Main description:

Learning to assess speech and language disorders and write diagnostic reports may be an overwhelming experience, especially when most texts don't cover both topics at once. With that in mind, A Guide to Clinical Assessment and Professional Report Writing in Speech-Language Pathology, Second Edition combines the latest assessment protocols and diagnostic techniques with vital diagnostic report writing tools into a single definitive guide.

Cyndi Stein-Rubin, Renee Fabus, and their contributors recognize that clinical assessment is inextricably linked to report writing and have updated this Second Edition to synthesize the two. Following the introductory chapters, which discuss the basics of assessment and report writing, each subsequent chapter focuses on a particular disorder, provides in-depth assessment tools, and presents a corresponding sample report.

Key Features:

An inventory and explanation of formal and informal assessment measures
A glossary of key vocabulary
Sample case histories with assessment tools
Relevant and useful interview questions
Each disorder's background and characteristics
Assessment parameters
A differential diagnosis section
A model report

Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional material to be used in the classroom.

The accessible format of A Guide to Clinical Assessment and Professional Report Writing in Speech-Language Pathology, Second Edition will help students learn how to assess and document speech and language disorders and will also make for a perfect reference for them as clinicians for years to come.

Contents:

Dedication

Acknowledgments

About the Editors

Contributing Authors

Chapter 1...... An Introduction to Assessment: A Diagnostic Philosophy in Speech-Language PathologyCharles Goldman, MS, CCC-SLP

Chapter 2...... Counseling and the Diagnostic Interview for the Speech-Language PathologistCyndi Stein-Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD and Beryl T. Adler, MS, CCC-SLP, TSHH

Chapter 3...... The Basics of Diagnostic Report WritingCyndi Stein-Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD and Natalie Schaeffer, DA, CCC-SLP

Chapter 4...... Psychometrics for Speech and Language Assessment: Principles and PitfallsBaila Epstein, PhD, CCC-SLP

Chapter 5...... Audiological Screening in the Speech-Language EvaluationRochelle Cherry, EdD; Adrienne Rubinstein, PhD, CCC-A; and
Dorothy Neave-DiToro, AuD, CCC-A

Chapter 6...... Assessment of the Oral-Peripheral Speech MechanismRenee Fabus, PhD, CCC-SLP, TSHH; Felicia Gironda, PhD, CCC-SLP; and
Susanna Musayeva, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD

Chapter 7...... Assessment of Speech Sound DisordersRenee Fabus, PhD, CCC-SLP, TSHH and Felicia Gironda, PhD, CCC-SLP

Chapter 8...... Assessment of Preschool Language DisordersDiana AlmodOvar, PhD, CCC-SLP, TSHH; Liat Seiger-Gardner, PhD, CCC-SLP; and
Naomi Shualy, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD

Chapter 9...... Assessment of Speech, Language, and Communication in Autism Spectrum DisordersSusan Longtin, PhD, CCC-SLP, TSHH

Chapter 10.... Assessment of School-Age Language and Literacy DisordersGail B. Gurland, PhD, CCC-SLP, TSHH and Klara Marton, PhD

Chapter 11.... Assessment of AphasiaElizabeth E. Galletta, PhD, CCC-SLP and Amy Vogel-Eyny, MPhil

Chapter 12.... Assessment of Voice DisordersNatalie Schaeffer, DA, CCC-SLP

Chapter 13.... Assessment of Fluency DisordersNaomi Eichorn, PhD, CCC-SLP, TSSLD and Renee Fabus, PhD, CCC-SLP, TSHH

Chapter 14.... Assessment of Feeding and Swallowing Disorders Across the Life SpanPatricia Kerman Lerner, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S and Tina M. Tan, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Chapter 15.... Assessment of AccentDalia Elbaz-Pinto, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD and Laurie Michaels-Wilde, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD

Financial Disclosures

Index