Louise Cummings (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Speech and Language Therapy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive introduction to the linguistic, medical, scientific and psychological disciplines that are the foundation of speech and language therapy. This book examines professional issues in speech and language therapy and the techniques and approaches that therapists use to assess and treat clients with communication and swallowing disorders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 880g
• ISBN-13: 9781316626719
• ISBN-10: 1316626717
• Artikelnr.: 49298057

Autorenporträt

Louise Cummings is Professor in the Department of English at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She teaches and conducts research in pragmatics and clinical linguistics. She is the author of several books, including Case Studies in Communication Disorders (2016), Pragmatic and Discourse Disorders: A Workbook (2015) and The Communication Disorders Workbook (2014). She has also edited a number of books including Research in Clinical Pragmatics (2017) and The Cambridge Handbook of Communication Disorders (2014).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to speech and language therapy; 2. Linguistic disciplines; 3. Medical and scientific disciplines; 4. Psychological disciplines; 5. Assessment and diagnosis; 6. Intervention and outcomes; 7. The profession of speech and language therapy.