The Brisbane EBLT has been downloaded a combined total of over 97,000 times (January, 2024).
The test is used by health professionals around the world, in particular across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The below analytics location report demonstrates the usage of the brisbanetest.org website over a six week period.
Source: Google Analytics.
Who can Administer and Interpret the Brisbane EBLT?
The Brisbane EBLT psychometric analysis has been completed with speech pathologists, therefore it is currently recommended the test is used by speech pathologists or professions with related qualifications only (psychologists, neurologists etc.). Please note the test is not intended for use by other health professions such as nursing staff or allied health assistants.
Speech pathologists of any graduate experience level can administer, score and interpret the Brisbane EBLT. Once speech pathologists become familiar with the test and the Administration and Scoring Guidelines they may administer and interpret the test results. There are no additional training requirements for this test. The same scoring guidelines apply to all versions of the Brisbane EBLT.
The Brisbane EBLT Administration and Scoring Guidelines are available for download from the Tests page.
The Brisbane EBLT is available in five different versions to be selected at the discretion of the treating clinician based on the clinical context and patient’s ability.
The Brisbane EBLT Complete Test is the full version of the assessment and takes approximately 45 minutes to administer. This assessment examines language functioning across the severity spectrum in the areas of perception, auditory comprehension, verbal expression and reading and writing.
The Complete Test is split into four shorter tests (ranging from approximately 15 – 25 minutes in length) which assess language across the modalities focusing on particular severity levels (profound/severe, moderate or mild level language deficits).
The Foundation Tests (available in two versions, one with and one without objects) are suited to assess patients with severe language impairment. The Standard Test examines moderate language functioning, whereas the High Level Test is suited to patients who may have high level language deficits. All tests have the same Administration and Scoring Guidelines.
To optimise the clinical utility of Brisbane EBLT assessments, no distinction has been made between aphasia and milder conditions such as high-level language disorders as both impact on patient functioning and require language intervention.
All versions of the Brisbane EBLT have been developed using evidence-based principles and have supporting reliability and validity data.
Do I need to request permission to use the Brisbane EBLT for clinical or educational purposes?
The Brisbane EBLT and all associated materials may be used and reproduced by health professionals without permission for use in health and research settings (e.g. hospitals, clinics, public health institutions). The test is available free of charge.
All versions of the Brisbane EBLT have been developed using Evidence-Based Practice principles. Please visit the Evidence-Base page for information about the reliability and validity of the Brisbane EBLT.
