Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders
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Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders by Walter H Manning
Students and clinicians discover the adventure of fluency disorder diagnosis and treatment in a text that emphasizes the excitement of the assessment-treatment process. Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders details counseling as a central aspect of fluency disorders and looks at the facilitation of therapeutic chance. Dealing with client motivation and resistance and matching treatment strategies to client stages of change are other clinical qualities outlined. Emphasis is given to looking at the characteristics of effective clinicians, with a unique nod given to humor as an important variable in the communication disorder treatment process. Specific examples of the decision making process are presented in story form. TEXTBOOK
Clinician CharacteristicsEtiology, Onset, and Development. Assessing Adolescents and Adults. Assessing Fluency Disorders in Children. Facilitating the Change Process. Chapter 6: Counseling Strategies and Techniques. Treatment for Adolescents and Adults. Treatment for Preschool and School-age Children. Indicators of Progress During Treatment. Determining Progress Following Treatment. Appendices.
Walter H. Manning received his PhD from Michigan State University. He is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, the International Society of Phonetic Sciences, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists. The author of numerous articles Dr. Manning is currently a Professor in the School of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology at the University of Memphis in Tennessee.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780769301167 |
| ISBN 10 | 0769301169 |
| Title | Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders |
| Author | Walter H Manning |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cengage Learning, Inc |
| Year published | 2000-11-07 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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