06/19/2026
Ever have a client come in worried about their memory — word-finding trouble, "fogginess" — but they don't screen positive for anything? Not sure what your role is?
It's easy for SLPs to feel like prevention isn't really "our lane." But there are roughly 180,800 SLPs in the U.S. compared to about 5,000 neuropsychologists — we're already seeing these clients. The question is whether we know what to do with them.
This new open-access tutorial — developed by the Joint Committee on Interprofessional Relations between APA and ASHA — walks through exactly this: normal aging vs. MCI vs. subjective cognitive decline, using motivational interviewing to help clients act on brain-health goals, and why up to 45% of dementia cases may be delayed or prevented by addressing modifiable factors we could be discussing in session.
Free to read — useful whether you're seeing clients tomorrow or building next semester's syllabus.
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Purpose: There are significant opportunities for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to play important roles in the primary and secondary prevent...
