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Psychology Library Editions: Speech and Language Disorders (8 Volume set) presents titles, originally published between 1942 and 1993, covering a variety of areas from auditory processing difficulties to stuttering. The titles show the progression of knowledge and treatment through the twentieth century.
Originally published in 1980, this is a book about the psychology of figurative language. It is however, eclectic and therefore should be of interest to professionals and students in education, linguistics, philosophy, sociolinguistics, and other concerned with meaning and cognition. The editors felt there was a pressing need to bring together the growing empirical efforts of this topic. In a sense, recognition of the theoretical importance of figurative language symbolized the transition from the psycholinguistics of the 1960s to that of the late 1970s, that is from a linguistic semantics to a more comprehensive psychological semantics with a healthy respect for context, inference, world knowledge, and above all creative imagination. The organization of the volume reflects the more basic, general concerns with cognition - from historical and philosophical background, through problems of mental representation and semantic theory, to developmental trends, and to applications in problem solving.
With growing numbers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) being diagnosed in the early years, it is becoming increasingly important for education and health professionals to understand ASD and to implement supportive strategies as part of the everyday curriculum and routine. This book serves as an essential tool kit for anyone working with young children with ASD and speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN). Filled with practical and up-to-date tips, advice, and guidance, it shifts the responsibility of change from the child onto the caregiver, asking the question: what can we do to support the child? Key features of this book include the following: An introduction to ASD Detailed case studies illustrating the varied impacts ASD can have on the life of a child Practical activities and resources, including planning sheets and activity suggestions Easy-to-follow chapters focusing on the classroom environment, communication, social interaction, play, and behaviour Comprehensive, practical, and evidence based, this manual is essential reading for anyone working with children experiencing social communication difficulties and ASD in an early years setting.
Social Theory and the Urban Question offers a guide to, and a critical evaluation of key themes in contemporary urban social theory, as well as a re-examination of more traditional approaches in the light of recent developments and criticism. Dr. Saunders discusses current theoretical positions in the context of the work of Marx, Weber and Durkheim. He suggests that later writers have often misunderstood or ignored the arguments of these 'founding fathers' of the urban question. Dr. Saunders uses his final chapter to apply the lessons learned from a review of their work in order to develop a new framework for urban social and political analysis. This book was first published in 1981.
Based on the authors' pioneering work and up-to-date research at London's Maudsley hospital, A Cognitive Interpersonal Therapy Workbook for Treating Anorexia Nervosa provides adults with anorexia nervosa and the professionals working alongside them with a practical resource to work through together. The approach described is recommended by the National Institute of Clinical and Care Excellence (NICE) as a first-line, evidence-based treatment for adults with anorexia nervosa. A Cognitive Interpersonal Therapy Workbook for Treating Anorexia Nervosa provides adults with anorexia nervosa and the professionals working alongside them with a practical resource to work through together. The manual is divided into accessible modules, providing a co-ordinated, step-by-step guide to recovery. Modules include: Nutrition Developing treatment goals Exploring thinking styles Developing an identity beyond anorexia. A Cognitive Interpersonal Therapy Workbook for Treating Anorexia Nervosa is a highly beneficial aid to recovery for those with the condition, their families and mental health professionals.
Research in the past decade has shown that substance abuse and
substance dependence are treatable. The field has witnessed the
introduction of evidence-based psychological and specific
pharmacological treatments. Unfortunately, many of the empirical
supported therapies for addictions are still not widely applied by
practitioners. The third volume in the "Practical Clinical
Guidebooks Series (PCG), Evidence-Based Treatment in Substance
Abuse "and Dependence would encompass the developments in the field
over the last decade, blending theory, techniques and clinical
flexibility. The book will provide case illustrations on assessment
as well as therapy, and will be suitable for practitioners and
students training in clinical and counseling psychology,
psychiatry, social work and related fields.
The last 25 years have witnessed an explosion of research at the
intersection of typical language development and child language
disorders. A pioneer in bringing these fields of study together is
Robin S. Chapman, Emerita, University of Wisconsin. This
contributed volume honors her with chapters written by former
students and colleagues, who track in their own research the theme
of psycholinguistic contributions to our understanding of the
nature and remediation of child language disorders.
"Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Disorders" provides managers and clinicians with results from Practice Improvement Collaboratives (PIC) that demonstrate how substance abuse treatment can be improved by increasing the exchange of knowledge between community-based service providers and the research community. The book examines improvement collaboratives and mentoring strategies for adopting and using evidence-based practices. Contributors address how to determine the best treatment processes to serve clients, how to deal with the hurdles faced in preparing and training counsellors, and how to affect the needed changes in agency activities. This unique professional resource responds to an Institute of Medicine report that found a substantial disconnect between research and practice in treatment for drug and alcohol dependence. Focusing on how to make the changes necessary to support the adoption and use of evidence-based practices, the book documents the activities of four sites to illustrate how investigators and treatment practitioners worked together to implement evidence-based practices. Contributors examine the development and early implementation of Practice Improvement Collaboratives, the investigator-provider-policymaker model, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, the use of Opinion Leaders in training, and targeted strategies that take into account the differences in clinician demographics and training. "Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Disorders" is an essential tool for alcohol and drug counsellors, directors of alcohol and drug treatment clinics, and instructors in counsellor training and academic programs.
