Sunday, May 20, 2012
 
Dr Jane Mortley, clinical director of Steps Consulting, has been involved with the field of aphasia and the use of software programs for rehabilitation for almost twenty years. StepByStep 4.5 has been created from this experience to form the first building block of language rehabilitation for aphasia.
Peer Reviewed Publications
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Mortley J, Wade J, Enderby P, Hughes A (2004)
Effectiveness of computerised rehabilitation for long-term aphasia: a case series study
British Journal of General Practice  54:  856-857

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 Mortley J, Wade J, Enderby P (2004)
Telehealth and Telemedicine.
Superhighway to promoting a client-therapist partnership: Using the Internet to deliver word-retrieval computer therapy monitored remotely with minimal speech and language therapy input.

Aphasiology 18:3  193-211

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 Wade J, Mortley J (2003)
Telehealth and Telemedicine
Talk about IT: Views of people with aphasia and their partners on receiving remotely monitored computer-based word finding therapy.

Aphasiology 17:11 1031-1056

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 Mortley J, Davies A, Enderby P (2003)
Telehealth and Telemedicine
An investigation into the feasibility of remotely delivered computer therapy for people with aphasia.

Advances in Speech Language Pathology, 5:1 27-36

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Mortley J, Enderby P, Petheram B (2001)
Using a computer to improve functional writing in a patient with severe dysgraphia
Aphasiology 15:5 443-461
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Conferences
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British Aphasiology Society Therapy Symposium, September 2010
Jane Mortley
Jon Hunt:
· A single case study: 'Would you like coffee?' : Treatment of functionally relevant everyday sentences. 

British Aphasiology Society Therapy Symposium, September 2008
Jane Mortley
Jon Hunt:
· A single case study: 'Oi I have a name - use it!' : A case study showing the assessment and treatment of a Person with aphasia, from word finding through to conversation.

British Aphasiology Society Therapy Symposium, September 2004
Jane Mortley
Julia Wade
Jon Hunt:
· Doing it with a computer is so good because it helps:
The impact of word retrieval therapy on everyday communication

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British Aphasiology Society Therapy Symposium, September 2002
Jane Mortley
Julia Wade
Jon Hunt:
· A single case study: the impact of computer administered self-phonemic cueing on everyday communication

CPLOL 5th European Congress
Julia Wade
Jane Mortley
Pam Enderby:
Expanding the methodological toolkit in aphasia therapy:
dilemmas of ‘what to measure’ and ‘how to measure it


  

Book Chapters
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Mortley J (1999)
An intensive strategy-based therapy programme for impaired spelling
Byng, S, Swinburn K and Pound C [Eds] The Aphasia Therapy File
Taylor and Francis, London

  

Other Publications
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Mortley J, Wade J, Hunt J (2003)
The impact of word retrieval therapy on everyday communication
British Aphasiology Society Therapy Symposium Proceedings March 2003

Mortley J, Wade J, Enderby (2002)
Development and evaluation of Remote Speech and Language Therapy for aphasic individuals
This research was commissioned by the Stroke Association, and has implications for the delivery of therapy with reduced face-to-face therapist input.

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Mortley J (1994)
Computer Therapy for Stroke people
Ability - The Journal of the British Computer Society Disability Group, 13: 16-17

Mortley J, (1999)
Time well spent.
Speech & Language Therapy in Practice. Summer '99

Mortley J (1992)
The use of computers in Speech Therapy with individuals who have suffered a stroke.
Ability - The Journal of the British Computer Society Disability Group


  

Historical software development
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Mortley J, Simmons L, Petheram B, Cotton S, Enderby P (1996)
INTACT
Therapy software based on scanned pictures and speech feedback.
  
Mortley J, Simmons L, Petheram B, Enderby P (1992)
Gapfiller
A versatile piece of software designed specifically for aphasics, allowing the clinician to create
Exercises based on gap filling and anagram solving tasks from single word to paragraph level.
  
Mortley J, Simmons L, Petheram B, Enderby P (1992)
Phraseflash
A flexible text based software program designed specifically for aphasic patients that can be
used to focus on spelling, memory and as a bridge to word processing.
 
Petheram B, Simmons L, Enderby P, Mortley J (1991)
ACT Homework System.
A software program providing a range of language stimulation exercises that can be used independently by the patient in a homework setting
 
Simmons L, Enderby P, Mortley J, Petheram B (1993)
Multi-Choice
An adaptable text based software program designed specifically for aphasic patients that allows the clinician to create exercises which presents multiple choice answers.

  

 

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