Overview

This book provides information and resources to assist in all stages of a client' s implant program, building on a transdisciplinary model of practice. It includes material covering a wide variety of topics including assessment, switch-on, client focused auditory rehabilitation, techniques for telephone training, communication therapy for social interactions, speech-language therapy intervention and psychosocial aspects of implant work. This is a practical text, and should appeal to a range of professionals new to cochlear implants including audiologists, hearing therapists and psychologists while providing the experienced clinician with new insights and fresh materials. The text' s structure makes it ideal as a training tool for students.

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Author:   Karen Pedley ,  Ellen Giles ,  Anthony Hogan
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.539kg
ISBN:  

9781861563217

ISBN 10:   1861563213
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   01 September 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Contributors. Chapter 1 Inhtroduction: towards a more holistic and transdiciplinary model of rehabilitation, Anthony Hogan. Chapter 2 The assessment of adult cochlear implant candidates, Karen Pedley and Ellen Giles. Chapter 3 The 'switch-on' period, Karen Pedley and Ellen Giles. Chapter 4 Aural rehabilitation following cochlear implantation: key objectives of an aural rehabilitation programme, Karen Pedley and Ellen Giles. Chapter 5 Aural rehabilitation following cochlear implantation: a staged approach to auditory training, Karen Pedley and Ellen Giles. Chapter 6 Aural rehabilitation following cochlear implantation: forming an intervention plan, Karen Pedley and Ellen Giles. Chapter 7 Social-interactional elements of communication therapy for adult cochlear implant recipients, Christopher Lind and Lisa Dyer. Chapter 8 Speech and language therapy in the rehabilitation of an adult with a cochlear implant, Susan Hamrouge and Sarah Worsfold. Chapter 9 Integrating psychosocial aspects of rehabilitation in your programme, Anthony Hogan with Andrea Lynch. Chapter 10 Telephone training with a cochlear implant, Ellen Giles. Chapter 11 Practical aspects of cochlear implant use, Ellen Giles. Appendixes. Index.

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Karen Pedley and Ellen Giles are the authors of Adult Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation, published by Wiley.

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