The Stroke Center of Dallas is located within the TWU Institute of Health Sciences Dallas Center, near Parkland Hospital, at 18109 Inwood Road, Dallas TX 75235. The purpose of The Stroke Center of Dallas is to enable aphasic persons to become functional communicators so that they can reintegrate themselves into family and community life. During this process, the center also provides psychological support to clients and their family members. Aphasic clients participate in individual and group speech therapy, art therapy and music therapy, as well as recreational and social activities. Physical and occupational therapists provide assessments and make recommendations concerning clients' needs, and family members receive weekly counseling.
Volunteers act as communication partners and bring the community into the center.
Participants Aphasic individuals and their families are invited to participate in the center's program. Participants should be ambulatory - able to move with the aid of a wheelchair or cane. In addition to support from Texas Woman's University, funding for the The Stroke Center of Dallas comes from individual fees, corporate sponsorship and community support. The following is not a submitable internet form at this time. Copy the information and mail it, or contact The Stroke Center of Dallas for an application.