3rd Edition
by Evelyn R. Klein (Author), James M. Mancinelli (Author)
Acquired Language Disorders: A Case-Based Approach, Third Edition,
is a practical, easy-to-follow, informative guide for students and
clinicians. The authors present each case from an impairment-based
perspective with practical applications for improving activities of
daily living, as well as a socially interactive perspective to create a
wholistic picture of each case. For people with aphasia, clinicians are
encouraged to consider not only language but also executive functions,
attention, memory, and visuospatial skills. This edition begins with a
review of the basics of brain-behavior relationships and pertinent
medical terminology for treating individuals who have a neurological
impairment. Each disorder is then introduced in a case-based format that
includes a case scenario with a photo, functional analysis of the
patient, critical thinking/learning activities, a diagnostic profile,
the new Target Assessment Snapshot, treatment considerations, and a Venn
diagram of the A-FROM Model with patient goals for each case. Special
features include “Test Your Knowledge” sections based on 10 patient
scenarios along with an answer key, a Quick Reference Diagnostic Chart
for ALDs, and a Functional Communication Connections worksheet for
treatment planning purposes.
New to the Third Edition
- The
15 clinical cases include new photos along with the Target Assessment
Snapshot depicting level of severity for expression, comprehension,
reading, and writing and areas of cognitive impairment. A new case
includes a bilingual person with aphasia.
- All chapters have been updated with relevant research.
- An A-FROM model graphic for each patient’s treatment goals is included.
- There is a new Assessment Summary Sheet to help the clinician with the development of a diagnostic profile.
- The
chapter on assessment is updated and new assessments are added,
including the Assessment of Living with Aphasia (ALA) and the Repeatable
Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (R-BANS), the
Progressive Aphasia Severity Scale (PASS), and more.
- Chapter 10 includes more than 25 treatment approaches and therapeutic programs.
- The chapter on assessment and service delivery for people with ALD includes discussions of the ICF and the A-FROM Model.
