Communication and Communication Disorders: A Clinical Introduction - Couverture souple

Plante, Elena M.; Beeson, Pelagie M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0205283209 ISBN 13 : 9780205283200

Editeur : Pearson, 1999

Synopsis

This book was derived in part from an earlier text, Human Communication and Its Disorders, by Daniel Boone and Elena Plante. The current text retains the strong introduction to communication processes and disorders, and is complemented by the focus on clinical illustration of normal and disordered speech, language, and hearing. It provides an introduction to the field that engages the students' interests in professional practice and welcomes them into the major. A lifespan perspective on disorders from infancy through geriatrics is presented while highlighting what is exciting about speech-language pathology and audiology as career choices. The chapters reflect insights gained from first-hand clinical, research, and teaching experience across a variety of clinical populations.

The authors include many case studies to introduce and exemplify various communication disorders. These clinical cases bring the book to life and give the reader an appreciation for the clinical and scientific endeavors embodied within the fields. The single most significant feature of this book is its clinical focus. It begins and ends with chapters that focus on the professionals in the field and what they find engaging about their careers. The authors use case-based instruction, even in chapters dealing with basic science information. This broad-based introduction presents the range of content central to the professions, yet maintains a consistent, easy-to-comprehend style and unified voice throughout.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Communication and Communication Disorders: A Clinical Introduction, 3/E

Elena M. Plante, The University of Arizona
Pélagie M. Beeson, The University of Arizona

ISBN-10:      0205532098

 

“The examples of clients that are provided in each chapter are helpful, and may make these disorders more real to students.”

                                                                                         –Linda Shuster, West Virginia University

 

“The book is very user-friendly and it includes many good examples.”

                                                                    –Patricia Mercaitis, University of Massachusetts Amherst

 

“The students enjoy it.” 

                                                                            –Ben Munson, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

 

 

The Third Edition of Communication and Communication Disorders: A Clinical Introduction provides an introduction to the field of communication disorders that engages students’ interests in professional practice.

 

The authors include case illustrations, figures, and photographs liberally to illustrate concepts and place them in a clinical context.  The chapters maintain a balance between speech, language, and hearing to assure a balanced presentation of the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. Chapters addressing disorders include information on the scientific basis for understanding each condition, as well as its assessment and treatment. The blend of science and clinical applications provides students with an understanding of normal processes and disorders. 

 

Highlights of the Third Edition:

• Introduces the concept of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in speech-language pathology and audiology.
• Includes information on the emergence of literacy in childhood development (Chapter 7) and disorders of reading (Chapters 8 and 9).
• Contains more clinical cases to illustrate the nature of normal development, disorders, and professional practices.
• Updated figures and illustrations depict normal and disordered aspects of communication.

 

Quatrième de couverture

In this current and well-organized text, Plante and Beeson provide an introduction to the field of Communication Disorders that engages students' interests in professional practice and welcomes them into the major.

This new edition retains the strong introduction to communication processes and disorders of the first edition. It is complemented by a focus on clinical illustration of normal and disordered speech, language, and hearing. The text presents a lifespan perspective on disorders from infancy through geriatrics, covering both normal development and disorders. Each chapter reflects insights gained from first-hand clinical, research, and teaching experience across a variety of clinical populations. Throughout the book, professionals in the field address what they find engaging about their careers. The focus of the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology are conveyed through clinical cases, discussion of professional issues, and vignettes of professional interactions in a variety of work settings. This broad-based introduction presents the range of content central to the professions, yet maintains a consistent, easy-to-comprehend style and unified voice.

New to this Edition:

• Offers a new order of the chapters so that normal aspects and disordered function are covered in sequence for each of the areas of speech, language, and hearing.
• Includes a new chapter written by Theodore Glattke, Ph.D., on the biological basis for hearing to provide additional background support for the hearing disorders chapters and to improve the balance of information relevant to speech pathology and audiology.
• Contains more clinical cases to illustrate the nature of normal development, disorders, and professional practices within the various chapters.
• Includes new book lists from the popular literature at the end of the disorders chapters. These books include personal accounts of individuals with communication disorders written from various points of view.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0205283209
• ISBN 13: 9780205283200
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 321
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie