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Aphasia and other acquired neurogenic language disorders : a guide for clinical excellence /
This clinical guide strategically addresses scientific foundations, service delivery, international and multicultural perspectives, assessment, and treatment. Organized to maximize learning, the book is adaptable for multiple pedagogic methods for classroom-based courses, independent study, and onl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego, CA :
Plural Publishing Inc.,
[2017]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Welcome and introduction. Welcome to the fantastic world of research and clinical practice in acquired neurogenic cognitive-linguistic disorders! ; Becoming the ultimate excellent clinician ; Writing and talking about people with disabilities
- Foundations for considering acquired neurogenic language disorders. Defining and conceptualizing aphasia ; The WHO ICF and its relevance to acquired neurogenic communication disorders ; Etiologies of acquired neurogenic language disorders ; Neurophysiology and neuropathologies associated with acquired neurogenic language disorders ; Neuroimaging and other instrumentation ; Language in the context of aging
- The nature of neurogenic disorders of cognition and language. Syndromes and hallmark characteristics of aphasia ; Cognitive-communicative disorders association with traumatic brain injury ; Cognitive-communicative disorders associated with right-hemisphere syndrome ; Cognitive-communicative disorders associated with dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions
- Delivering excellent services. Contexts for providing excellent services ; Engaging proactively in advocacy and legal and ethical concerns ; Global aspects of clinical aphasiology
- Assessment. Best practices in assessment ; Psychometric aspects of assessment and assessment processes ; Problem-solving approaches to differential diagnosis and confounding factors ; Test, scales, and screening instruments ; Discourse sampling and conversational analysis ; Documenting assessment results and considering prognosis
- Theories and best practices in intervention. Best practices in intervention ; Theories of intervention
- General treatment approaches. General approaches for enhancing cognitive-linguistic abilities ; Facilitating communication in people with dementia ; Counseling and life coaching ; Complementary and integrative approaches
- Specific treatment approaches. Promoting compensatory strategies in conversation ; Enhancing overall expressive language ; Improving word finding and lexical processing ; Improving syntax ; improving reading and writing.