Overview
What It Is Burke Rehabilitation’s Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program offers intensive group and individual speech-language treatment for people with chronic aphasia in a multi-week community-based format.
How It Works Daily intensive language practice in small groups, with additional individual and adjunct services, concentrates dose to support recovery and communication.
Conditions - Chronic aphasia after neurologic injury; stamina for daily participation required
How it is administered
Multi-week daytime intensive program at Burke (White Plains, NY area); details per current program offering.
Conditions connected in the NPA database
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Symptoms connected in the NPA database
The current record associates this treatment with the following symptom information. This is not a claim that the treatment will improve these symptoms.
Cognition & Memory
- difficulty concentrating
- mental fog
- Short-term memory issues
- Short-term memory problems
- slowed processing
- slowed thinking
- spatial neglect
Emotion & Behavior
- anxiety
- Depression
- emotional lability (uncontrollable laughing/crying)
- impulsivity
- irritability
- mood swings
Speech & Swallowing
- Aphasia (trouble speaking or understanding)
- difficulty swallowing
- occasional swallowing challenges
- slurred speech
- word-finding difficulty
Practical information
Insurance coverage
Variable; confirm with Burke.
Cost information
Program fee—confirm current pricing.
Results and outcomes described in the source record
Assessed across the intensive block.
Side effects and risks
Fatigue; low medical risk.
Research context in the NPA database
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Research summary
Evidence Level: Moderate (ICAP model) Key takeaway: An established regional ICAP for chronic aphasia.
Research detail
Overview Burke ICAP delivers intensive aphasia therapy in a structured multi-week format.
Outcomes Communication and language engagement gains aligned with intensive practice models.
Questions to ask a provider
1. Eligibility for Burke ICAP? 2. Schedule and intensity? 3. Cost and payment options? 4. Group size and staffing? 5. Post-program recommendations?
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