Augmentative & Alternative Communication: Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs / Edition 5

by David R. Beukelman

Overview

The authoritative text on augmentative and alternative communication, this classic bestseller is now in its fifth edition—revised and updated for a new generation of SLPs, teachers, occupational therapists, and other professionals in clinical and educational settings. Partnering with a team of distinguished contributors, renowned experts David Beukelman and Janice Light deliver today's most comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to AAC interventions and technologies for children and adults with complex communication needs. Future service providers will get in-depth coverage of essential AAC topics, enhanced by helpful study questions, valuable perspectives from people who use AAC, and case examples that illustrate key principles.

Significantly expanded with new chapters on critical topics, more practical information on how AAC systems work, and new online companion materials, this definitive text will expertly prepare readers to support communicative competence–and quality of life–for children and adults with complex communication needs.

WHAT'S NEW
Professionals will prepare for their work in the field with critical new information on:

• Collaborating with family members and other communication partners
• Making the most of mobile technologies and AAC apps
• Selecting an AAC system and tailoring it to individual needs
• Working effectively with families from diverse cultural backgrounds
• Supporting inclusion across the lifespan (including education, employment, and community life)
• Ensuring efficient patient-provider communication in medical settings
• Providing communication supports to people with autism spectrum disorder

PLUS: Enhance your teaching with a package of online companion materials, including a resource guide to help practitioners and students learn more about AAC; sample responses to chapter study questions; and a sample syllabus.

TOPICS COVERED: components and phases of AAC assessment * planning, implementation, and evaluation of AAC interventions * working with families *vocabulary and message selection *multimodal communication*unaided representations * aided AAC symbols and other representations * assistive technologies that support literacy * support for beginning communicators * education * employment * assisted and independent living * health care * selection and personalization of AAC systems * AAC access techniques and output * interventions for people with developmental disabilities * interventions for people with acquired disabilities * the importance of advocacy

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681253039
Publisher:	Brookes Publishing
Publication date:	07/01/2020
Edition description:	5th Fifth Edition, New ed.
Pages:	704
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

David R. Beukelman, Ph.D was the Barkley Professor of Communication Disorders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Director of Research and Education of the Communication Disorders Division, Munroe/Meyer Institute of Genetics and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a research partner in the Rehabilitation Engineering and Research Center in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, and a senior researcher in the Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. With Pat Mirenda, he co-authored the textbook, Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Management of Severe Communication Disorders in Children and Adults. He served as editor of the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Journal for four years.

Janice Light, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders at the Pennsylvania State University. She is actively involved in research, personnel preparation, and service delivery in the area of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Her primary interest has been furthering understanding of the development of communicative competence and self-determination by individuals who require AAC.

Dr. Light is the principal investigator on several federally-funded research grants to improve outcomes for individuals who have significant communication disabilities through the use of augmentative and alternative communication. She is one of the project directors in the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (AAC-RERC), a virtual research consortium funded by the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

In 1996, Dr. Light was recognized as the Don Johnston Distinguished Lecturer by the International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication for her leadership in the AAC field. In 1999, she received the Dorothy Jones Barnes Outstanding Teaching Award at the Pennsylvania State University.

Laura J. Ball, Ph.D., is Director of Hearing and Speech Research at Children's National Health System and Professor at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. She completed her doctorate at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with specialization in motor speech disorders and augmentative and alternative communication. She has more than 35 years' experience as a clinical speech-language pathologist. Her research addresses AAC and neuromotor speech disorders across the life span. Particular interests are in functional communication and participation, AAC assessment and implementation, and interventions for speech-language impairments resulting from neurologic (i.e., neuromuscular, neurogenetic, neuroimmune, white matter) diseases.

Susan Koch Fager, Ph.D., is the Director of the Communication Center in the Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering. Dr. Fager specializes in assistive technology/augmentative communication for adults with acquired and degenerative neurologic conditions such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease. Her research has focused on the evaluation of new and emerging assistive technologies for individuals with severe physical impairments.

Kathryn L. Garrett, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is currently a full-time clinician and director of an Augmentative Communication pediatric evaluation center at The Children's Institute in Pittsburgh, PA, where she works with children and young adults who have complex communication needs. She previously had full-time academic appointments at Duquesne University and the University of Nebraska, where she conducted clinical, research, and teaching activities in the areas of aphasia, brain injury, and AAC.

Elizabeth K. Hanson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Dr. Hanson earned her doctorate at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and her MS at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research is in augmentative and alternative communication and motor speech disorders at the University of South Dakota. Her clinical practice, supervision, and service focus on providing AAC services for people with complex communication needs across the life span.

