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While all of your textbooks are available in your Canvas course pages, WCU Library provides supplementary eBooks for you to use in your research.
Additional eBooks can be found in the Research & Writing, Evidence-Based Practice, Interprofessional Education & Practice, Speech & Language Disorders in Children, Speech, Language & Cognition in Adults, and Swallowing Disorders sections of this guide, as well as in the WCU library catalog.
For information on each eBook, click on the circular " i " icon.
Clinical Applications of Linguistics to Speech-Language Pathology
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Clinical Applications of Linguistics to Speech-Language Pathology is a practical guide that provides linguistically grounded approaches to clinical practice. It introduces key linguistic disciplines and discusses how they form a basis for assessment and treatment of individuals with communication differences or disorders. Written by experts in linguistics and communication disorders, each chapter provides clinicians with a foundational understanding of linguistics as it applies to spoken and signed languages and underscores the importance of integrating linguistic theories into clinical decision-making. The book is divided into two parts that focus on the applications of linguistics to speech and language differences and disorders in both children and adults. The chapters cover the full range of linguistic domains including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Applications to a wide range of populations including childhood apraxia of speech, aphasia, dysarthria, traumatic brain injury and accent modification clients are also discussed. Many chapters include assessment and treatment resources that can be used by practicing clinicians. This highly accessible and comprehensive book is an indispensable resource for practicing speech-language pathologists and other members of the profession, including instructors with minimal exposure to linguistics. It will also be beneficial for students of Linguistics, Speech and Hearing Sciences, and Audiology and Speech Language Pathology who are seeking practical knowledge of the fields.
Counseling and Motivational Interviewing in Speech-Language Pathology
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Written as a helpful guide for speech-language pathologists and students, Counseling and Motivational Interviewing in Speech-Language Pathology provides a solid base in theoretical foundations, while prioritizing skill development and practical applications of counseling in speech-language pathology. Now more than ever, there is a burgeoning need for speech-language pathologists to incorporate counseling into their everyday practice. However, most practitioners currently lack the training and knowledge necessary to fulfill that role. Counseling and Motivational Interviewing in Speech-Language Pathology seeks to remedy that by providing techniques and tools for counseling across the lifespan and practice settings. The book is divided into two main parts: -Chapters 1-4 cover the foundational principles of motivational interviewing, including several self-assessment tools to support learners in the process. -Chapters 5-8 address specific counseling techniques and topics, providing readers with practical examples of how to properly counsel individuals with communication, cognition, and swallowing disorders.
A Coursebook on Scientific and Professional Writing for Speech-Language Pathology
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"A Coursebook on Scientific and Professional Writing for Speech-Language Pathology, Sixth Edition is a unique interactive resource to help students develop the strong writing skills necessary for a successful clinical or academic career in speech-language pathology. The book not only describes the principles of good writing, but also contains numerous opportunities to practice writing skills replete with exemplars. The Coursebook is ideal for dedicated courses on scientific and/or professional writing, and can also be used in courses on assessment, research methods, and clinical methods and practicum"--
Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology of Speech, Language, and Hearing
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Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology of Speech, Language, and Hearing provides an accessible and visually engaging introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the major body systems involved in the processes of speech-language pathology. Authors Glen M. Tellis and M. Hunter Manasco use their experiences in the classroom to inform their content-forward and technology-driven approach to instruction. Each topic is explored in bullet-point form with augmentative paragraph information, in-depth box features, and detailed illustrations. High-resolution Anatomage virtual dissection table figures derived from real cadavers offer an unparalleled glimpse into the anatomical structures of the human body, featuring true-to-life colors and an impressive level of detail. Topics explored include respiration, phonation, articulation, swallowing, resonance, hearing, balance, neuroanatomy, and neurophysiology.
Goal Setting in Speech-Language Pathology: a Guide to Clinical Reasoning
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This text is focused on clinical reasoning skills for speech-language pathologists to support their development of patient-centered, functional therapy goals for their clients with speech and language disorders.
