The Realist Lens - For Researchers Who Keep It Real
Aug 17, 2026 · 45 min · 11 segments
What does it really take to conduct a realist review when you are new to realist research, and there is no simple methodological roadmap to follow? How can realist approaches help us understand why…
Yvonne FitzmauriceGuestAlejandroHostHello everyone, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, wherever you're joining us from the world today.
And welcome to another episode of The Realist Lens, for researchers who keep it real.
Today we're exploring a topic that sits right at the intersection of research, practice and lived experience.
How we train communication partners to better support people after stroke.
Communication Partner Training or CPT is a widely recognized approach to improving communication outcomes for people with acquired speech and language disorders.
But making CPT work in the real world across diverse settings and populations is far from straightforward.
It's a classic example of a complex intervention where context and mechanism matter just as much as the content of the training itself.
That's why the realist approach is so powerful here.
helping us uncover not just whether CPT works, but how, why, for whom and under what circumstances.
In this episode, we'll follow one researcher's journey into the realist space, from experienced clinicians to novice researcher, and hear what it really takes to conduct a realist review in a meaningful, rigorous and reflective way.
And I'm super excited to welcome Yvonne Fitzmaurice with us today, who's going to tell us all about her work and all about CPT and Realist.
Yvonne, good morning.
How are you?
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Hello everyone, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, wherever you're joining us from the world today.
And welcome to another episode of The Realist Lens, for researchers who keep it real.
Today we're exploring a topic that sits right at the intersection of research, practice and lived experience.
How we train communication partners to better support people after stroke.
Communication Partner Training or CPT is a widely recognized approach to improving communication outcomes for people with acquired speech and language disorders.
But making CPT work in the real world across diverse settings and populations is far from straightforward.
It's a classic example of a complex intervention where context and mechanism matter just as much as the content of the training itself.
That's why the realist approach is so powerful here.
helping us uncover not just whether CPT works, but how, why, for whom and under what circumstances.
In this episode, we'll follow one researcher's journey into the realist space, from experienced clinicians to novice researcher, and hear what it really takes to conduct a realist review in a meaningful, rigorous and reflective way.
And I'm super excited to welcome Yvonne Fitzmaurice with us today, who's going to tell us all about her work and all about CPT and Realist.
Yvonne, good morning.
How are you?