Clinicians and students will benefit from this PocketGuide's coverage of disorders of communication, epidemiology and ethnocultural factors, symptomatology, onset and development, etiological factors, and major theoretical concepts. The SLP that has this handy guide in his or her pocket will have a valuable and quick reference for everyday use. Key features: provides specific and detailed information needed to make a thorough assessment of each disorder and develop a treatment plan for the client; entries are alphabetized for easy access; cross-referenced entries are underlined, indicating there is a major entry with additional information related to the topic at hand; whenever appropriate, neurophysiological and neuropathological factors related to a communication disorder are described.

This revised PocketGuide 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 assessment concepts and approaches, common methods and procedures, standardized tests as well as client specific alternatives, and specific techniques to assess ethnoculturally diverse clients. The SLP that has this handy guide in his or her pocket will have a quick as well as a detailed reference to practical assessment procedures and many task-specific outlines that a clinician may readily use in assessing any client 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. Features: *Current knowledge on assessment philosophies, approaches, and techniques *Alphabetical entries for ease of access *Underlined terms that alert the reader for cross-referenced entries on related concepts and procedures *Detailed differential diagnostic guidelines on disorders *Critical developmental norms New to the fourth edition: *Updated entries to reflect current practice, procedures, and the research base *Information on newer standardized tests and evidence-based alternative approaches to assess ethnoculturally diverse individuals *Practical and detailed assessment outlines *More succinct presentation of practical information *New 4.5x8 inch trim size for easier portability

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

Articulation and phonological disorders are among the most common speech disorders that clinicians treat in various professional settings - especially in public school. Treatment of these disorders requires extensive preparation and careful selection of target words containing single consonant and consonantal clusters. This book covers 26 consonant sounds in both word-initial and word-final positions and 37 consonant clusters and provides five essential elements for teaching each sound: a protocol to establish baserates, a baserate recording sheet, a protocol to teach sound production, treatment recording sheet, a protocol to probe for and record generalized production of new and untrained articulatory targets in the absence of treatment. All forms presented in the book are provided in user-friendly Microsoft Word documents on an accompanying CD-ROM which clinicians are encouraged to modify and reproduce. These heavily researched protocols will save enormous treatment planning and preparation time as well considerable effort involved in generating word containing target sounds. Also included is a detailed glossary defining all treatment terms.

This thoroughly updated fourth edition of ''Clinical Research in Communication Disorders: Principles and Strategies'' remains an instrumental resource for courses on research methods and design in communication disorders. The book is separated into three key sections: science and the scientific methods, clinical research designs, and doing, reporting, and evaluating research. Together, these sections provide thorough coverage of both the single-subject and group design strategies along with issues of measurement; philosophy of science; ethics of research; and planning, conducting, and reporting research. Instructors and students in communication sciences and disorders will appreciate the text's comprehensive coverage of scientific methods, group and single-subject research designs, report writing, and ethics of research in a single source. 'New to the Fourth Edition *New coauthor, Anthony P. Salvatore, PhD *A new chapter on statistical analysis of research data, including several statistical techniques for single-subject research data, meta-analysis of both group and single-subject studies *Updated criteria for visual analysis of single-subject research data *New sections on translational research, qualitative research, and mixed methods research *Descriptions of additional research designs not included in the previous edition (e.g., the regression discontinuity design) *Updated information on research ethics and review of fraudulent biomedical research *Web-based sources that monitor research fraud and recalled studies *Updated and expanded references throughout Key Features *Chapter outlines open each chapter and provide a summary of the key topics *Chapter summaries recap key points in an easy-to-read bulleted format *End-of-chapter study guides allow readers to test their knowledge *Bolded key terms throughout *Access to a PluralPlus Companion Website with PowerPoint lecture slides for each chapter

Designed for busy clinicians, these stimuli are designed for use as standalone resources, or in conjunction with the authors' Treatment of Articulation and Phonologic Disorders. These are presented as handy ringbound cards that cover a range of sounds or phoneme clusters. In all there are 8 stimuli, available singly or as a set.

Designed for busy clinicians, these stimuli are designed for use as standalone resources, or in conjunction with the authors' Treatment of Articulation and Phonologic Disorders. Plural's Sound Stimuli are presented as handy ringbound cards that cover a range of sounds or phoneme clusters. In all there are 8 stimuli, available singly or as a set.

Designed for busy clinicians, these stimuli are designed for use as standalone resources, or in conjunction with the authors' Treatment of Articulation and Phonologic Disorders. Plural's Sound Stimuli are presented as handy ringbound cards that cover a range of sounds or phoneme clusters. In all there are 8 stimuli, available singly or as a set.