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Thoroughly updated with three new chapters, Foundations of Aural Rehabilitation: Children, Adults, and Their Family Members, Sixth Edition introduces the fundamentals of audiologic rehabilitation and hearing-related speech-language pathology in an easy-to-read, concise resource for the field of communication sciences and disorders. The text offers creative coverage of theory, clinical practice, and research-based approaches for identifying, diagnosing, and treating hearing-related communication disorders in children and adults. The book includes case studies, and general demographic, medical, and pop-cultural trends are considered in parallel with corresponding developments in aural rehabilitation. The text is separated into three sections for the most comprehensive coverage of each topic: Part 1 describes the components of an aural rehabilitation plan, Part 2 concerns adults and their family members, and Part 3 concerns children and their parents. Important topics throughout include patient-centered services, counseling, diagnostics, selection and fitting of listening devices, conversational fluency and communication strategies training, auditory training, speechreading, language and speech acquisition, and literacy.

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Publisher:   Plural Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Plural Publishing Inc
Edition:   6th edition
ISBN:  

9781635504200

ISBN 10:   1635504201
Pages:   567
Publication Date:   21 October 2022
Audience:   Adult education ,  College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1: Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) And Hearing-Related Disability Services Included in the Aural Rehabilitation Plan Where Does Aural Rehabilitation Occur? Who Provides Aural Rehabilitation? Hearing Loss Service Needs Culture and Cultural Competence Evidence-Based Practice Case Study: Applying the WHO's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Case Study: Evidence-Based Practice Decision Making Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Appendix 1-1 Appendix 1-2 Appendix 1-3 Part I The Components of an Aural Rehabilitation Plan Chapter 2: Diagnostics and Listening Devices Hearing Testing and the Audiogram Speech Recognition Testing and Speech Audiometry Listening Devices Hearing Aids Teleaudiology Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids and Personal Sound Amplification Products Cochlear Implants Hearing Assistive Technology Systems And Assistive Listening Devices Case Study: Listen to the Music Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Key Resources Chapter 3: Auditory-Only Speech Perception and Auditory Training Listening to Speech With a Hearing Loss Goals of Auditory Training and Candidacy Historical Notes Brain Plasticity and Auditory Training Theoretical Underpinnings for Auditory Training Auditory Training to Improve Speech Recognition Auditory Training to Improve Music Perception Benefits of Auditory Training Case Study: Learning to Hear Again Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Chapter 4: Audiovisual Speech Perception and Speechreading Training Speechreading for Communication Characteristics of a Good Lipreader What Happens When Someone Lipreads? The Difficulty of the Lipreading Task What Happens When Someone Speechreads? Factors That Affect the Speechreading Process Assessing Vision-Only and Audiovisual Speech Recognition Speechreading Training Benefits of Speechreading Training Oral Interpreters Case Study: An Exceptional Lipreader Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Chapter 5: Communication Strategies and Conversational Styles Conversation Facilitative Communication Strategies Repair Strategies Stages of Communication Breakdown Research Related to Repair Strategy Usage and Communication Breakdowns Conversational Styles and Behaviors Case Study: A Couple Conversing Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Chapter 6: Communication Strategies Training and Digital Therapeutics Conversational Fluency Self-Efficacy Issues to Consider When Developing an In-person Training Program Getting Started Model for Training An Example of the Communication Training Model in Practice: Acknowledgement Tactics Program Evaluation Short-Term Training Communication Strategies Training for Frequent Communication Partners Digital Therapeutics Benefits of Training Case Study: A Digital Chat Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Key Resources Chapter 7: Counseling, Psychosocial Support, and Assertiveness Training The Patient's Story and Narrative Therapy Counseling Psychosocial Support Assertiveness Training Related Research Case Study: Solving Challenging Situations Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Key Resources Appendix 7-1 Part II Aural Rehabilitation for Adults Chapter 8: Aural Rehabilitation for Adults Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among Adults Who Is This Person? Where Is the Patient in the Journey? A Patient-Centered Approach The Aural Rehabilitation Plan Tinnitus Intervention Case Study: One Size Doesn't Fit All Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Key Resources Appendix 8-1 Chapter 9: Older Adults Overview of the Population An Aural Rehabilitation Blueprint Activity Limitations and Participation Restrictions Audiological Status and Otologic Health Life-Situation Factors Health Variables The Effects of Untreated Hearing Loss Aural Rehabilitation Intervention Other Services The Frequent Communication Partner's Journey Aural Rehabilitation in the Institutional Setting Case Study: Staying Active Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Key Resources PART III Aural Rehabilitation for Children Chapter 10: Detection and Confirmation of Hearing Loss in Children Overview Detection of Hearing Loss Confirmation of Hearing Loss Health Care Follow-Up Parent Counseling Case Study: A Memorable Journey Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Key Resources Appendix 10-1 Appendix 10-2 Chapter 11: Infants and Toddlers Legislation Concerning Children Who Have Hearing Loss The Individualized Family Service Plan Communication Mode Listening Device Early-Intervention Programs Parental Support Case Study: A Mother's Journey Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Key Resources Appendix 11-1 Appendix 11- Chapter 12: School-Age Children The Transition from Early Intervention Services to Elementary School Creation of an Individual(ized) Education Plan The Multidisciplinary Team School and Classroom Placement Amplification and Assistive Listening Devices Classroom Acoustics Other Services Children Who Have Mild or Moderate Hearing Loss Children Who Have Auditory Processing Disorder Children Who Have Unilateral Hearing Loss Case Study: IDEA(s) for All Children Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Key Resources Appendix 12-1 Chapter 13: Auditory Training for Children Four Design Principles Developing Analytic Training Objectives Developing Synthetic Training Objectives Formal and Informal Auditory Training Interweaving Auditory Training With Other Components of Aural Rehabilitation Example Programs Case Study: Listening With a New Cochlear Implant Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Appendix 13-1 Appendix 13-2 Chapter 14: Language Overview Content Syntax Pragmatics Language Evaluation Approaches for Teaching Language Language Instruction Case Study: Vocabulary Gains Following a Speech Perception Training Program With Structured Input Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Chapter 15: Speech and Literacy Speech Characteristics Assessing Speech Skills Speech Therapy Literacy Characteristics Literacy Evaluation Literacy Instruction Case Study: Writing Samples from 10- and 11-Year-Old Children Final Remarks Key Chapter Points Terms and Concepts to Remember Key Resources Appendix 15-1 Glossary References Index

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Nancy Tye-Murray, PhD, is a Professor at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is Principal Investigator of grants from the National Institutes of Health, which provide support for her research in audiovisual speech perception and auditory training. She is also the CEO of an Internet-based hearing health company, Amptify (www.amptify.com), which provides a hearing health care digital therapeutic and other services that audiologists can use to provide aural rehabilitation to their patients. Dr. Tye-Murray is the past president of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, former Hearing Editor for the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, and former Director of Research at the Central Institute for the Deaf.

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