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Book SynopsisThe new third edition of the bestselling Speech-Language Pathology Assistants: A Resource Manual is an essential, practical, and easy-to-use resource for SLPAs and SLPA educators and their students. The text defines the roles of SLPAs and their supervisors - offering additional insight into the scope of practice of an SLPA per current American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) recommendations - and includes discussions, strategies, and examples of real-world issues, such as using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and working with individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Also included within the chapters are important factors and modifications that can enhance the effectiveness of treatment activities. For example, using behavioral principles and incorporating play, literacy, and speech sound remediation into treatment or modifying the clinical interface to enhance group therapy dynamics for children and adults. Initial chapters are devoted to specific aspects of an SLPA's development, such as chapters on ways SLPAs can enhance clinical service through understanding of goals, lesson plans, data collection, and note-writing. Likewise, chapters on professional practice offer insight into ethical problem-solving, presenting a professional image, developing mentoring relationships, working with culturally and linguistically diverse populations, and the use of self-reflection for self-improvement. These chapters are followed by key principles for SLPAs to incorporate in clinical services provided to specific populations and disorders.
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Contributors Part I: Defining Roles: Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs) Chapter 1. Defining Roles: SLPAs Chapter 2. Defining Roles: Supervision and Mentoring Chapter 3. Ethical Conduct Chapter 4. Professional Conduct Chapter 5. Cultural and Linguistic Carolyn Conway-Madding Chapter 6. Health and Safety Pei-Fang Hung Part II: Skills Development Chapter 7. Deciphering Lesson Plans and Goals Jennifer A. Ostergren and Stephanie L. Peterson Chapter 8. Data Collection Chapter 9. Note Writing Chapter 10. Implementing Treatment Chapter 11. Using Behavioral Principles Jennifer A. Ostergren and Stephanie P. Davis Chapter 12. Group Therapy Jennifer A. Ostergren and Sarah Guzzino-Herrick Part III: Treatment for Specific Population and Disorders Chapter 13. Speech Sound Remediation for Children Chapter 14. Early Intervention Margaret Vento-Wilson Chapter 15. Language Intervention for Children Margaret Vento-Wilson Chapter 16. Incorporating Play and Literacy in Treatment Sara M. Aguilar Chapter 17. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Jodi Robledo Chapter 18. Augmentative and Alternative Communication Margaret Vento-Wilson Chapter 19. Adults with Acquired Neurologic Disorders Jennifer A. Ostergren and Carley B. Crandall
