Augmentative & Alternative Communication: Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs
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Augmentative & Alternative Communication: Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs
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Overview
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: | 9781681253046 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Brookes Publishing |
| Publication date: | 07/13/2020 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 704 |
| Sales rank: | 725,335 |
| File size: | 28 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
| Age Range: | 3 Months to 18 Years |
About the Author
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.
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.
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.
Table of Contents
About the AuthorsAbout 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