Conversation Analysis Profile for People with Aphasia

The CAPPA was developed as a resource for speech and language therapists for use with aphasia and their key conversational partners. The aim is to gather information on the way that the manifestations of aphasia impact on conversation for the person with aphasia and his/her conversational partner.

---

The CAPPA was developed as a resource for speech and language therapists for use with aphasia and their key conversational partners. The aim is to gether specific information on the way that the manifestations of aphasia impact on conversation for the person with aphasia and his/her conversational partner. The CAPPA comprises: a structured interview to conduct with the person with aphasia and his/her conversational partner; and a method for analysis of a 10-minute sample of unscripted conversation between the conversational partner and the person with aphasia.