INTRO

Designed for the undergraduate student with an interest in entering the field of communication sciences and disorders, INTRO is an introduction to the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology and the underlying discipline on which they are based, communication sciences and disorders. T...

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Main Author: Robb, Michael P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Plural Publishing, Incorporated, 2018.
Edition:3rd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Foreword; Preface; Reviewers; Section 1. Background to Communication Sciences and Disorders; 1. Communication Disorders and the Professions; Objectives; Introduction; Terminology and Definitions; Models of Communication; The Professions; A Brief History of the Professions; Educational Preparation; Professional Work Settings; Professional Code of Ethics; Cultural Considerations and Communication Disorders; The Professions of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology on the World Wide Web; Study Questions; References; Appendix 1-A. ASHA Code of Ethics (2016)
  • 2. Anatomy of Speech and HearingObjectives; Introduction; Speech Anatomy; The Process of Speech Production; Hearing Anatomy; The Process of Hearing; Historic Aspects of Anatomy and Physiology; Cultural Considerations in Anatomy and Physiology; Current Research in Speech and Hearing Anatomy and Physiology; Anatomy and Physiology on the World Wide Web; Study Questions; References; Section 2. Developmental Communication Disorders; 3. Child Language Disorders; Objectives; Introduction; Terminology and Definitions; Language Development; Historic Aspects of Child Language Disorders
  • Types of Child Language DisordersCurrent Theories Regarding Child Language Development and Disorders; Assessment of Child Language Disorders; Treatment of Child Language Disorders; Cultural Considerations and Child Language Disorders; Current Research in Child Language Disorders; Child Language Disorders on the World Wide Web; Study Questions; References; 4. Child Phonological Disorders; Objectives; Introduction; Terminology and Definitions; Historic Aspects of Child Phonological Disorders; Types of Phonological Disorders; Current Theories Regarding Child Phonological Disorders
  • Assessment of Child Phonological DisordersTreatment of Child Phonological Disorders; Cultural Consideration and Child Phonological Disorders; Current Research in Child Phonological Disorders; Child Phonological Disorders on the World Wide Web; Study Questions; References; 5. Fluency Disorders; Objectives; Introduction; Terminology and Definitions; Historic Aspects of Fluency Disorders; Types of Fluency Disorders; Current Theories Regarding Stuttering; Assessment of Fluency Disorders; Treatment of Fluency Disorders; Cultural Considerations and Fluency Disorders
  • Current Research in Fluency DisordersFluency Disorders on the World Wide Web; Study Questions; References; 6. Cleft Lip and Palate; Objectives; Introduction; Terminology and Definitions; Historic Aspects of Cleft Lip and Palate; Disorders of Cleft Lip and Palate; Current Theories of Cleft Lip and Palate; Assessment of Cleft Lip and Palate; Treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate; Cultural Considerations and Cleft Lip and Palate; Current Research in Cleft Lip and Palate; Cleft Lip and Palate on the World Wide Web; Study Questions; References; Section 3. Acquired and Genetic Communication Disorders