Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology


Book Description

Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology: A Resource Manual, Seventh Edition is the bestselling book on assessment for academic courses and clinical practice. The book covers the diagnosis and evaluation of a wide range of communication disorders in children and adults. This one-of-a-kind manual provides a comprehensive package of reference materials, explanations of assessment procedures, and practical stimulus suggestion. Many reproducible worksheets, forms, reports, and quick-reference tables are provided. Each chapter references many of the most used published tests and resources for assessing the given disorder. Multiple links are provided for online testing materials, including some standardized tests. This highly practical resource is separated into two easy-to-navigate sections: Part I highlights preparatory considerations; Part II provides materials and suggestions for assessing communicative disorders. New to the Seventh Edition: * New chapter describing an assessment from start to finish * Reorganized and expanded content on psychometric principles of assessment * New information on assessment via telepractice * New information on play-based assessment * New information on sharing electronic medical information * Reorganized and expanded content on medical and psychological conditions associated with communicative disorders * Several new tables and figures throughout to improve ease of understanding the material * Several new forms and worksheets for assessment * Updates to each chapter to reflect current research and practice * Updated and new recommendations for published assessment tools, sources of additional information, online resources, and apps * Multiple links to online assessment resources, including free materials and standardized testing materials Key Features: * Full-color design with images, charts, and illustrations to engage readers and display key concepts * Each chapter concludes with practical forms, including worksheets, checklists, and additional sources of information * Glossary of key terms Disclaimer: Please note that ancillary content (such as eFlashcards, quizzes, and downloadable versions of the forms and worksheets) are not be included as published in the original print version of this book.




Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology: A Resource Manual


Book Description

This best-selling, widely lauded resource has been carefully revised to be the most important edition yet. Clinicians have come to depend on this accessible, easy to navigate resource manual for a wide range of procedures and materials for obtaining, interpreting, and reporting assessment data. In this new edition, you'll find a new chapter on literacy, including much-needed information on reading and writing assessment. There is also updated and expanded coverage of autism, auditory processing disorders, and pediatric dysphagia. The reproducible, customizable forms have been updated as needed, both in the text and in the CD-ROM, which is available separately, giving you unlimited access to these clinical resources. Now in beautiful full color, all illustrations have been completely updated for greater clarity and diversity. Additionally, chapters are color coded for easy navigation. Clinicians, instructors, and students all agree that this is one of the most valuable assessment resources available to speech-language pathologists. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.




Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology


Book Description

This thoroughly updated sixth edition of the best-selling text Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology remains an invaluable resource for instructors, students, and clinicians. The book covers the diagnosis and evaluation of a wide range of communication disorders in adults and children. This one-of-a-kind manual provides a comprehensive package of reference materials, explanations of assessment procedures, practical stimulus suggestions, and hands-on worksheets and screening forms. The highly practical resource is separated into four easy-to-navigate sections: Part I highlights preparatory considerations; Part II includes procedures and materials for obtaining, interpreting, and reporting assessment information; Part III provides materials and suggestions for assessing communicative disorders. Part IV presents a quick-reference section, providing information on hearing considerations and medical diagnoses. This must-have sixth edition reflects the latest research, best practices, and important trends and developments for assessment in speech-language pathology. New to the Sixth Edition: * Updated content throughout to reflect current research and practice * New chapter on Selective Mutism * New section covering the assessment of transgender voice * Updated Sources of Additional Information in every chapter, with addition of recommended mobile applications for speech-language assessment Key Features: * Full-color design with images, charts, and illustrations to engage readers and display key concepts * Each chapter concludes with practical forms, including worksheets, checklists, and additional sources of information * Glossary of key terms * Chapter tabs with separate colors for quick and easy access







Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology


Book Description

Contains abridged material from the book: Assessment in speech-language pathology : a resource manual / Kenneth G. Shipley, Julie G. McAfee. 2nd ed, Pub. 1998. Electronic format allows user to customize assessment materials.




Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology


Book Description

This best-selling, widely lauded resource has been carefully revised to be the most important edition yet. Clinicians have come to depend on this accessible, easy to navigate resource manual for a wide range of procedures and materials for obtaining, interpreting, and reporting assessment data. In this new edition, you'll find a new chapter on literacy, including much-needed information on reading and writing assessment. There is also updated and expanded coverage of autism, auditory processing disorders, and pediatric dysphagia. The reproducible, customizable forms have been updated as needed, both in the text and in the accompanying CD-ROM, giving you unlimited access to these clinical resources. Now in beautiful full color, all illustrations have been completely updated for greater clarity and diversity. Additionally, chapters are color coded for easy navigation. Clinicians, instructors, and students all agree that this is one of the most valuable assessment resources available to speech-language pathologists.




