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This handbook includes an overview of those areas of cognition and language processing that are relevant to the field of communication disorders, and provides examples of theoretical approaches to problems and issues in communication disorders.

The first section includes a collection of chapters that outline some of the basic considerations and areas of cognition and language that underlie communication processing; a second section explains and exemplifies some of the influential theories of psycholinguistic/cognitive processing; and the third section illustrates theoretical applications to clinical populations.

There is coverage of theories that have been either seminal or controversial in the research of communication disorders. Given the increasing multi-cultural workload of many practitioners working with clinical populations, chapters relating to bilingual populations are also included.

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Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Provides foundations for the application of intervention designs to enhance the development of communication skills across the life span. Includes four case study chapters showing creative applications and strategies. For psychologists and special educators. ... Read more

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(Whurr Publishers) Univ. of Hertfordshire, UK. Gives a current synthesis of work in the field an provides and introduction and detailed discussion of this area. Covers conversational analysis, speech and communicative acts, reference, narrative, pragmatic comprehension, and relevance. For clinicians, students, and researchers. Softcover. ... Read more

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The Family Guide to Surviving Stroke and Communication Disorders, 2E is a comprehensive guide for families of stroke survivors, for speech pathologists and rehabilitation specialists, and for counselors who respond to the needs of stroke survivors and their families. Through nontechnical terms, case studies, questions and answers, and examples, this book engages all readers on a journey toward understanding, healing, and persevering. This book also clearly describes the "big three" stroke-related communication disorders - aphasia, apraxia, and dysarthrias.New chapters in this second edition include examples of the courage, determination, and resourcefulness of actual stroke survivors and their families in meeting the challenges of this major life-altering event. ... Read more

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We are proud to offer a brand new companion pocket guide to accompany the respected PocketGuide to Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology and PocketGuide to Treatment in Speech-Language Pathology. This new PocketGuide to Communication Disorders summarizes available research and clinical information on disorders of communication, epidemiology and ethnocultural factors, symptomology, onset and development, etiological factors, and main theoretical concepts. Together with its companion pocket guides, a specialized dictionary of terms, clinical resource book, and textbook of assessment are combined in easy-to-access quick reference books. Clinicians and students agree that these are the most valuable resources you can include in your professional library. ... Read more

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This newly expanded second edition remains the definitive reference guide to clinical models, as well as specific clinical techniques for providing group treatment for aphasia and other neurogenic communication orders. The book gathers clinical information on a range of exemplary group treatment programs for individuals living with neurogenic communication disorders, allowing readers an excellent understanding of specific programs and the similarities and differences among them.

Contributors, all of whom are practicing expert clinicians throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and the United Kingdom, give an in-depth description of their programs: philosophy of program, entry criteria, client assessment of clients, establishment of treatment goals, documentation of progress, clinical techniques utilized, discharge criteria, and reimbursement issues, and detailed information on the day-to-day workings of their programs. Case examples and protocols for assessment or documentation are also provided.

This book can be used in classes and clinical practices for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in speech-language pathology. Clinicians who are interested in group treatment will find the information practical and easily applicable to a wide range of clients and settings. The information in this book should also prove to be invaluable to students and professionals in other health-related disciplines. ... Read more

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Group treatment works!
This is a great book about group treatment for adults clients!The chapters give specific examples of how group treatment programs are set up in a variety of settings.And the chapters are actually written by thepeople who run the programs.This book helped me set up a new grouptreatment program.I highly recommend it! ... Read more

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...reviews more than 40 years of important contributions to the prevention and management of related language, speech and hearing disorders ... Read more

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A brief text for courses in Introduction to Communication Disorders and a supplementary text for related Communication Disorders and Sciences courses.Case Studies in Communication Sciences and Disorders, an informative and relevant text, reflects case histories clinicians will experience in understanding numerous disorders, deficits, diseases, and disabilities associated with human communication. ... Read more

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This book bridges the gap in the literature on Hispanic individuals for student clinicians and professionals in Speech-Language Pathology/Speech Therapy. It links empirical and theoretical bases to evidence-based practices for child and adult Spanish users. This volume provides both students and licensed professionals in speech-language pathology much-needed multidisciplinary bases to implement clinical services with Spanish speakers. Researchers and practitioners from Speech-Language Pathology, Neurolinguistics, Neuropsychology, Education, and Clinical Psychology provide theoretical and empirical grounds to develop evidence-based clinical procedures for monolingual Spanish and bilingual Spanish-English children and adults with communication disorders. ... Read more

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...reviews more than 40 years of important contributions to the prevention and management of related language, speech and hearing disorders ... Read more

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A brief text for courses in Introduction to Communication Disorders and a supplementary text for related Communication Disorders and Sciences courses.Case Studies in Communication Sciences and Disorders, an informative and relevant text, reflects case histories clinicians will experience in understanding numerous disorders, deficits, diseases, and disabilities associated with human communication. ... Read more

