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Behaviour Change Techniques and Mechanisms of Action: Identification of the Active Ingredients in Communication Partner Training for People With Acquired Brain Injury Background Cognitive-communication disorders (CCD) are common after acquired brain injury (ABI) and can have a negative impact on a person's life. Training a communication partner can improve the co...

New publication out now:

We identified the key “active ingredients” behind effective communication partner training for people with brain injury

Access here for free: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#AcquiredBrainInjury #SLT #Rehabilitation #BehaviourChange

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🎉 TANGO Showcase

Last week we shared TANGO findings, inc qualitative syntheses, national e-Delphi, SLT focus groups & co-design

Focused on developing a theory-informed communication partner training programme for people w brain injury & their families

📂 Resources: figshare.com/projects/TAN...

One week to go until our free TANGO Showcase! 15 Jan 2026 - London + online.
We’ll share findings from a study on communication partner after acquired brain injury, with reflections from contributors over the past two years.
Click here for more info & to register: bit.ly/4rKc8GA

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📣 Free TANGO Showcase 🗓 15 Jan 2026 | Hybrid 🔗

citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

🧠 TANGO Study Update

What communication strategies may be taught in communication partner training after ABI?

We synthesised 200+ strategies into 40 core strategies across 6 categories, informing a clinical decision-making tool for practice

@nihr.bsky.social

TANGO Showcase event flyer

TANGO Showcase
Attend in London or online
15 Jan 2026
1.30pm-6pm

Hear findings from research in communication partner training, supporting people with cognitive communication difficulties after acquired brain injury & their families.

👉 Free to attend
👉 Free refreshments
👉 Register: bit.ly/4rKc8GA

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📅 Save the date – TANGO Showcase Event

🗓 15 January 2026, 1.30pm

📍 City St George’s, University of London

💻 Hybrid event

Register here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

🎉 TANGO – Wk 3: What lived experience tells us about communication after brain injury 🎉 @nihr.bsky.social

Two qualitative evidence syntheses exploring:

1️⃣ Experiences of taking part in communication partner training (CPT)

2️⃣ Lived experiences of cognitive-communication changes after ABI

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🧠 TANGO Study – Week 2

Our national e-Delphi with UK SLTs identified 47 key techniques for effective communication partner training after ABI.

Top picks: goal setting, practising skills, feedback, problem solving.

📅 TANGO Showcase: 15 Jan 2026 (Hybrid)

Just a small correction - the showcase event is on Thursday 15th January 2026!

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📢 Save the Date!

Join us for #TANGOStudy Showcase 🧠

🗓 15 Jan 2025 | 📍 City St George’s, London | 💻 Hybrid

We're sharing 2.5 years of research on CPT for #ABI

Find out what works—and why!
🔗 Info: blogs.city.ac.uk/tango 📌

Registration opens soon!

As our @nihr.bsky.social TANGO study wraps up, we’re excited to share key findings! 🎉

First up: coding of existing communication partner training (CPT) programmes using BCT Taxonomy.

Stay tuned over the coming weeks! 👀

@ukabif.bsky.social @headwayuk.bsky.social

🙏 Thank you to Jamie Gibson, Jade Sampford & Gareth Jones at #ACRM2025! They shared the TANGO study – co-designed communication partner training – and how RTSS supports implementation of behavior change interventions in rehab. 💡
blogs.city.ac.uk/tango

#Rehabilitation #Physio #SLT #BehaviorChange

@madelinecruice.bsky.social @katerinahilari.bsky.social Ian Kellar @leannetogher.bsky.social

Codesign sessions now complete. 16 sessions (48h) in London & Birmingham w 4 SLTs, 4 family members & 5 people with brain injury.

🙏 to @CarlaMMagdalani for her outstanding support & Emma Reid for helping too

Next: data analysis & free dissemination event in January.

More: blogs.city.ac.uk/tango

SLT student Emma Reid from @citystgeorges.bsky.social reflects on her experiences during a summer NIHR internship with the TANGO project - from co-design sessions to co-chairing at a conference!

blogs.city.ac.uk/tango/2025/1...

#NIHR #SLT #ABI #Research #Internship #SLT2B #BlueSkySpeechies

This week we ran co-design sessions in Birmingham & London with people with brain injury, family members & speech therapists. Together we explored mechanisms & techniques to support communication training shaped by lived experience

Www.blogs.city.ac.uk/tango

#CoDesign #BrainInjury #Communication

🎉 In our latest blog, we say thanks to each & every Speech & Language Therapist who participated in our recent three-round eDelphi! 👏

blogs.city.ac.uk/tango/2025/0...

💡 Their insights have been invaluable in shaping our research on communication partner training for adults w/acquired brain injury.

TANGO logo against a black background with golden fireworks, golden bunting, and golden baubles.

As the holiday season approaches, we’ll be taking a short break to recharge ❄️☃️

We’ll be back in early January.

The TANGO study team wishes you all a peaceful holiday season and the very best for 2025!

See you in the new year!

#HappyHolidays

#TANGO #TANGOstudy #ThankYou #Research #HealthResearch #HealthcareInnovation #InclusiveResearch #CognitiveCommunication #Cogcomm #CCD #BrainInjury #ABI #TBI #CPT #communicationpartnertraining #SLT #SpeechTherapy

Image shows a timeline representing key points in the TANGO study. There are 3 phases. Phase 1 is colourful and more detailed. There is a flag to show that the current moment (Dec 2024). Phases 2 and 3 are still to come with dates and brief description of what's ahead.

As 2024 comes to an end, we’re just under halfway through the TANGO study! 🎉

We wanted to take a moment to reflect on the progress we’ve made so far and share what's ahead.

blogs.city.ac.uk/tango/2024/1...

Thank you to everyone for your support- we couldn’t do it without you!

Link in with our starter pack to grow the TANGO community. As people move from the other place to bsky this is the place to learn more about our research as it progresses towards the end of 2024 and into 2025!

#bskyspeechies @carolinebowen.bsky.social

Red logo showing a rail bridge icon with three rainbow-esque arcs representing the sides of the bridge. Text reads "BAS2025 DUNDEE"

British Aphasiology Society International Conference. Dundee. Aug 18-20th 2025.

Preparations for #BASconf25 in Dundee are coming along swimmingly!

The conference theme is #Community.

Visit the website for more information and to sign up for updates.

blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/

#Aphasia #SLT

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