Acquired Language Disorders: A Case-Based Approach

Fourth Edition

Evelyn R. Klein, James M. Mancinelli, Ryan S. Husak

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ISBN13: 978-1-63550-700-3

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Acquired Language Disorders: A Case-Based Approach, Fourth Edition, is a practical, easy-to-follow, and organized text for students and clinicians. The authors present each case from a holistic perspective that focuses on practical applications that clinicians can use to target daily activities and increase social participation in their clients. When treating people with aphasia, clinicians are encouraged to consider not only the language domains, but also the cognitive domains of executive functions, attention, memory, and visuospatial skills. Information in the text links the assessment process to treatment goals, guided by the Aphasia: Framework for Outcome Measurement (A-FROM) model built to augment the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model, from the World Health Organization (WHO).

This edition begins with fundamental information about brain-behavior relationships, and pertinent medical terminology for assessing and treating individuals with a variety of acquired language disorders. Each disorder is then introduced in a case-based format that includes a case scenario with their photo, a functional analysis of the patient, critical thinking/learning activities, a diagnostic profile, the Target Model, treatment considerations, and application of the A-FROM model for patients’ goals. Special features include a Test Your Knowledge section based on patient scenarios along with an answer key, a Quick Reference Diagnostic Chart for acquired language disorders, and a Functional Communication Connections Worksheet for treatment planning purposes. The text includes an assessment summary sheet for developing a diagnostic profile in addition to step-by-step procedures on administering more than 25 treatment programs.

New to the Fourth Edition

A new co-author, Ryan S. Husak, PhD, CCC-SLP
Additional case study of an individual with dementia who resides in a nursing home
A quick-reference table summarizing screening tools and diagnostic measures for evaluating linguistic and cognitive domains
Expanded and updated evidence-based assessments and treatments for acquired language disorders
New content on the Social Determinants of Health, augmenting the ICF Model
Discussion of the rapidly developing field of telerehabilitation and technology-based interventions
Updated ancillaries including PowerPoint slides and information for Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Accessibility

PluralPlus Online Ancillaries

For instructors: PowerPoint Slides, Answer Key, Test Bank, Class Activities, Bibliography, Worksheets
For students: Links to Related Resources
For professionals: Links to Related Resources

Chapter 1. An Overview of Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology Related to Acquired Language Disorders (ALD)
Chapter 2. Assessment and Service Delivery in Acquired Language Disorders
Chapter 3. The Major Non-Fluent Aphasias
Chapter 4. The Fluent Aphasias
Chapter 5. Other Aphasic Syndromes
Chapter 6. Right Hemisphere Disorder (RHD)
Chapter 7. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Chapter 8. Dementia
Chapter 9. Encephalopathy
Chapter 10. Selected Treatment Programs and Approaches

Appendix A Case History Form
Appendix B Seven Domains Assessment Summary Sheet
Appendix C Cognitive-Linguistic Evaluation
Appendix D The World Health Organization and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health and the Social Determinants of Health
Appendix E The Octagon Worksheet for Functional Communication
Appendix F Test Your Knowledge

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Authors

Evelyn R. Klein

Evelyn R. Klein, PhD, CCC-SLP, BSC-CL, is a full professor at La Salle University in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders where she teaches, supervises, and advises students pursuing degrees in speech-language pathology. She holds professional licensures as a speech-language pathologist and psychologist. Her post-doctoral fellow- ship is in clinical neuropsychology from Drexel University. Dr. Klein is an ASHA Fellow and was awarded the Clinical Achievement Award from the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She is a recipient of the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award and the Distinguished Faculty Scholarship Award from La Salle University. Dr. Klein has worked as an SLP in outpatient rehabilitation, home care, and private practice and currently supervises graduate students in community clinics, medical facilities, and schools. At La Salle University, she has been instrumental in co-developing the CASTLE Center. She also taught the acquired language disorders course for 15 years. Dr. Klein is published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, text- books, and treatment manuals. She is a co-author of the new Acquired Language Disorders: A Case-Based Approach (4th edition); ECHO: A Vocal Language Program for Easing Anxiety in Conversation; More Than Fluency: The Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Dimensions of Stuttering; EXPRESS (Expanding Receptive and Expressive Skills through Stories): Language Formulation for Children With Selective Mutism and Other Communication Needs; Focus on Function; and Focus on Transition for adults with acquired language disorders. She is on the Scientific Advisory Board of the national Selective Mutism Association.

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James M. Mancinelli

James M. Mancinelli, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at La Salle Uni- versity, where he served as the Director of Clinical Education from 2003 to 2019. He graduated from Rutgers University—Camden campus with a BA in foreign languages (French and Russian) and earned his Master of Science in speech-language pathology from Rutgers University—New Brunswick campus. He earned his doctorate from Temple University in communication sciences and disorders in the area of fluency. He is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist with 20 years of clini- cal experience in medical speech-language pathology and held Senior SLP positions at major hospitals in the greater Philadelphia area. In the University Clinics, he works with students on the assessment and treat- ment of people who stutter across the lifespan. His research interests include the sociological aspects of stuttering, neurogenic communication disorders, clinical education, and clinical supervision.

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Ryan S. Husak

Ryan S. Husak, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at La Salle University. His teaching and research are focused on clinically rele- vant outcomes for treating people with aphasia and other neurogenic communication disorders. Previously, he worked as a speech-language pathologist in a variety of medical settings, including acute care, acute and subacute rehabilitation, and long-term care.

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