Introduction to Clinical Methods in Communication Disorders, Second Edition

ISBN 10: 1557668795 / ISBN 13: 9781557668790

Editore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co, 2006

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Riassunto:

Based on standards mandated by ASHA, the second edition of this popular text is the thorough introduction to clinical practice that every SLP needs. A mix of working clinicians and academics combine research and practice to give readers a comprehensive guide to the entire clinical experience—one they’ll use both inside and outside the classroom. Completely revised throughout, this new edition covers a broad range of disorders and developmental levels and includes the latest on

• implementing clinical approaches in a variety of settings
  
  
• conducting the most effective assessment using the best instruments available
  
  
• planning and implementing interventions
  
  
• collecting communication samples
  
  
• applying principles of counseling to communicative disorders practice
  
  
• writing skillful clinical reports, referral letters, IEPs, and IFSPs
  
  
• including families in all aspects of assessment and intervention

Ideal for students in upper-level courses or in-service professionals seeking a reliable reference, this essential volume will prepare SLPs to provide the best possible services for people with communication disorders.

Appropriate Courses

• Clinical Methods in Communication Disorders
  
  
• Speech / Language Intervention
  
  
• Speech Pathology Assessment / Diagnosis
  
  
• Language and Communication Disorders

Informazioni sull?autore:

Paul W. Cascella received his bachelor’s degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; his master’s degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo; and his doctoral degree in special education from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Cascella is a speech-language pathologist whose primary interests are communication services and supports for individuals with severe and low-incidence disabilities. He has published more than 20 journal articles and book chapters, and his research specifically focuses on functional assessment and intervention strategies for individuals with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Cascella also has clinical expertise in pediatric phonology and fluency, and he is an active clinician who routinely collaborates with public school districts throughout Connecticut. Dr. Cascella is the speech-language pathologist for the Hamden Transition Academy, a high school program on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University aimed at meeting the educational needs of older high school students as they make the transition to adult living and employment. Dr. Cascella was a Mellon Fellow at the Yale Child Study Center (2000–2001) and is an editorial consultant for Mosby’s Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary, Seventh Edition (Mosby Harcourt, in press). He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Vantage, Inc., a community agency providing residential and vocational supports to adults with disabilities.

Rhea Paul, Ph.D., received her bachelor's degree from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1971, her master's degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1975, and her doctorate in communication disorders from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1981. Dr. Paul has published more than 90 journal articles, 40 book chapters, and 8 books. Her research on language development in toddlers with delayed language acquisition was funded by the National Institutes of Health. She has also held grants from the Meyer Memorial Trust, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Foundation, the Medical Research Foundation, and the National Association for Autism Research.

Dr. Paul has been a fellow of ASHA since 1991 and received the 1996 Editor's Award from the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. In September 1997, she accepted a joint appointment in the Communication Disorders Department at Southern Connecticut State University and the Child Study Center at Yale University. She spent the summer of 1998 as a visiting professor at the University of Sydney in Australia. Dr. Paul received a Yale Mellon Fellowship for 1998-1999 and the Southern Connecticut State University Faculty Scholar Award for 1999. She was recently awarded an Erskine Fellowship to spend a semester as a visiting scholar at Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand. The second edition of her textbook, Language Disorders from Infancy Through Adolescence: Assessment and Intervention, was published in 2001 by Mosby in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Paul has been teaching child language development and disorders courses for 20 years.

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Titolo: Introduction to Clinical Methods in ...
Casa editrice: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co
Data di pubblicazione: 2006
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good
Edizione: seconda edizione