Documentation and reporting

All assessment results should be documented and reported in an accessible format to people with aphasia and their families.

Reference: N/A
NHMRC level of Evidence: GPP

Rationale: As with the results of goal setting discussions, the results of assessments should be presented in written, aphasia friendly formats, so that clients and their families can take results away with them, learn from them, and keep them as part of a record of change over time. Clients should be encouraged to keep all their aphasia assessment results in one folder so that transferring to new speech pathologists results in a smooth transition. Having this accessible record is part of the idea that assessment can itself be a learning opportunity. This sharing of information also equalises the relationship between client and clinician and the transparency of the rehabilitation process.