This book is written by a team of speech and language therapists from The Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre. It is intended for practitioners working with patients who have acquired communication disorders resulting from brain injury: aphasia, cognitive-communication disorder, dysarthria, apraxia. The authors believe that a therapeutic programme should have its foundations in the linguistic, non-verbal, neurological and neuropsychological perspective of the patient's difficulties.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Approach: The approach developed consists of several strands of therapy, each representing an element of the rehabilitation process.
- Guiding Principles: Each chapter begins with the guiding principles and evidence bases that underlie the rationale for one particular strand of therapy.
- Practical Ideas: The book illustrates how practitioners might work within each strand and provides practical ideas.
- Responsive Service: It describes a speech and language therapy service that aims to be responsive to patients' needs.
- Tailor-Made Programmes: Develops tailor-made intervention programmes that are unique to each individual.
- Supplementary CD: Includes a CD containing assessments and practical tools.
Additional Information
The approach includes assessment, goal planning, specific individualised treatment, education, friends and family, and psychosocial adjustment. The book provides examples of practice and case studies of real-life examples of each strand.
Specifications
- Authors: Team of speech and language therapists
- Focus: Communication disorders from brain injury
- Includes: CD with assessments and practical tools
