Main description:

The bestselling core textbook on communication disorders is better than ever with this new third edition, thoroughly revised and based on updated ASHA standards. Covering a broad range of disorders and developmental levels, this text gives future professionals up-to-date guidance on evidence-based practice from more than 20 academics and working clinicians. Preservice SLPs and audiologists will get a comprehensive guide to contemporary clinical practice-one they'll use for the rest of their careers to provide the best possible services for people with communication disorders. An essential text for all students in clinical methods courses and a reliable reference for practicing professionals!

ALL THE LATEST ON:

implementing evidence-based practice to improve client outcomes
aligning everyday practice with the ASHA Code of Ethics
collecting communication samples
conducting effective assessment and implementing interventions
understanding public policies that affect clinical practice
ensuring sensitive and efficient clinical communications, including counselling clients, documenting findings, and recording treatment outcomes
delivering services skilfully across settings, including homes, hospitals, and schools
working with families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
providing successful family-centred services
making sound decisions about assistive technology

WHAT'S NEW:
New chapters on assessment, the role of research in clinical practice, communication sampling procedures, and cultural diversity * Updated ASHA standards * Coverage of new legislation and regulations * New bases of evidence for the intervention chapter * Updated clinical communication chapter with more coverage of electronic records and HIPAA compliance * Expanded service delivery chapter that discusses the emerging roles of SLPs and AUDs.

Contents:

About the Online Companion Materials
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Introduction to Clinical Practice in Communication Disorders, Rhea Paul

Appendix 1A 2014 Standards and Implementation Procedures for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology
Appendix 1B 2012 Standards and Implementation Procedures for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology

Chapter 2 Ethical Practice in Communication Disorders, Rhea Paul and Paul W. Cascella

Appendix 2A ASHA Code of Ethics (ASHA, 2010)
Appendix 2B American Academy of Audiology Code of Ethics

Chapter 3 Evidence-Based Decision Making in Communication Intervention, Marc E. Fey, Laura M. Justice, and Mary Beth Schmitt

Chapter 4 Principles of Communication Assessment, Michelle MacRoy-Higgins and Elizabeth E. Galletta

Chapter 5 Communication Sampling Procedures, Patrick R. Walden, Monica Gordon-Pershey, and Rhea Paul

Chapter 6 Communication Intervention: Principles and Procedures, Froma Roth and Rhea Paul

Chapter 7 Interviewing, Counseling, and Clinical Communication, Kevin M. McNamara

Chapter 8 Public Policies Affecting Clinical Practice , Michele A. Anderson and Nickola W. Nelson

Chapter 9 Clinical Service Delivery and Work Settings, Mary H. Purdy, Paul W. Cascella, and James J. Dempsey

Chapter 10 Issues of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, Brian A. Goldstein and Aquiles Iglesias

Chapter 11 Technology and Communication Disorders, Elizabeth S. Simmons, Donald A. Vogel, and Gladys Millman

Chapter 12 Family-Centered Practice, Denise LaPrade Rini and Jane Hindenlang

Chapter 13 Research in Clinical Practice: Procedures for Development of Single-Case Experimental Designs, Geralyn R. Timler and Michelle S. Bourgeois

Glossary
Answer Key
Index