Case Study Club Session 7
Case Study 7: Improving Services For People With Aphasia After Stroke Through Enhancing Evidence-Based Policy And Service Standards
Professor Brady’s GCU research was instrumental in changing aphasia rehabilitation policy and standards for stroke survivors across 23 countries. The research established that speech and language therapy (SLT) benefits aphasia recovery, directly informing national stroke service-delivery guidance and the development of specialist services globally. Furthermore, the findings demonstrated that high-intensity therapy is effective and that technology or trained non-professionals can successfully augment rehabilitation services.
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Why Case Study Club?
Understanding research impact case studies can be challenging, particularly when expectations differ across disciplines, institutions, and funding schemes. The RIA Case Study Club provides a structured, collegial space for understanding research impact case studies through peer discussion, shared examples, and guided reflection, helping participants build confidence in how impact is framed and evidenced in practice.
Writing or supporting an impact case study often happens without clear insight into how case studies are read and assessed in practice. RIA’s brand new Case Study Club was created to address this gap. Drawing on real impact case studies (e.g REF 2021), this monthly community forum gives you the opportunity to step into a reviewer mindset. We will discuss research impact narratives, discuss reach and significance, explore how case studies are interpreted, and understand what strengthens or weakens an impact narrative.