Introduction to Communication Disorders
A Lifespan Evidence-Based Perspective
6th Edition
Published on 8. February 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-13-480147-6 (ISBN)
Description
A clear, comprehensive introduction to communication sciences and disorders
Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Lifespan Evidence-Based Perspective presents recent advances in the assessment and treatment of communication disorders in a highly readable manner. Each chapter is concise, yet comprehensive-striking a just right balance of information appropriate for introductory-level students. Readers gain a basic foundation in the areas of anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing, and an overview of the various disorders that affect voice, fluency, articulation, language, cognition, swallowing, and hearing across the lifespan. Updated case studies, evidence-based practice summary boxes, and new medically based photographs help students bridge the gap between theory and clinical application.
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Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Lifespan Evidence-Based Perspective presents recent advances in the assessment and treatment of communication disorders in a highly readable manner. Each chapter is concise, yet comprehensive-striking a just right balance of information appropriate for introductory-level students. Readers gain a basic foundation in the areas of anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing, and an overview of the various disorders that affect voice, fluency, articulation, language, cognition, swallowing, and hearing across the lifespan. Updated case studies, evidence-based practice summary boxes, and new medically based photographs help students bridge the gap between theory and clinical application.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 201 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
771 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-480147-6 (9780134801476)
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About our authors Robert E. Owens, Jr., Ph.D. ("Dr. Bob") is a New York State Distinguished Teaching Professor and a professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the College of Saint Rose where he teaches courses in language development and language disorders. He received Honors of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2015 for his distinguished contributions to the field of speech-language pathology. In addition to coauthoring the 6th Edition of Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Lifespan Evidence-Based Perspective, he is also the author of Language Development, An Introduction, the most widely used textbook in this area in the world, Language Disorders, A Functional Approach to Assessment and Intervention, and Early Language Intervention for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers. Dr. Owens has presented over 225 professional papers and workshops around the globe.
Kimberly A. Farinella, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northern Arizona University where she teaches Motor Speech Disorders at the graduate level, and Speech Science at the undergraduate level. She also serves as Clinic Director of the Northern Arizona University Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic and supervises graduate student clinicians with pediatric and adult clients with various speech sound disorders of neurological origin. She has presented nationally on numerous occasions on the differential diagnosis and treatment of children with severe speech sound disorders. Her research interests include treatment efficacy for childhood apraxia of speech and the systematic study of the principles of motor learning.
Kimberly A. Farinella, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northern Arizona University where she teaches Motor Speech Disorders at the graduate level, and Speech Science at the undergraduate level. She also serves as Clinic Director of the Northern Arizona University Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic and supervises graduate student clinicians with pediatric and adult clients with various speech sound disorders of neurological origin. She has presented nationally on numerous occasions on the differential diagnosis and treatment of children with severe speech sound disorders. Her research interests include treatment efficacy for childhood apraxia of speech and the systematic study of the principles of motor learning.
Content
The Field, the Professionals, and the Clients
Typical and Disordered Communication
Overview of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Production Mechanism
Childhood Language Impairments
Speech Sound Disorders
Developmental Literacy Impairments
Adult Language Impairments
Fluency Disorders
Voice and Resonance Disorders
Motor Speech Disorders
Disorders of Swallowing
Audiology and Hearing Loss - David A. DeBonis, Ph.D.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication - James Feeney, Ph.D.
APPENDIX: Professional Organizations
Typical and Disordered Communication
Overview of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Production Mechanism
Childhood Language Impairments
Speech Sound Disorders
Developmental Literacy Impairments
Adult Language Impairments
Fluency Disorders
Voice and Resonance Disorders
Motor Speech Disorders
Disorders of Swallowing
Audiology and Hearing Loss - David A. DeBonis, Ph.D.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication - James Feeney, Ph.D.
APPENDIX: Professional Organizations