Handbook Of Voice Therapy For The School Clinician

This is the book I wish I'd had when I was a new grad wanting to learn how to do voice therapy. Unless you can get an internship or clinical fellowship at a voice center and have direct mentorship, learning how to become a voice therapist is a challenge. So, here's a clinical mentor in your pocket book, that will teach you how to be a voice therapist. If you're a non-voice specialist clinician, this will give you options to what you may already know, to add to your clinical arsenal. Voice Therapy 4-1-1 is a practical, succinct guidebook. The profession needs a book for the neophyte voice clinician that only explains voice therapy and that is written specifically for therapists. This is an accessible, practical and affordable how-to, "for clinicians by clinicians," intro-level voice therapy handbook for speech pathologists and grad students. Speech pathologists, especially new ones, need to be able to use the branded voice therapy programs, and their principles, to meet patient bioindividuality and not be limited in their skill set. Sometimes a straight "program" is not the way to go, but the principles behind the evidence-based programs should inform all therapeutic approaches. It's not about the programs - it's about the principles. Voice Therapy 4-1-1 offers new and non-voice specialist SLPs the basic nuts and bolts of voice therapy in a step by step fashion--how to sit down with a patient and figure out where and how to begin, how to instruct and model things for patients, and how to educate patients and facilitate their self-awareness in the therapeutic process. If you don't have direct mentorship for learning how to be a voice therapist, you can have this.

An essential resource for clinicians of varying levels of experience from student to very specializer, "Working with Voice Disorders" provides practical insight and direction into all aspects of voice disorders from assessment and diagnosis to intervention and case management. This second edition retains the successful format of mixing theory and practice, a melding of scientific knowledge with clinical art, which was such a feature of the first edition. In recognition of changes in practice and theory over the past decade, it contains a wealth of new, up-to-date, evidence based material. This blends with a practical approach to clinical efficiencies and management of the voice service. The second edition of "Working with Voice Disorders" provides a sound theoretical framework to this specialism and also offers a rich variety of tried and tested, practical and photocopiable resource material, which is the result of the authors' wide experience, accumulated over several decades in the field of voice therapy. The multi-dimensional structure of the manual allows the clinician to look, not only at specific aspects of patient management, but also at aspects such as clinical effectiveness, clinical efficiencies and service management. The authors' aim is that this resource should provide clinicians with a pragmatic, patient-centred, easy to use and accessible resource, facilitating and informing decision-making along the clinical journey from referral to discharge. The contents of this title include: Anatomy overview; The Spectrum of Voice Disorders; The Case History; Assessment; Treatment Strategies; Management Strategies; Service Provision; Over 50 pages of practical, photocopiable exercises. Photocopiable Appendices: Voice Care Advice; Voice Disorders Summary Chart; Voice Assessment Sheet; Voice Record Sheet; and, Voice Diary.

A comprehensive reference that clinicians can use as they design their own individualized programs. The material is drawn from a variety of disciplines, and the most frequently used approaches to voice treatment are delineated. In addition to describing what is currently known about the nature of the various disorders, the rationale for selecting intervention strategies, as well as illustrative examples, are provided. Treatment issues are approached from a developmental perspective so that intervention is meshed with individuals' needs in relation to life stage. There is a separate appendix for each chapter. The appendices include additional information for clinicians, practice materials, handouts, and worksheets. Spiral binding. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

New edition of a reference for clinicians that contains the most pertinent voice information. Deem (speech communication disorders, U. of Kentucky, and speech-language pathology clinical services, U. of Kentucky Hospital) and Miller (speech-language clinician) present ten chapters that discuss introductory material, anatomy and physiology of voice production, the voice evaluation, phonotrauma and trauma-related dysphonias, voice therapy treatments for phonotrauma, disorders of vocal resonance, laryngectomee rehabilitation, and functional, psychogenic, spasmodic, congenital, and neurogenic dysphonias. Spiral binding. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

New edition of a reference for clinicians that contains the most pertinent voice information. Deem (speech communication disorders, U. of Kentucky, and speech-language pathology clinical services, U. of Kentucky Hospital) and Miller (speech-language clinician) present ten chapters that discuss introductory material, anatomy and physiology of voice production, the voice evaluation, phonotrauma and trauma-related dysphonias, voice therapy treatments for phonotrauma, disorders of vocal resonance, laryngectomee rehabilitation, and functional, psychogenic, spasmodic, congenital, and neurogenic dysphonias. Spiral binding. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)