Assessment of Communication Disorders in Adults
Resources and Protocols
3rd Edition
Published on 2. November 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
500 pages
978-1-63550-263-3 (ISBN)
Description
Assessment of Communication Disorders in Adults: Resources and Protocols, Third Edition offers a unique combination of scholarly information, invaluable resources, and time-saving protocols on assessment of communication disorders in adults.
Most resource books offer limited research and scholarly information, thus making them unsuitable as textbooks for academic courses on assessment and diagnosis. Similarly, most traditional textbooks do not include practical, easy-to-use, and time-saving resources and protocols that the practicing clinicians can readily use during assessment sessions. By combining the strengths of traditional textbooks with newer assessment resources and protocols, this one-of-a-kind book offers a single, comprehensive source that is suitable as a textbook and useful as a practical clinical resource.
This bestselling and trusted text
Covers the full range of communication disorders in adults, from aphasia to voice disorders
Gives a comprehensive outline of basic assessment procedures
Provides a set of protocols that are necessary to assess any communication disorder in adults
Addresses the multicultural issues in assessing communication disorders in adults and offers an integrated assessment approach that includes the most desirable features of the traditional and several alternative approaches
Contains two chapters for each disorder: one on resources that offers scholarly and research background on the disorder and one on resources that describe practical procedures and protocols that save preparation time and effort for the clinician
Includes access to a PluralPlus companion website containing the assessment protocols that can be viewed, customized, and printed by instructors, students, and clinicians
New to the Third Edition
Expanded emphasis and specific guidelines on making a correct differential diagnosis
Latest research on the characteristics of disorders of communication in adults
Review of recent trends on diagnostic assessment with critical recommendations for students and clinicians
Updated epidemiological research on communication disorders
Revised to offer more succinct information on assessment tools and diagnostic criteria
The latest standardized and informal assessment instruments
Student-friendly, step-by-step instructions on how to conduct initial interviews and share final assessment results with patients in each protocol chapter
Updated web links for key assessment materials mentioned in the text
Most resource books offer limited research and scholarly information, thus making them unsuitable as textbooks for academic courses on assessment and diagnosis. Similarly, most traditional textbooks do not include practical, easy-to-use, and time-saving resources and protocols that the practicing clinicians can readily use during assessment sessions. By combining the strengths of traditional textbooks with newer assessment resources and protocols, this one-of-a-kind book offers a single, comprehensive source that is suitable as a textbook and useful as a practical clinical resource.
This bestselling and trusted text
Covers the full range of communication disorders in adults, from aphasia to voice disorders
Gives a comprehensive outline of basic assessment procedures
Provides a set of protocols that are necessary to assess any communication disorder in adults
Addresses the multicultural issues in assessing communication disorders in adults and offers an integrated assessment approach that includes the most desirable features of the traditional and several alternative approaches
Contains two chapters for each disorder: one on resources that offers scholarly and research background on the disorder and one on resources that describe practical procedures and protocols that save preparation time and effort for the clinician
Includes access to a PluralPlus companion website containing the assessment protocols that can be viewed, customized, and printed by instructors, students, and clinicians
New to the Third Edition
Expanded emphasis and specific guidelines on making a correct differential diagnosis
Latest research on the characteristics of disorders of communication in adults
Review of recent trends on diagnostic assessment with critical recommendations for students and clinicians
Updated epidemiological research on communication disorders
Revised to offer more succinct information on assessment tools and diagnostic criteria
The latest standardized and informal assessment instruments
Student-friendly, step-by-step instructions on how to conduct initial interviews and share final assessment results with patients in each protocol chapter
Updated web links for key assessment materials mentioned in the text
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Edition
3rd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Adult education
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-63550-263-3 (9781635502633)
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M.N. Hegde, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Communicative Disorders at California State University, Fresno. A highly regarded author in speech-language pathology, his books include leading texts in academic courses and valuable resources for clinicians. His books have been used in worldwide in speech-language pathology programs.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Donald B. Freed, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies at California State University, Fresno. He received his MS and PhD from the University of Oregon. Prior to his PhD, he worked as a speech-language pathologist in acute care and rehabilitative medical facilities. He also worked as a research speech pathologist for three years at the Portland VA Medical Center. His research has primarily concentrated on adult language and motor speech disorders.