One Day Training Course

StepByStep Software

 

9:15     Registration and coffee

 

9:30     Welcome and introduction

           Individual clinical setting

           Experience of using computers

 

9:50     Setting the context:

           An overview of the StepByStep software

           Demonstration

 

10:15   Practical exercise

           Screen layouts

           Adding a client name

           Assigning exercises

           Understanding and setting exercise parameters

           Changing the name of an exercise

           Multi-users

           Exploring the exercise library

           Backing-up to CDs

 

11:30    Coffee

 

11:45    Presentation – Progress monitoring

           Analysing a client’s progress

           Automatic report generation

 

12:10    Practical exercise:

           Exploring Results screens

           Accessing results

 

12:30   Lunch

 

1:30     Presentation: Advanced features

           Remote updates

           How to access the Internet

           Update demonstration

           House keeping and back-ups

 

2:15     

3:00     Tea/coffee   

           Further hands on practice                   

           Summary of training

           Questions and answers

 

4:00    Finish

 

How can computers enhance aphasia therapy?

 

Programme

 

10:00     Registration and coffee

 

10:30     Setting the scene

                     What software is available?

                     The goal of computer therapy?

                     What to consider with software

 

11:30     Coffee

 

11:45     Using a computer for functional tasks to compensate for language impairments Single case study illustration using Click 4 and Penfriend software

           

 12:30    Lunch

 

 

1:30       Using a computer to supplement impairment based therapy:

Single case study illustration using StepByStep^© software.

                        What should I consider?

 

2:30      Hands on session - try out a range of different software           

                       

3:15      Back to clinic

                   Barriers to computer therapy

                   Getting resources together.

                   How can computers enhance aphasia therapy.

 

4:30           Finish

Feedback from delegates

 

• Fantastic day – Inspiring- We cover a large geographic area with minimum resources therefore can see the potential. Plus autonomous self directed therapy for patients when they are in the mood and not restricted by out-patient time when they may not be in the mood for the session.

• Very interesting and informative day – clearly presented – congratulations on  a super product in stepbystep – many thanks 

• Excellent presentation – very practical for impairment based therapy – good ideas for group therapy. 

• Really inspiring – lots of ideas to take away and make a start.

• Fantastic course –very interesting and relevant – very useful to see programmes in action and discuss pros and cons.

• A really fantastic day! Very well presented, interesting, informative, stimulating and useful. I can’t wait to start using stepbystep.

• How nice that you have remained so in touch with clinic pressure and real patients – thank you.