Acquired Language Disorders: A Case-Based Approach 3rd Edition

Description of Acquired Language Disorders: A Case-Based Approach

Acquired Language Disorders: A Case-Based Approach, Third Edition, is a practical, easy-to-follow, informative guide for students and clinicians. The authors present each case from an impairment-based perspective with practical applications for improving activities of daily living, as well as a socially interactive perspective to create a wholistic picture of each case. For people with aphasia, clinicians are encouraged to consider not only language but also executive functions, attention, memory, and visuospatial skills.

This edition begins with a review of the basics of brain-behavior relationships and pertinent medical terminology for treating individuals who have a neurological impairment. Each disorder is then introduced in a case-based format that includes a case scenario with a photo, functional analysis of the patient, critical thinking/learning activities, a diagnostic profile, the new Target Assessment Snapshot, treatment considerations, and a Venn diagram of the A-FROM Model with patient goals for each case. Special features include “Test Your Knowledge” sections based on 10 patient scenarios along with an answer key, a Quick Reference Diagnostic Chart for ALDs, and a Functional Communication Connections worksheet for treatment planning purposes.

New to the Third Edition

• The 15 clinical cases include new photos along with the Target Assessment Snapshot depicting level of severity for expression, comprehension, reading, and writing and areas of cognitive impairment. A new case includes a bilingual person with aphasia.
• All chapters have been updated with relevant research.
• An A-FROM model graphic for each patient’s treatment goals is included.
• There is a new Assessment Summary Sheet to help the clinician with the development of a diagnostic profile.
• The chapter on assessment is updated and new assessments are added, including the Assessment of Living with Aphasia (ALA) and the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (R-BANS), the Progressive Aphasia Severity Scale (PASS), and more.
• Chapter 10 includes more than 25 treatment approaches and therapeutic programs.
• The chapter on assessment and service delivery for people with ALD includes discussions of the ICF and the A-FROM Model.
• The PowerPoint lecture slides to augment the text are now accessible on a PluralPlus companion website.

About the Author

Evelyn R. Klein, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, ASHA Fellow, is a Professor at La Salle University in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Dr. Klein is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist (SLP) and a licensed psychologist with a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology through Drexel University.

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