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This book bridges the gap in the literature on Hispanic individuals for student clinicians and professionals in Speech-Language Pathology/Speech Therapy. It links empirical and theoretical bases to evidence-based practices for child and adult Spanish users. This volume provides both students and licensed professionals in speech-language pathology much-needed multidisciplinary bases to implement clinical services with Spanish speakers. Researchers and practitioners from Speech-Language Pathology, Neurolinguistics, Neuropsychology, Education, and Clinical Psychology provide theoretical and empirical grounds to develop evidence-based clinical procedures for monolingual Spanish and bilingual Spanish-English children and adults with communication disorders. ... Read more

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Provides highly comprehensive and integrated review of right hemisphere communication disorders.Clearly explains tasks for diagnosis and treatment that are generously complemented by tables, appendixes, and figures.Includes excellent chapter summaries that offer readers a quick reference to the material being covered.Detailed chapter outlines enable readers to locate desired information in a timely manner.Provides researchers and clinicians with a well-organized, complete, and indispensable reference on right hemisphere damage.TEXTBOOK ... Read more

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Many communication disorders are poorly understood and many treatments used in therapy remain unproven. Speech and Language therapists are increasingly involved in research in these areas but may lack the training and experience required to conduct it. Not the least of their problems is that few textbooks discuss the specific problems of research design in communication disorders.

Research Methods in Speech and Language Therapy fills this gap. It will serve as an introductory text for students who are training to be therapists and as an introduction to more advanced methods for clinicians involved in research. Different approaches to research are described and the basic principles of research design and statistical analysis described.

The book uses a wide range of published research to illustrate how research may be conducted in these areas and gives particular attention to the problems of researching the effectiveness of therapy. ... Read more

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The author, who himself has stuttered since early childhood, brings more than 40 years of clinical expertise to this expanded and updated third edition. The book examines both contemporary and historical theories of the etiology of stuttering, cluttering, neurogenic acquired stuttering, and psychogenic acquired stuttering. Readers will find indispensable information on the symptomatology, etiology, development, evaluation, and management of these disorders, including new information on the prevention of stuttering as an impairment, a disability, a handicap, and an overlay. Because the abnormal behaviors exhibited by all children and adults who have a particular fluency disorder are not the same, this comprehensive volume also offers important information for evaluating/describing behaviors that define stuttering problems and for differentiating stuttering from normal disfluency and other fluency disorders. In addition, readers will learn how to establish therapy! goals and develop intervention strategies for achieving them. Included among many outstanding features of this fine text are guidelines for meeting the requirement of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Knowledge and Skills Acquisition (KASA) initiative and a list of organizations and Internet resources to use in networking as well as in accessing any specific, clinically relevant information about fluency disorders and help in coping with them. ... Read more

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A clinical text on speech articulation disorders in children, this book addresses the concepts of dysarthria, apraxia, and motor disability. Following an introductory chapter that includes thorough definitions of dysarthria, apraxia, and phonologic disability, it covers the general scope of speech disorders in children, a neurobehavioural model of speech disorders in children, assessment strategies, clinical profiles, treatment strategies, and a concluding summary on clinical research efforts and evaluation and treatment strategies. The appendices include: a description of clinical research protocols with normative data where available; a review of motor, speech, and language evaluation and treatment tools, and clinical exercises for treatment planning. This book should be of interest to speech-language pathologists in clinical and school settings, as well as undergraduate and graduate students in speech-language programmes. ... Read more

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Textbook for beginnding students in speech-language pathology and audiology. Provides basic information and advanced details for the reader with additional specific needs. ... Read more

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This is an excellent multicultural approach.
What I like best about this book is its clarity, accuracy, and excellent writing.The authors are well known in the field and they have won a major national award for their multicultural approach.

Highly respected, thisbook makes a major contribution to the field. ... Read more

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To stay current with their profession, speech-language, and hearing clinicians and students must have a strong working knowledge of genetic disorders and their associated symptoms.Dr. Shprintzen's comprehensive manual provides a clear, understandable overview of human genetics and the modes of inheritance directly related to communicative disorders, as well as the proper methodology taking a detailed medical, behavioral, and genetic history for diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.TEXTBOOK ... Read more

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The only organic communication disorders text to focus exclusively on childhood disorders.Childhood Communication Disorders: Organic Bases is a must-have book for anyone in the communication sciences working with pediatric populations. Disorders and the resulting communication deficits are covered in detail by subject area experts with backgrounds in both research and classroom instruction. This book provides a current view of assessment and intervention, with a focus on the unique needs of children with communication disorders and their families. A thorough, up-to-date resource, this book is ideal for students and practicing speech-language pathologists working with this special client population. ... Read more