Overview

Psychological Well-being and Acquired Communication Impairments is an essential resource for all health professionals working with this complex client group. It offers a unique multi-disciplinary approach to the subject, looking at the evidence base as well as clinical practice. The book covers both the assessment of people with acquired communication impairments as well as reviewing the available interventional approaches. Chapters cover such key topics as approaches to the assessment of anxiety and depression, the impact of brain injury, the role of an assessment of mood and the role of self esteem.

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Two particular strengths stood out for me - firstly, its sound evidence base and secondly its practical approach with relevant case examples, specific strategies and therapeutic interventions described in detail throughout. (Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, Autumn 2010) Address[es] approaches to the assessment and management of [clients'] emotional well-being. (Book News, December 2009)

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Shelagh Brumfitt is Professor of Speech and Language Therapy Education and Senate Award Fellow for the Department of Human Communication Sciences at the University of Sheffield, UK.

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