Here's How to Do Therapy


Book Description

Includes Videos! The new and significantly updated third edition of Here's How to Do Therapy: Hands-On Core Skills in Speech-Language Pathology is an essential resource on effective evidence-based interventions for both practicing clinicians and students in academic speech-language pathology programs. Unique in design and content, the book provides a logical and manageable approach to enhance clinical skills through guided practice for different types of communication disorders. Part I presents the basic considerations and foundations of the therapeutic process. Twenty-eight fundamental therapeutic skills are presented in a "workshop format" using organizers, definitions/demonstrations, think-out-loud questions, prompts for practice, post-organizers, and more. Readers are guided through a process for learning and demonstrating each of the 28 specific skills through use of three tools: Therapeutic-Specific Workshop Forms, Video Vignettes, and one Mini-Therapy Session. Part II of the text contains seven Guided Practice chapters, with selected concepts and scripted examples of therapy sessions for receptive and expressive language, social communication for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), articulation and phonology, voice, swallowing, resonance, and adult cognitive communication. New to the Third Edition: * Two new Guided Practice chapters: one on adult cognitive disorders and one on dysphagia/swallowing disorders * Additional information on cultural and linguistic diversity, telepractice, AAC, phonological processes, and social communication for children with ASD * Expanded focus on evidence-based practice * Video demonstrations Disclaimer: Please note that ancillary content (such as printable forms) may not be included as published in the original print version of this book.




Hegde's PocketGuide to Treatment in Speech-Language Pathology


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Now in its fourth edition, Hegde's PocketGuide to Treatment in Speech-Language Pathology is a renowned resource, the first of its kind, and now a classic in communication sciences and disorders. This revised PocketGuide, like the other two classic guides, blends the format of a dictionary with the contents of a textbook and clinical reference book. With this guide, both the students and the professional clinicians may have, at their fingertips, the encyclopedic knowledge of the entire range of treatment concepts and approaches, general treatment guidelines and specific procedures, treatment evaluation and selection criteria, detailed and multiple treatment procedures for all disorders of communication, and guidelines on treating ethnoculturally diverse individuals. The SLP that has this handy guide in his or her pocket will have a quick as well as a detailed reference to general and specific treatment procedures and many brief, task-specific treatment procedures that a clinician may readily use in serving any individual of any age. The information may easily be reviewed before the clinical sessions or examinations, because the entries in the guide are in the alphabetical order. Key Features: Current knowledge on treatment philosophies, approaches, and techniquesAlphabetical entries and section tabs for ease of accessUnderlined terms that alert the reader for cross-referenced entries on related concepts and proceduresStep-by-step treatment proceduresMultiple treatment options for each disorder New to the Fourth Edition: Updated entries to reflect current practice and proceduresNewer and multiple treatment concepts and proceduresMethods by which treatment procedures are evaluatedCriteria for selecting an effective treatment procedure among available alternatives




Speech-language Pathology Assistants


Book Description

Written specifically with speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) in mind, Speech-Language Pathology Assistants: A Resource Manual, is a practical, easy-to-use manual that can be used by both SLPAs and SLPAs educators. The text defines the roles of SLPAs and their supervisors - offering additional insight into the scope of practice of an SLPA.




Treatment Resource Manual for Speech-Language Pathology, Sixth Edition


Book Description

The thoroughly revised Sixth Edition of the best-selling Treatment Resource Manual for Speech-Language Pathology remains an ideal textbook for clinical methods courses in speech-language pathology, as well as for students entering their clinical practicum or preparing for certification and licensure. It is also a beloved go-to resource for practicing clinicians who need a thorough guide to effective intervention approaches/strategies. This detailed, evidence-based book includes complete coverage of common disorder characteristics, treatment approaches, information on reporting techniques, and patient profiles across a wide range of child and adult client populations. The text is divided into two sections. The first part is focused on preparing for effective intervention, and the second part, the bulk of the book, is devoted to therapy strategies for specific disorders. Each of these chapters features a brief description of the disorder, case examples, specific suggestions for the selection of therapy targets, and sample therapy activities. Each chapter concludes with a set of helpful hints on intervention and a selected list of available therapy materials and resources. New to the Sixth Edition: * A new chapter on Contemporary Issues including critical thinking, telepractice, simulation technologies, and coding and reimbursement * New tables on skill development in gesture, feeding, and vision * New information on therapist effects/therapeutic alliance * Coverage of emerging techniques for voice disorders and transgender clients * Expanded information on:​​​​​​ *Childhood Apraxia of Speech *Cochlear Implants *Cultural and Linguistic Diversity *Interprofessional Practice *Shared Book-Reading *Traumatic Brain Injury *Treatment Dosage/Intensity *Vocabulary Development Key Features: * Bolded key terms with an end-of-book glossary * A multitude of case examples, reference tables, charts, figures, and reproducible forms * Lists of Additional Resources in each chapter Disclaimer: Please note that ancillary content (such as documents, audio, and video, etc.) may not be included as published in the original print version of this book.