Julia King Fischer, Ph.D.,is a Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. She has authored publications about supporting communication and AAC intervention for adults with chronic aphasia and adults with primary progressive aphasia. Her research and clinical interests focus on supporting communication for adults with complex communication needs.

Joanne P. Lasker, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, has published numerous papers and chapters related to assessment and treatment of adults living with acquired neurogenic disorders who may benefit from AAC. Her research has explored issues pertaining to AAC assessment protocols, context-based intervention, partner training, and the acceptance of AAC approaches by adults with severe communication disorders and their communication partners. She has presented nationally and internationally on these topics.

David B. McNaughton, Ph.D., teaches coursework in augmentative communication, assistive technology, and collaboration skills for working with parents and educational team members. He is especially interested in the development and evaluation of online educational materials to build capacity in AAC service delivery. Dr. McNaughton's research interests include literacy instruction for individuals who rely on AAC, and employment supports for individuals with severe disabilities.

Amy S. Nordness, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is the Director of the Speech-Language Pathology Department at Munroe–Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Nordness earned her doctorate in communication disorders from the University of Nebraska– Lincoln. Her research and clinical interests involve motor speech disorders and AAC across the life span. She leads the speech-language pathology services for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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Table of Contents

About the Authors
About the Contributors
Preface
About the Online Companion Materials
Acknowledgments


Section I    People Who Require Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Chapter 1    Augmentative and Alternative Communication Processes for Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs

Chapter 2    AAC Assessment

Chapter 3    Overview of AAC Intervention

Chapter 4    Collaborating with Family Members and Other Communication Partners


Section II    Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems
Chapter 5   Vocabulary Selection and Message Management

Chapter 6    Representation, Organization, and Layout of AAC Systems

Chapter 7    Access Techniques and Output

Chapter 8    Selection and Personalization of AAC Systems


Section III    Augmentative and Alternative Communication Interventions for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Chapter 9    Key Considerations in Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention for People With Developmental Disabilities

Chapter 10    Intervention to Support Communication and Participation of Beginning Communicators

Chapter 11    Intervention to Build Communicative Competence

Chapter 12    Literacy Intervention for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs
Janice C. Light and David B. McNaughton

Chapter 13    Intervention to Enhance Participation in Education, Employment, and Community Settings
David B. McNaughton


Section IV    Augmentative and Alternative Communication Interventions for Individuals with Acquired Disabilities
Chapter 14    Individuals with Acquired Physical Conditions
Laura Ball, Amy Nordness, and David R.Beukelman

Chapter 15    AAC Supports for Adults with Severe Aphasia and/or Apraxia of Speech
Kathryn L. Garrett, Joanne P. Lasker, and Julia King Fischer

Chapter 16    Adults with Degenerative Cognitive and Linguistic Conditions
Elizabeth K. Hanson and David R. Beukelman

Chapter 17    Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury
Susan Koch Fager and David R. Beukelman

Chapter 18    Patient-Provider Communication in Medical Settings

Chapter 19    The Importance of Advocacy

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Lorelei J Peirson, MA (Biola University)
Description: This book discusses augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and the powerful need for it to be used with children and adults with complex communication needs throughout their daily lives.
Purpose: The purpose is to demonstrate what can be done using AAC devices. At an early age, children can learn how to use devices to communicate efficiently and follow activities that will personalize the way they communicate throughout their lives. Adults often have a more difficult time transferring to an AAC, but this book shows how they can use technology to their benefit and make an easier transition back to the work of communication.
Audience: This book is of use for a variety of audiences, including those in the field of speech language pathology, as well as adults and children who need to use AAC in their regular activities. The book provides a great deal of information through case studies and other modalities.
Features: Through its 19 chapters, the book provides significant insights for those who have not worked with AAC in the past. The case studies, client evaluations, and the wisdom the authors provide show their commitment to the field of AAC. One doesn't usually connect the ideas of AAC with literacy, but these authors stress their work on the whole person rather than just the AAC devices. Each chapter ends with wonderful resources.
Assessment: The authors have taken the time and energy to meet the needs of all those using AAC. People using this book can use it with care and concern with those around them.

Doody's Review Service

"The most up-to-date and authoritative source of information about AAC principles, assessment, and interventions...should be on the shelf of every professional who provides AAC supports."

Pat Mirenda

"A clear and cogent overview of augmentative/alternative communication...will likely continue to be one of the most frequently referenced AAC texts."

Joe Reichle