Kate H. Meredith worked as a speech and language therapist in acquired brain injury and neurology services for 15 years, retraining as a family and systemic psychotherapist to support families with the relational impact of communication disorders. Kate currently works in child and adolescent mental health services and independently in Cardiff.

Dr Giles N. Yeates is Editor of the journal and book series Neuro-Disability and Psychotherapy, in addition to the Brain Injury book series (Routledge). As a clinical neuropsychologist in community neuro-rehabilitation, his clinical work and research focus on the innovation of psychological therapies and support of relationships following acquired brain injury. Dr Yeates is currently innovating the use of Tai Ji in neuro-rehabilitation.

Editors' foreword

KATE H. MEREDITH, GILES N. YEATES

1 Time to step up: a call for the speech pathology profession to utilise stepped psychological care for people with aphasia post stroke

BROOKE RYAN, LINDA WORRALL, JASVINDER SEKHON, CAROLINE BAKER, MARCELLA CARRAGHER, JAYCIE BOHAN, EMMA POWER, MIRANDA ROSE, NINA SIMMONS-MACKIE, LEANNE TOGHER, IAN KNEEBONE

2 The importance of syntax in making meaning and emotional adjustment: a brief psychodynamically oriented intervention in receptive aphasia

AONGHUS RYAN

3 A personal construct psychology approach to aphasia

CATHY SPARKES

4 Supporting families with aphasia to explore relationships

KATE H. MEREDITH

5 A preliminary study of "Laboratorio di Conversazione Narrativa": group psychotherapy supporting communication for people with aphasia

STEFANO MONTE, MARISTELLA CRIELESI, MARCELLA DI PIETRO, MARIATERESA MATERA, KATE H. MEREDITH, ROSSELLA MUÒ

6 Structured narrative therapy for children with acquired brain injury and severe communication difficulties

ALISON PERKINS

7 Mindfulness interventions for people with aphasia ¿ case evidence from individual and group therapy formats

MARISTELLA CRIELESI, LAUREN ROCHE, GIULIA MONOPOLI, GILES N. YEATES, STEFANO MONTE

8 The potential contribution of mind-body interventions within psychological support following aphasia: a conceptual review and case study

GILES N. YEATES

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