University of Michigan Residential Aphasia Program (RAP)

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Mapping New Directions
Intensive, Innovative Language Therapy

Do you know someone who has had a stroke or a brain injury? Does that person have difficulties communicating and using language? Is the progress being made in typical speech-language therapy sessions not as much as you would have hoped?

If so, the speech-language clinicians at the University of Michigan Aphasia Program (UMAP) can help. We are committed to providing intensive state-of-the-art therapy to adults who have had strokes and other brain injuries. We believe that people with aphasia can lead productive, happy, and satisfying lives. We can help your friend, family member, or loved one reach personal goals and improve his or her quality-of-life through our intensive, innovative, and hands-on therapy.
If you are not familiar with intensive speech-language therapy, click here to read about its advantages.

Take a look around the website to learn how your loved one with aphasia can benefit by joining other adults from across the country who find themselves in similar situations. Receiving 23 hours of therapy each week for 6 weeks at UMAP, you and your loved one will see measurable gains in communication abilities as well as in social communication. Scroll down to see the available session dates.

At any time while perusing the website, if you have questions or would like more information about our services and how we can help you and your loved one, feel free to call us at 734.764.8440 or email us at ucll@umich.edu. We look forward to hearing from you and having the opportunity to positively impact the lives of both you and your loved one. 


Upcoming UMAP Session Dates

  • Session C: March 31 - May 8
  • Session D: May 12 - June 20
  • Session E: June 30 - August 7
  • Session F: August 11 - September 18
  • Session G: September 22 - October 30
  • Session H: November 3 - December 16
 
Mapping Success
"When my husband first had his stroke, he was totally mute. They had to teach him to hum to re-start his voice. He didn’t even know how to make a sound come out anymore. That’s where he started. Right now, he has very functional communication. He’s working on the higher levels skills like teaching lessons and defining concepts using scientific words. Our hope is that, over the next year, he will start to take over his job as a science teacher again." –Wife of UMAP client
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