Hegde's PocketGuide to Treatment in Speech-Language Pathology, Fourth Edition

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Product Description 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 treatment concepts and approaches, general treatment guidelines and specific procedures, treatment evaluation and selection criteria, detailed and multiple treatment procedures for all disorders of communication, and guidelines on treating ethnoculturally diverse individuals. The SLP that has this handy guide in his or her pocket will have a quick as well as a detailed reference to general and specific treatment procedures and many brief, task-specific treatment procedures that a clinician may readily use in serving any individual 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 treatment philosophies, approaches, and techniquesAlphabetical entries for ease of accessUnderlined terms that alert the reader for cross-referenced entries on related concepts and proceduresStep-by-step treatment proceduresMultiple treatment options for each disorder New to the fourth edition:Updated entries to reflect current practice and proceduresNewer and multiple treatment concepts and proceduresMethods by which treatment procedures are evaluatedCriteria for selecting an effective treatment procedure among available alternativesNew 4.5x8 inch trim size for easier portability About the Author M.N. Hegde, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Communicative Disorders at California State University, Fresno. A highly regarded author in speech-language pathology, his books include leading texts in academic courses and valuable resources for clinicians. His books have been used in worldwide in speech-language pathology programs. He holds a master's degree in experimental psychology from the University of Mysore, India, a post master's diploma in Medical (Clinical) Psychology from Bangalore University, India, and a doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Dr. Hegde is a specialist in fluency disorders, language disorders, research methods, and treatment procedures in communicative disorders. He has made numerous presentations to national and international audiences on various basic and applied topics in communicative disorders and experimental and applied behavior analysis.