@inproceedings{f89b518847be42a887ab743235b6706a,
title = "A virtual therapist for speech and language therapy",
abstract = "A virtual therapist (VT) capable of modeling visible speech and directing speech and language therapy is presented. Three perspectives of practical and clinical use are described. The first is a description of treatment and typical roles that the VT performs in directing participation, practice and performance. The second is a description of techniques for modeling visible speech and implementing tele-rehabilitation. The third is an analysis of performance of a system (AphasiaRx TM) for delivering speech and language therapy to people with aphasia, with results presented from a randomized controlled cross-over study in which the VT provided two levels of cuing. Compared to low cue treatment, high cue treatment resulted in 2.3 times faster learning. The paper concludes with a discussion of the benefits of speech and language therapy delivered by the VT.",
keywords = "Virtual agents, aphasia treatment, speech and language therapy, speech animation, tele-care, tele-rehabilitation, virtual therapists",
author = "{Van Vuuren}, Sarel and Cherney, {Leora R.}",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-09767-1_55",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783319097664",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "438--448",
booktitle = "Intelligent Virtual Agents - 14th International Conference, IVA 2014, Proceedings",
note = "14th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, IVA 2014 ; Conference date: 27-08-2014 Through 29-08-2014",
}