Child and Adolescent Communication Disorders: Organic and Neurogenic Bases - Softcover

Marie R. Kerins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159756656X ISBN 13: 9781597566568

Publisher: Plural Publishing, Inc., 2014

Synopsis

Child and Adolescent Communication Disorders: Organic and Neurogenic Bases is a comprehensive undergraduate textbook for courses related to the organic and neurogenic bases of child and adolescent language disorders. It is a must-have text for anyone in the field of communication sciences and disorders who works with children and adolescent populations. This text examines various disorders and their related communication deficits: neurogenic disorders, developmental brain differences, emotional and behavioral disorders, central auditory processing disorders, craniofacial anomalies, and disorders secondary to environmental factors. Also addressed are key elements in assessment and treatment with a focus on interdisciplinary contributions, as well as evidence-based approaches to treatment with inclusion of new federal laws that affect identification of and intervention with school-aged children.

Along with detailed contributions from experts with backgrounds in both research and instruction, this text also incorporates updated material from the DSM-V; both the current language and classification as it specifically relates to autism and communication disorders in emotionally and behaviorally disordered youth.

Key features include:

A list of learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter

Case studies with review questions

Key terms bolded throughout the text

About this title

About the Author:

Marie R. Kerins, EdD, CCC-SLP, has been a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist since 1981. After earning her doctorate in 1998, she began teaching speech-language pathology to graduate and undergraduate students at Loyola University Maryland. Dr. Kerins has published numerous articles and has presented nationally and internationally on language-based learning disabilities as well as the learning styles of the millennial student. She is currently the associate vice president for research and graduate affairs at Loyola.

About this edition

• Publisher: Plural Publishing, Inc.
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 159756656X
• ISBN 13: 9781597566568
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 472