Grammar Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists
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Having a strong grasp of English grammar and its intricacies is vital for speech-language pathologists. Grammar Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists: Steps to Analyzing Complex Syntax provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and clear workbook for analyzing the structural foundation of language. The text covers parts of speech (word types), morphemes, phrases, clauses, and simple and complex sentences. Each topic begins with a clear definition, followed by multiple examples and exercises to gain a thorough understanding of how to identify the unit and how it functions in spoken and written communication. With 40+ years of experience in teaching, research, and writing, Dr. Marilyn A. Nippold has assembled the aspects of grammar that students are most likely to find challenging when working with children, adolescents, and adults. This guide also offers current methods of language assessment and intervention, and case studies of speakers of African American English and Mainstream American English whose language samples provide evidence of strong, weak, or disordered language development. Key Features Clear and explicit exercises cover each aspect of grammar with answer keys Step-by-step explanation of key aspects of grammar, leading up to complex syntax Relevant definitions and examples of each aspect of grammar
Here's How to Do Therapy: Hands on Core Skills in Speech-Language Pathology
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"The new and significantly updated third edition of Heres How to Do Therapy: Hands-On Core Skills in Speech-Language Pathology is an essential resource on effective evidence-based interventions for both practicing clinicians and students in academic speech-language pathology programs. Unique in design and content, the book and online supplementary materials provide a logical and manageable approach to enhance clinical skills through guided practice for different types of communication disorders"--
Professional Communication in Speech-Language Pathology
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This is an academic textbook on clinical practice and professional issues in speech-language pathology.
Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
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Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology is a singularly comprehensive resource for students in speech-language pathology and audiology as they prepare for their professional careers.
Supervision in Speech and Language Therapy
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Supervision plays a central role in supporting professional practice, practitioner wellbeing, clinical governance and client safety. This anthology, designed as a collection of possibilities rather than a definitive guide, offers a window into a less visible and rarely discussed aspect of practice. Contributors draw on first-hand encounters of supervision to share insights from both professional and public perspectives. These span practice contexts from pre-registration to qualified and into advanced clinical practice and management roles. The accounts draw on individual, team, multi-professional, independent and public sector experiences within and beyond the speech and language therapy profession. This book: Broadens the discourse and deepens understanding about supervision theory and practice Explores multiple formats and contrasting approaches to lay bare differences in the enactment of supervision as well as variations in underlying assumptions and real-life supervision challenges Holds a mirror up to diverse conversations about supervision across practice contexts and career points to broaden the scope of supervision possibilities Prompts exploration of new ways to engage with and benefit from supervision as an alternative or adjunct to existing, established approaches Demonstrates the clear return on investment in supervision at personal, departmental, service and organisational levels with both professional and public benefit Illustrated throughout with personal stories and professional wisdom, this book will interest students and practitioners at all stages of their career in speech and language therapy. In addition, it will appeal to other allied health and care professionals. This anthology aims to stimulate reflection on contemporary issues in supervision as well as individual, service and organisational supervision culture and practice.
The Communication Disorders Casebook
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The Communication Disorders Casebook: Learning by Example, Second Edition focuses on current issues and trends in speech-language pathology (SLP) clinical practice. New and advanced students as well as practitioners will benefit from this comprehensive collection of real-world examples provided by experienced clinicians and scholars. The cases follow an easy-to-understand structure that allows readers to accompany an SLP through the steps of evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of individuals with speech, language, swallowing, and hearing challenges and their families.
Neuroscience Fundamentals for Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Written with an engaging and conversational style, the author uses humor and analogies to explain concepts that are often challenging for students. Complemented by more than 400 visually rich and beautifully drawn full-color illustrations, the book emphasizes brain and behavior relationships while also ensuring coverage of essential neuroanatomy and neurophysiology in an integrative fashion. With a comprehensive background in the principles, processes, and structures underlying the workings of the human nervous system, students and practitioners alike, will be able to better understand and apply brain-behavior relationships to make appropriate clinical assessments and treatment decisions.
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