1st Edition

Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists Clinical Guidelines

By Sylvia Taylor-Goh Copyright 2005
432 Pages
by Speechmark

432 Pages
by Speechmark

The aim of these guidelines is to provide clinicians, managers and service users with statements regarding the clinical management of specific disorders or conditions and in some instances, particular populations. The guidelines assist in the clinical decision-making process by providing information on what is considered to be the minimum best practice. Each guideline contains recommendations that... Read more
1. INTRODUCTION, 2. METHODOLOGY, 3. APPRAISAL OF THE EVIDENCE, 4. CONSULTATION WITH SERVICE USERS, 5. CLINICAL GUIDELINES, 6. APPENDICES

Biography

Taylor-Goh, Sylvia

"The new format is easy to use. Clinicians, managers and service users will find this resource invaluable when managing speech, language and communication difficulties or disorders." — Mary Keeley, Speech Language Therapy in Practice

"The book is an essential reference for speech and language therapists...designed to be a practical document which clinicians will repeatedly refer to in developing management plans." — Carolyn Anderson, British Journal of Special Education

"Every practising UK SLT needs to have access to these guidelines, and they will also be of value to health, social and educational professionals that may become with individuals who have a communication or swallowing disorder." — Sylvia Taylor, Goh, book editor, Bulletin