Full Description
The book is designed for day-to-day use for busy practitioners Expert clinicians are the authors of each of the chapters giving the reader authoritative guidance Each chapter follows the same basic outline for quick and accessible reference Tables, charts, and summaries enhance the text This newly expanded second edition is the definitive reference guide to clinical models, as well as specific clinical techniques, for providing client-centered group treatment for aphasia and other neurogenic communication disorders. Introductory chapters provide a comprehensive overview of group treatment, group process and group dynamics.Contributors, all of whom are practicing expert clinicians from throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and the United Kingdom, give an in-depth description of their programs: philosophy of program entry criteria client assessment of clients establishment of treatment goals documentation of progress clinical techniques utilized ischarge criteria and reimbursement issues detailed information on the day-to-day workings of their programs case examples and protocols for assessment or documentation Filling the void in current educational and clinical texts, Group Treatment of Neurogenic Communication Disorders: The Expert Clinician's Approach necessarily provides a wealth of insight and global perspective in the provision of care in aphasia and related conditions for students, clinicians, and professionals in other health-related disciplines.
Contents
I. Front Matter Preface Acknowledgements Introduction to Group Treatment of Neurogenic Communication Disorders Roberta J. Elman Group Process, Group Dynamics, and Group Techniques with Neurogenic Communication Disorders Susan E. Adair Ewing Measuring Outcomes of Group Therapy Kathryn L. Garrett and Jane T. Pimentel Reimbursement Issues Particular to Group Treatment Cynthia Busch II. Aphasia III. Speech-Language Pathologist Facilitated Groups 1. Aphasia Group Communication Treatment: The Aphasia Center of California Approach Ellen Bernstein-Ellis and Roberta J. Elman 2. A Problem-Focused Group Treatment Program for Clients with Mild Aphasia Roberta C. Marshall 3. Rebuilding Identity through Stroke Support Groups: Embracing the Person with Aphasia and Significant Others Barbara B. Shadden IV. University Groups 1. Clients as Teachers: Two Aphasia Groups at the University of Queensland Linda E. Worrall, Bronwyn J. Davidson, Tami J. Howe, and Tanya A. Rose 2. Aphasia Groups in a University Setting Pelagie M. Beeson and Audrey L. Holland 3. Contextual Group Communication Therapy for Persons with Aphasia: A Scaffolded Discourse Approach Kathryn L. Garrett, Caterina F. Staltari, and Laura J. Moir 4. "We all speak the same language, we all speak aphasic": The Evolution of Therapy Groups within a Changing Sociopolitical Context Claire Penn and Dilys Jones V. Volunteer and Participant Facilitated Groups 1. Groups in the Aphasia Institute's Introductory Program: Preparing to Live Successfully with Aphasia Aura Kagan, Rochelle Cohen-Schneider, Charline Sherman, and Lorraine Podolsky 2. Making Connections: Involving People with Aphasia as Group Facilitators Tom Penman and Carole Pound 3. The Power of Aphasia Groups: Celebrating Roger Ross Audrey L. Holland 4. "From the Ground Up": The Talkback Group Program in South Australia Deborah Hersh VI. Right Hemisphere Damage 1. Group Treatment for Patients with Right Hemisphere Damage Leora R. Cherney and Anita S. Halper VII. Traumatic Brain Injury 1. Traumatic Brain Injury: Early Intervention Rita J. Gillis 2. Community Oriented Group Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury Rita J. Gillis VIII. Dementia 1. Group Cognitive-Communication Treatment for People with Dementia Tammy Hopper IX. Index
