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20Q: Cognitive Communication Disorder - An Overview for SLPs

20Q: Cognitive Communication Disorder - An Overview for SLPs
Stephanie Mayer Volker, M.S., CCC-SLP
May 23, 2022

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An overview of cognitive-communication disorders (CCD) in both the pediatric and adult populations is provided in this article

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Stephanie Mayer Volker, M.S., CCC-SLP

Stephanie Mayer Volker is a speech-language pathologist who specializes in providing cognitive-communication rehabilitation to children and adolescents who have impairments due to acquired brain injury or chronic conditions. She received her Bachelor of Science in Education and Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Miami University in 1994 and 1995 respectively and achieved AACBIS Certified Brain Injury Specialist Certification in 2005. She is currently employed at Cincinnati Children's, serving children and adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) as a clinician in the Division of Speech-Language Pathology. She was instrumental in creating and developing Cincinnati Children’s Outpatient Neurorehabilitation Team, a family-centered, collaborative, comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation program for children and adolescents who have sustained an ABI.  She serves as an expert clinical leader and mentor to clinicians in the Division of Speech-Language Pathology and the Outpatient Neurorehabilitation Team at Cincinnati Children’s.  Stephanie has lectured on a variety of topics related to ABI and cognitive-communication rehabilitation for the adult and pediatric populations at the local, state, and national levels.



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