R. Richard Sanders, M.S. CCC, M.T.S.

Clincial Expert in Speech-Language Pathology, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

R. Richard Sanders, M.S. CCC, M.T.S. holds the rank of Clinical Expert in Speech-Language Pathology at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital with interests in the areas of acquired brain injury and counseling. He has a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters in Communication Disorders from Boston University. He completed a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School focusing on counseling individuals and families after difficult life events.

He is Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Boston University Sargent College, teaching acquired cognitive disorders and is Clinical Instructor at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, teaching theoretical and practical aspects of counseling across the lifespan. He has developed innovative treatment models including Family Strategies Group, which includes the spouse or significant other in the treatment of the person with brain injury and Executive Skills Group, which teaches strategies to improve organization, planning and self-monitoring skills. He has presented at numerous national and regional conferences over his thirty-year clinical and academic career.