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Hegde's PocketGuide to Treatment in Speech-Language Pathology

: Fourth Edition

: MN Hegde

Details:: 612 pages, Color Illustrations (2 Color), Softcover, 4.5 x 8"

ISBN13:: 978-1-94488-312-6

Release Date:: 03/16/2018

$89.95

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Overview

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 techniques
Alphabetical entries and section tabs for ease of access
Underlined terms that alert the reader for cross-referenced entries on related concepts and procedures
Step-by-step treatment procedures
Multiple treatment options for each disorder

New to the Fourth Edition:

Updated entries to reflect current practice and procedures
Newer and multiple treatment concepts and procedures
Methods by which treatment procedures are evaluated
Criteria for selecting an effective treatment procedure among available alternatives
New 4.5x8" trim size for easier portability

Also available:

Hegde's PocketGuide to Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology, Fourth Edition
Hegde's PocketGuide to Communication Disorders, Second Edition

Main Entries
Preface to the Fourth Edition
How the PocketGuide Is Organized
How to Use This PocketGuide
About the Author
Acknowledgments

Aphasia
Apraxia of Speech (AOS) in Adults
Attention Disorders
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Augmentative CommunicationAided
Augmentative CommunicationUnaided
Aural Rehabilitation
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Cerebral Palsy
Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)
Cleft Palate
Dementia
Dysarthrias
Dysphagia
Ethnocultural Variables in Treatment
Fluency Disorders
Gender Identification Therapy (Elective)
Hearing Loss
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Language Disorders in Children
Language Disorders in Ethnoculturally Diverse Groups
Language Disorders in Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Language Disorders in Older Students and Adolescents
Laryngectomy
Literacy and Literacy Skills in Children
Psychiatric Problems Associated with Communication Disorders
Right Hemisphere Disorders
Speech Sound Disorders
Syndromes Associated with Communication Disorders
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Adults
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Children
Treatment of Communication Disorders: Procedures that Apply Across Disorders Treatment of Communication Disorders: A General Sequence that Applies Across Disorders
Treatment of Communication Disorders: Procedural Modifications
Treatment Selection Criteria
Vascular Dementia
Velopharyngeal Dysfunction (VPD)
Voice Disorders

About The Author

MN Hegde

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.