Patients with eating disorders frequently feel that they aren't "sick enough" to merit treatment, despite medical problems that are both measurable and unmeasurable. They may struggle to accept rest, nutrition, and a team to help them move towards recovery. Sick Enough offers patients, their families, and clinicians a comprehensive, accessible review of the medical issues that arise from eating disorders by bringing relatable case presentations and a scientifically sound, engaging style to the topic. Using metaphor and patient-centered language, Dr. Gaudiani aims to improve medical diagnosis and treatment, motivate recovery, and validate the lived experiences of individuals of all body shapes and sizes, while firmly rejecting dieting culture.
This state-of-the art volume is a follow-up to the 1999
publication, "Stuttering Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap,"
edited by Nan Ratner and E. Charles Healey. Like its predecessor,
the current book is an edited collection of the presentations from
the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association' s Annual
Leadership Conference in Fluency and Fluency Disorders.
Originally published in English in 1986, these volumes are far more than the story of the life of a powerful statesman. The name Bismarck sums up the entire political, social, economic and intellectual development of central Europe in the second half of the 19th Century and the internal and external shape that Germany then assumed. This book analyses how much of this was Bismarck's personal achievement or whether he was the man who put the nation on the disastrously wrong course that reached its fateful culmination in 1933? It examines whether Bismarck's success was precisely because he implemented policies for which the time was ripe and did so in ways that were in harmony with the historical evolution of central Europe.
This book constitutes a timely contribution to the existing
literature by presenting a relatively comprehensive,
neurobiological account of certain aspects of second language
acquisition. It represents the collaborative efforts of members of
the Neurobiology of Language Research Group in the Applied
Linguistics and TESL Department at UCLA. Members of the group are
trained in neurobiology and then use this knowledge to develop
biological accounts of various aspects of applied linguistics.
The book is designed as an introduction to the scientific study of
speech. No prior knowledge of phonetics is assumed. As far as
mathematical knowlege is concerned, all that is assumed is a
knowledge of simple arithmetic and as far as possible concepts are
dealt with on an intuitive rather than mathematical level. The
anatomical material is all fully explained and illustrated. The
book is arranged in four parts. Part 1, Basic Principles, provides
an introduction to established phonetic theory and to the
principles of phonetic analysis and description, including phonetic
transcription. Part 2, Acoustic Phonetics, considers the physical
nature of speech sounds as they pass through the air between
speaker and hearer. It includes sections on temporal measurement,
fundamental frequency, spectra and spectrograms. Part 3, Auditory
Phonetics, covers the anatomy of the ear and the perception of
loudness, pitch and quality. The final part, Part 4, covers the
articulatory production of speech, and shows how
experimentaltechniques and tools can enhance our understanding of
the complexities of speech production.
This is an insightful and essential new volume for academics and professionals interested in the lived experience of those who struggle with disordered eating. Embodiment and Eating Disorders situates the complicated - and increasingly prevalent - topic of disordered eating at the crossroads of many academic disciplines, articulating a notion of embodied selfhood that rejects the separation of mind and body and calls for a feminist, existential, and sociopolitically aware approach to eating disorder treatment. Experts from a variety of backgrounds and specializations examine theories of embodiment, current empirical research, and practical examples and strategies for prevention and treatment.
This book considers how largely accepted 'legal truths' about drugs and addiction are made and sustained through practices of lawyering. Lawyers play a vital and largely underappreciated role in constituting legal certainties about substances and 'addiction', including links between alcohol and other drugs, and phenomena such as family violence. Such practices exacerbate, sustain and stabilise 'addicted' realities, with a range of implications - many of them seemingly unjust - for people who use alcohol and other drugs. This book explores these issues, drawing upon data collected for a major international study on alcohol and other drugs in the law, including interviews with lawyers, magistrates and judges; analyses of case law; and legislation. Focussing on an array of legal practices, including processes of law-making, human rights deliberations, advocacy and negotiation strategies, and the sentencing of offenders, and buttressed by overarching analyses of the ethics and politics of such practices, the book looks at how alcohol and other drug 'addiction' emerges and is concretised through the everyday work lawyers and decision makers do. Foregrounding 'practices', the book also shows that law is more fragile than we might assume. It concludes by presenting a blueprint for how lawyers can rethink their advocacy practices in light of this fragility and the opportunities it presents for remaking law and the subjects and objects shaped by it. This ground-breaking book will be of interest not only to those studying and working within the field of alcohol and drug addiction but also to lawyers and judges practising in this area and to scholars in a range of disciplines, including law, science and technology studies, sociology, gender studies and cultural studies
To date, there are 300 disorders associated with voice, but until
now there has never been a published reference manual that
classifies these disorders. Borrowing from the successful
organization schema of the American Psychiatric Association' s
"Diagnostic Statistical Manual" (DSM), the" Classification Manual
for Voice Disorders-I "provides the framework for classifying voice
disorders using the following criteria for each disorder: essential
and associated features; vocal impairment; clinical history and
demographic profile; course and complications; medical and voice
differential diagnosis; and severity criteria.
