Events
Current Monthly Meetings
Here is a list of the monthly meetings planned for 2018 for the RVA
Aphasia Group:
- January 11th - Maura Silverman, M.S., CCC/SLP, Founder and
Executive Director of the Triangle Aphasia Project, Cary, N.C., “TAP
Unlimited, A Community Based Non-Profit for Individuals with Aphasia, their
families and friends”
- February 8th - Shatha Alanbar, Speech/Language Pathologist,
Hubert Humphrey Fellow, VCU, “Rehabilitation Services for Aphasia
Patients in Saudi Arabia”
- March 8th - Ellie Burke, M.Ed., ERYT-500, Certified Martha Beck
Life Coach, “Yoga and Meditation as Forms of Self-Care”
- April 12th - Informal meeting - Members share their personal
stories about living with aphasia
- May 10th - Rebecca Parsio, RN, Compliance Officer with the DMV
Medical Review Board
- June 14th - Special program for Aphasia Awareness Month
- July 12th - Dr. Steven Butnik, Ph.D., LCP, Psychologist, “The
Relationship Between Adult ADHD and Aphasia: Diagnostic and Treatment
Implications”
- August 9th - TBD
- September 13th - Cory Blake, Musician/Health Coach/Continuum
Teacher, “Continuum-Exploring the Movement of Life”
- October 11th - Jan Thomas, Lawyer and Stroke Survivor,
“Photographic Journey”
- November 8th - Judy Walker, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Professor,
University of Maine Communication Sciences and Disorders Program, “Remote
Presentation on Speech Therapy Telepractice Program”
- December 13th - Holiday party
Monthly meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at
Monument Corporate Centre, Wells Coleman, 5004 Monument Avenue, Training
Room 100, Richmond, VA 23230.
Coffee Group
Come join us for coffee! The Coffee Group is held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday
of each month at Ellwood Thompson, 4 North Thompson Street, Richmond, VA
23221.
Past Monthly Meetings
Here is a partial list of RVA Aphasia Group’s past years monthly
meetings:
- “Piece by Piece: Chipping away at Aphasia Recovery” - JASON VANCE
CAMPBELL, Actor and Stroke Survivor and BRIAN BAEZ, Actor and Caregiver
- “Safety Tips for Persons with Aphasia from the Law Enforcement
Community” - SAM HERNANDEZ, Officer, City of Richmond Police Department,
K-9 Unit
- “Music Therapy for Aphasia” - MELISSA OWENS, VCU Health System
- “There's No Stop Sign on the Road to Recovery!” - DARLENE S.
WILLIAMSON, MA, CCC-SLP (Licensed/Certified Speech Pathologist), Founder and
Executive Director, Stroke Comeback Center
- “Depression Post-Stroke” - JOEL A. BLUM, MD, Psychiatrist,
McGuire VA Medical Center
- “How Long Does it Really Take to Recover from Aphasia?” - WOODY
BEACH, PhD, CCC-SLP (Licensed/Certified Speech Pathologist), VCU Health
Adjunct Asst. Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Asst.;
Clinical Professor, Neurology Asst.; Clinical Professor, Otolaryngology/Head
& Neck Surgery
- “Holistic Patient-Centered Rehab Care for Stroke – Perspective of the
Physiatrist, Rehab Medical Doctor” - GARY GOLDBERG, MD, Physiatrist,
McGuire VA Medical Center
- “Updates on Research in Stroke and Aphasia” - WARREN FELTON, MD,
Neurologist, VCU Medical Center, Medical Director, VCU Comprehensive Stroke
Center
Past Community Events
RVA Aphasia Group has participated in many community events, such as:
- Premier for RVA Aphasia Group video “Patience, Listening and
Communicating with Aphasia Patients”
- Panel Discussion following Aphasia film at the Richmond, Va.
ReelAbilities Film Festival
- RVA Aphasia Group Exhibit at the Speech and Hearing Association of
Virginia Annual Meeting
- June Aphasia Awareness Month event at the Richmond Squirrels Baseball
game
- Aphasia Awareness Training at the Richmond Virginia Police Academy
- Muse PaintBar Event
- American Heart Association Annual Heart Walk in Richmond, Virginia
