Episode #10 - In Conversation with Dr. Jerry Hoepner

Listen to this episode as Ellen Bernstein-Ellis (California State University, East Bay) speaks with Dr. Jerry Hoepner about programming for the Chippewa Valley Aphasia Camp. Dr. Hoepner is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He teaches numerous courses including neurogenic disorders, neuroanatomy, and counseling. Jerry's teaching research focuses on non-course-based learning, pedagogy, and training CSD students as educators. His clinical research includes outcomes of the Chippewa Valley Aphasia Camp, social networking applications, videos self-modeling, interventions, and communication partner training. In this episode, you will: Learn about how the Chippewa Valley Aphasia Camp got its start 14 years ago and how its mission to increase social interaction and communicative success guides its programming; Hear more about how the concepts of therapeutic landscapes and environmental press dovetail with the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA); Learn how the student volunteer experience is guided at camp from the initial training to the daily de-briefing.  Learn how Snapchat -  a photo-based social media app - can increase social interactions among campers.  Download the Full Show Notes