Medical Speech-Language Pathology in Clinical Contexts: Environments, Patients, and Practice

Prepare graduate students and early career clinicians to navigate the complexity of today’s healthcare systems with confidence. Medical Speech-Language Pathology in Clinical Contexts: Environments, Patients, and Practice equips readers with the practical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills needed to succeed in medical settings without relying on a disorder- or setting-specific approach.
Organized around three core pillars—the medical environment, the medical patient, and the effective medical SLP—this text emphasizes systems, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient and family experience, and real-world clinical decision making. From medical settings and reimbursement structures to pharmacology, respiration, nutrition, and neurology, readers gain a clear, integrated understanding of how speech, language, cognition, and swallowing are managed within complex medical contexts across the lifespan.

Featuring contemporary topics such as medical ethics, healthcare equity, cultural responsiveness, documentation, leadership, and career sustainability, this book reflects the realities of modern practice. Case studies, patient perspectives, and video content bridge theory and application, helping readers think and act like clinicians from day one.

Concise, practical, and forward-thinking, this text is an essential foundation for graduate medical speech-language pathology courses and for clinicians preparing to enter healthcare practice.

Key Features

• Unique systems-based approach rather than disorder- or setting-specific organization
• Comprehensive coverage of medical environments and interdisciplinary teams
• Integrated focus on speech, language, cognition, and swallowing across patient populations and the lifespan
• Dedicated content on medical ethics, autonomy, multicultural and multilingual care, and healthcare equity
• Practical guidance on documentation, clinical reasoning, leadership, and professional resilience
• Robust ancillary package, including PowerPoint slides, test bank, case studies, practice activities, and instructional videos

PluralPlus Online Ancillaries

For instructors: Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint Slides, Test Bank, Class Activities, Syllabus, Lecture Notes
For students: Quizzes, eFlashcards, Videos, Case Studies, Clinical Checklists, Links to Related Resources