A Cognitive Neuropsychological Approach to Assessment and Intervention in Aphasia : A Clinician's Guide

this Book Provides Both A Theoretical And Practical Reference To Cognitive Neuropsychological Approaches To Speech And Language Therapists Working With People With Aphasia. Having Evolved From The Activity Of A Group Of Clinicians Working With People With Aphasia, It Is A Highly Practical Guide That Aims To Interpret The Theoretical Literature As It Relates To Aphasia And Link It Directly To Available Assessment Tools And Therapy Techniques. the Opening Section Of The Book Provides An Overview Of The Theory Underpinning The Approach And How It Can Be Applied To The Assessment And Interpretation Of Language-processing Impairments. The Second Section Offers A Working Explanation Of Different Components Of Language Processing, Outlining The Deficits That May Arise From Impairment To Each Component. In Addition, The Clinician Is Guided To Available Assessments To Test Out Clinical Hypotheses And Offered Interpretations Of Performance Patterns. The Final Section Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of The Therapy Literature With Systematic Summaries Of The Therapies Undertaken And A Synthesis Of The Findings To Date. this Book Has Been Written By Clinicians With Hands-on Experience. It Will Be An Invaluable Resource For Clinicians And Students Of Speech And Language Therapy And Related Disciplines. This book provides both a theoretical and practical reference to cognitive neuropsychological approaches for speech and language therapists working with people with aphasia. Having evolved from the activity of a group of clinicians working with people with aphasia, it is a highly practical guide that aims to interpret the theoretical literature as it relates to aphasia and link it directly to available assessment tools and therapy techniques.The opening section of the book provides an overview of the theory underpinning the approach and how it can be applied to the assessment and interpretation of language-processing impairments. The second section offers a working explanation of different components of language processing, outlining the deficits that may arise from impairment to each component. In addition, the clinician is guided to available assessments to test out clinical hypotheses and offered interpretations of performance patterns. The final section provides a comprehensive overview of the therapy literature with systematic summaries of the therapies undertaken and a synthesis of the findings to date.This book has been written by clinicians with hands-on experience. It will be an invaluable resource for clinicians and students of speech and language therapy and related disciplines. Book cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Preface......Page 10 Introduction......Page 11 Part 1 Theory and principles......Page 14 1 A cognitive neuropsychological approach Theories and models......Page 16 2 Identifying and characterising impairments Principles and evidence......Page 24 Part 2 De.cits and assessment......Page 36 3 Introduction to assessment......Page 38 4 Auditory comprehension of spoken words......Page 42 5 Spoken word production......Page 58 6 Written comprehension and reading......Page 72 7 Written word production......Page 92 8 Object and picture recognition......Page 110 Part 3 Therapy......Page 118 9 Introduction to therapy......Page 120 10 Therapy for auditory comprehension......Page 128 11 Therapy for word retrieval and production......Page 148 12 Therapy for reading......Page 200 13 Therapy for writing......Page 240 Epilogue......Page 272 Glossary......Page 278 References......Page 282 Author index......Page 296 Subject index......Page 302 "This book provides both a theoretical and practical reference to cognitive neuropsychological approaches for speech and language therapists working with people with aphasia. Having evolved from the activity of a group of clinicians working with people with aphasia, it is a highly practical guide that aims to interpret the theoretical literature as it relates to aphasia and link it directly to available assessment tools and therapy techniques." "This book has been written by clinicians with hands-on experience. It will be an invaluable resource for clinicians and students of speech and language therapy and related disciplines."--Jacket