A valuable reference for practitioners interested in utilizing the latest operative strategies, this state-of-the-art handbook reviews current and emerging topics in the surgical management of sleep apnea and snoring-describing methods for patient evaluation, avoidance of complications, and postoperative care.
This comprehensive textbook offers a basic introduction to phonetics in an applied systematic presentation that equips the communication disorders student to deal with the wide range of speech types that will be encountered in a clinic. While the major discussion is articulatory, speech acoustics are also examined. Illustrations of sample spectrograms appear in tandem with the more traditional articulatory drawings. Downloadable resources of sound examples accompany the textbook. This comprehensive textbook offers a basic introduction to phonetics in an applied systematic presentation that equips the communication disorders student to deal with the wide range of speech types that will be encountered in a clinic. While the major discussion is articulatory, speech acoustics
This book presents a journey into how language is put together for speaking and understanding and how it can come apart when there is injury to the brain. The goal is to provide a window into language and the brain through the lens of aphasia, a speech and language disorder resulting from brain injury in adults. This book answers the question of how the brain analyzes the pieces of language, its sounds, words, meaning, and ultimately puts them together into a unitary whole. While its major focus is on clinical, experimental, and theoretical approaches to language deficits in aphasia, it integrates this work with recent technological advances in neuroimaging to provide a state-of-the-art portrayal of language and brain function. It also shows how current computational models that share properties with those of neurons allow for a common framework to explain how the brain processes language and its parts and how it breaks down according to these principles. Consideration will also be given to whether language can recover after brain injury or when areas of the brain recruited for speaking, understanding, or reading are deprived of input, as seen with people who are deaf or blind. No prior knowledge of linguistics, psychology, computer science, or neuroscience is assumed. The informal style of this book makes it accessible to anyone with an interest in the complexity and beauty of language and who wants to understand how it is put together, how it comes apart, and how language maps on to the brain.
Every day, huge numbers of people use drugs or alcohol for
recreation, medication, celebration, stress management, social
lubrication, or escape. The abuse of psychoactive chemicals touches
individual lives in countless ways, and clients frequently hint in
therapy sessions at problems related to substance misuse. But
historically, substance abuse treatment has been regarded as a
separate specialty, for which students and trainees often prepare
along tracks different from those leading to licensing or
certification as psychotherapists. Few non-specialists feel
completely competent and willing to grapple closely with the issues
these clients present, in spite of the fact that such problems are
quite frequent among client populations.
"You know, Dr. Dan, that kid is from my planet." With in-depth descriptions of LEGO (R)-based therapy in action, this book explains how and why it helps to promote the development of social skills for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and related conditions. Written by Daniel B. LeGoff, who pioneered the approach, this book comprises a series of case histories of children who participated in LEGO (R) therapy. It traces the development of the evidence-based approach, shares the clinical insights gained along the way and highlights the principles which should be at the core of all effective treatment and educational strategies for children with ASDs. The case histories have real practical value for those working with children with ASDs and also help to demonstrate the subtleties of the adult facilitation role for professionals running sessions.
This book reports recent research on mechanisms of normal
formulation and control in speaking and in language disorders such
as stuttering, aphasia, and verbal dyspraxia. The theoretical claim
is that such disorders result from (1) deficits in a component of
the language production system and (2) interactions between this
component and the system that "monitors" for errors and undertakes
corrective behavior. More in particular, the book focuses on
phonological encoding in speech (the construction of a phonetic
plan for the utterance), on verbal self-monitoring (checking for
correctness and initiating corrective action if necessary), and on
interactions between these processes.
Every day, huge numbers of people use drugs or alcohol for
recreation, medication, celebration, stress management, social
lubrication, or escape. The abuse of psychoactive chemicals touches
individual lives in countless ways, and clients frequently hint in
therapy sessions at problems related to substance misuse. But
historically, substance abuse treatment has been regarded as a
separate specialty, for which students and trainees often prepare
along tracks different from those leading to licensing or
certification as psychotherapists. Few non-specialists feel
completely competent and willing to grapple closely with the issues
these clients present, in spite of the fact that such problems are
quite frequent among client populations.
The consumption of drugs and alcohol, and the pleasures and problems arising from this consumption, can be understood as embedded and constitutive elements of social, family, and recreational life. At the same time, they are key sites of intervention for a broad array of state and non-state actors focused on regulation, treatment, and recovery. This edited volume showcases current research on the complex social and cultural geographies of drugs and alcohol. Taking an avowedly critical approach, the authors draw from a variety of theoretical traditions to explore the socially and spatially embedded nature of alcohol and drug consumption, regulation and treatment, and the ways in which these give rise to particular lived experiences, while foreclosing on others. Together, the chapters question taken-for-granted assumptions about the nature of, and motivations for, drug and alcohol use, and pay direct attention to both the intended and unintended consequences of regulation and treatment initiatives. Despite and, in part, because of this critical stance, chapters hold immediate implications for drug and alcohol policy and public health interventions. This book was originally published as a special issue of Social and Cultural Geography. |
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