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Communication Sciences and Disorders: An Introduction to the Professions book cover

1st Edition

Communication Sciences and Disorders An Introduction to the Professions

By Dale F. Williams Copyright 2012
448 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Psychology Press

448 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Psychology Press
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Few activities can match the complexity of human communication. Given its intricacy, it is understandable that the process will not always work properly. When it doesn't, the effects can be devastating, given how much of everyday life depends on communicating with one another. Despite its importance, however, much is still unclear about how we turn thoughts into language and then speech. Debates... Read more

1. An Introduction to an Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders. 2. Normal Communication. 3. Research. 4. Diagnosing Communication Disorders. 5. Treatment. 6. Language Disorders. 7. Neurogenic Disorders. 8. Speech Sound Disorders. 9. Fluency Disorders. 10. Voice and Resonance Disorders. 11. The Auditory System. 12. Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 13. Swallowing Disorders. 14. Work Settings. 15. Multicultural Issues in CSD. 16. Professional Issues: Preparation & Practice. 17. A Few Final Thoughts.

Biography

Dale F. Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is a Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida Atlantic University, where he serves as Director of the Fluency Clinic. He is also a consultant with Language Learning Intervention and Professional Speech Services, Inc. A board-recognized fluency specialist of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association since 1999, Dr. Williams was Chair of the Specialty Board on Fluency Disorders from 2008-2010. He has authored numerous materials in the area of communication sciences and disorders, including the book Stuttering Recovery: Personal and Empirical Perspectives (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

"Dale Williams has written an excellent academic text book. Most authors writing on similar topics may cover their material well, but none match Dr. Williams' skill of incorporating fact and detail combined with humor and personal experience in the interesting and enjoyable manner that is found within this text. This is a book that students will learn from while simultaneously enjoying what they read."

-Peter R. Ramig, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

"This book has more laugh-out-loud moments than I can count, but the use of humor is highly appropriate. What is most impressive – and important – is that there are many, many professionally relevant concepts, facts, and issues introduced using that humor. It is a wonderfully readable and informative text."

-Robert W. Quesal, Ph.D.,  CCC-SLP, Western Illinois University, USA

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