The Speech-Language Pathology Treatment Planner - (PracticePlanners) by Keith Landis & Judith Vander Woude & David J Berghuis (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The Speech-Language Pathology Treatment Planner provides allthe elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plansthat satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, and third-partypayors. This book helps both the novice and expert speech-language pathologistto identify functional and meaningful strategies for improving a client's communication skills.

• Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized treatment plans for adult, child, and adolescent clients
• Organized around 26 main speech-language disabilities, from those associated with aphasia and dysarthria to dysphagia, language disorders, alternative and augmentative communication, voice disorders, and others
• Over 1,000 well-crafted, clear statements describe the behavioral manifestations of each communication disorder, long-term goals, short-term goals, and clinically tested treatment options
• Easy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by disability
• Handy workbook-style format affords plenty of space to record your own customized definitions, goals, objectives, and interventions

From the Back Cover

This timesaving resource features:

Treatment plan components for 26 speech-language disorders

• Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions--plus space to record your own treatment plan options
• A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans that meet the requirements of most insurance companies and third-party payors

PracticePlanners(R)
The Bestselling treatment planning system for mental health professionals

The Speech-Language Pathology Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, and third-party payors. This book helps both the novice and expert speech-language pathologist to identify functional and meaningful strategies for improving a client's communication skills.

• Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized treatment plans for adult, child, and adolescent clients
• Organized around 26 main speech-language disabilities, from those associated with aphasia and dysarthria to dysphagia, language disorders, alternative and augmentative communication, voice disorders, and others
• Over 1,000 well-crafted, clear statements describe the behavioral manifestations of each communication disorder, long-term goals, short-term goals, and clinically tested treatment options
• Easy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by disability
• Handy workbook-style format affords plenty of space to record your own customized definitions, goals, objectives, and interventions

Additional resources in the PracticePlanners(R) series:

• Homework Planners feature behaviorally based, ready-to-use assignments to speed treatment and keep clients engaged between sessions.
• Documentation Sourcebooks provide the forms and records that mental health professionals need to efficiently run their practice.

For more information on our PracticePlanners(R) products, including our full line of Treatment Planners, visit us on the Web at: www.wiley.com/practiceplanners

About the Author

ARTHUR E. JONGSMA, Jr., PhD, is Series Editor for the bestselling PracticePlanners(R). He is also the founder and Director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

KEITH LANDIS, MA, diagnoses and treats geriatric patients with communication disorders at Alden Rehabilitation and Nursing Centers in Illinois.

JUDITH VANDER WOUDE, PhD, is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Associate Professor for the Speech Pathology and Audiology Program at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.