identity
- meaningful participation
Keywords
- aphasia
- rehabilitation
- speech-language pathology
- community
- identity
- participation
- SCALE
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement, League for People with Disabilities, Speech Therapy PD
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