Aimed at speech and language therapy students, this book provides information, ideas, case illustrations and concepts which aim to help those making the transition from student to qualified clinician.

Offers empirical support for the treatment of substance abuse. Part of the Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice series, this title provides busy mental health practitioners with detailed, step-by-step guidance for implementing clinical interventions that are supported by scientific evidence.

The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists estimates that 2.5 million people in the UK have a communication disorder. This book examines the various developmental and acquired communication disorders. It is useful for students, practitioners and researchers in speech-language pathology and related clinical and academic disciplines.

Presents papers from the Second International Symposium organized by AFASIC - The Association For All Speech Impaired Children - an association of parents and professionals seeking to advance knowledge and management of children and young people with speech and language impairments.

Provides a comprehensive overview of both theoretical and treatment aspects of disorders of fluency: stuttering (also known as stammering) and the lesser-known cluttering. This book demonstrates how treatment strategies relate to the various theories as to why stuttering and cluttering arise, and how they develop.

An outstanding resource for use with speech-language pathology clinical practicum, this textdescribes basic clinical methods of treating clients with communicative disorders, organizationof clinical practicum, mandatory rules and regulations in clinical practicum including recentextensive changes to ASHA requirements for.

Offers an exploration of the major types of electrophysical agents used in clinical practice, particularly human and also animal. This text focuses on evidence: clinical and biophysical evidence that affects how and which electrotherapies may be of use clinically and when.

Providing information for helping people with addictive behaviour problems, this book also enables them to develop skills to maintain their treatment goals. It includes chapters on alcohol, tobacco, and eating disorders and also covers stimulants, opiates, cannabis, club drugs, gambling problems, risky sexual practices, and sexual offending.

Introduces massage techniques for orthopedic conditions, promoting the alignment of soft tissue relating to pain and dysfunction. This book contains descriptions of rationale behind orthopedic massage, mechanisms of injury to and repair of soft tissue, and anatomy of each body area.

An evidence-based, concise and practical guide to the management of people with substance use disorders. The handbook covers specific types of psychoactive substance and treatment options, focusing on specific groups placing addiction medicine within the broad professional and legal context.

How to apply pressure without straining your body or damaging your hands is one of the greatest challenges involved in massage. The most significant cause of early retirement from the massage profession is the cumulative strains on the body developed in the course of performing massages. The growth of the profession in recent years has been accompanied by an increase in the number of work induced

This manual is written for professionals working with people suffering with bulimia nervosa and for sufferers themselves. It provides a framework for understanding what maintains the disorder and why it has developed. In addition, there is a step-by-step programme to aid recovery.

Covers chapters that concentrate on the main therapeutic approaches in use, including cognitive behavioural treatments, interpersonal psychotherapy, family interventions, dialectical behaviour therapy and drug treatments. This work is suitable for those working in the eating disorders field.

A suitable companion to textbooks that focus on the theories behind articulation and phonological disorders but with less coverage of treatment options. This book gives treatment strategies not only for the many sound system disorders with unknown etiologies, but also for those known to be caused by a structural, sensory, or neurological problem.

Offers instructors knowledge and skills needed to give each individual student various opportunities to excel in a massage therapy course. This book presents the gamut of techniques and practices that have proven successful in enabling adult learners to master massage therapy.

A study of research and theory in the classification, assessment and treatment of dysarthria, including instrumental methods. It discusses the neurological/neuropathological bases of dysarthria and studies the physiological basis of speech for each type of dysarthria.

This book presents the most recent research into gambling, showing the psychological variables that govern erosion or maintenance of self-control.

Presents an analysis of the field of dyslexia (learning difficulty). This book focuses on areas such as neurobiology, phonological processing, literacy acquisition, numeracy and multilingualism. It is suitable for those interested in the subject, whether in education or related subjects such as psychology or neurology.