Assessment of Communication Disorders in Adults

Assessment of Communication Disorders in Adults by Hegde, M. N., Ph.D.. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9781597564144.

While combining scholarly information needed for academic courses and practical tools for clinical assessment, this innovative book: * Provides a complete set of common assessment resources and protocols * Covers the full range of communication disorders in adults, from aphasia to voice disorders * Gives a comprehensive outline of basic assessment procedures * Provides a set of protocols that are necessary to assess any communication disorder in adults * Addresses the multicultural issues in assessing communication disorders in adults and offers an integrated assessment approach that includes the most desirable features of the traditional and several alternative approaches * Contains two chapters for each disorder; one on resources that offers scholarly and research background on the disorder and one on resources that describe practical procedures and protocols that save preparation time and effort for the clinician * Has been designed as both a textbook as well as an assessment resource book * Includes a CD of test protocols