Supporting family caregivers of adults with communication disorders : a resource guide for speech-language pathologists and audiologists / Joan C. Payne ; contributors, Jay R. Lucker [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Payne, Joan C., author.

Contributor:

Lucker, Jay R., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caregivers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, California : Plural Publishing Inc., 2015.

Summary:

This book provides professionals in speech-language pathology and audiology with tools to assist and support family caregivers of persons with communication disorders. It is intended for speech-language pathologists and audiologists who provide intervention for adults with chronic or disabling conditions. Family caregivers are those who provide continuous, unpaid care to family members and friends who are unable to care for themselves. Caregivers can be trained by speech-language pathologists and audiologist to augment goals established to remediate communication disorders.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contributors""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. The Dynamics of Family Caregiving""; ""3. Diversity Among Caregivers""; ""4. What Speech-Language Pathologists Should Know""; ""5. What Audiologists Should Know""; ""6. Identifying and Assessing the Impact of Caregiving""; ""7. Educating andCounseling Caregivers Within the Clinical Setting""; ""8. When and Where to Refer Family Caregivers""; ""9. Epilogue: Case Study""; ""Appendix A""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59756-804-X

OCLC:

910815485