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The Communication Disorders Casebook: Learning by Example, Second Edition focuses on current issues and trends in speech-language pathology (SLP) clinical practice. New and advanced students as well as practitioners will benefit from this comprehensive collection of real-world examples provided by experienced clinicians and scholars. The cases follow an easy-to-understand structure that allows readers to accompany an SLP through the steps of evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of individuals with speech, language, swallowing, and hearing challenges and their families. The clinical studies employ a holistic, person-first approach that considers the beliefs, values, lived experiences, and social contexts of patients throughout the lifespan. With a deep commitment to case-based learning, Shelly S. Chabon, Ellen R. Cohn, and Dorian Lee-Wilkerson have curated a valuable compendium of thought-provoking studies that encourage readers to think like clinicians, with empathy, understanding, and knowledge. New to the Second Edition New and updated cases to reflect current research and clinical practice Many new references in both the cases and online Instructor’s Manual PowerPoint lecture slides for instructors Key Features A focus on conceptual knowledge areas Comprehensive case histories from leading experts Step-by-step explanations of diagnoses, treatment options, and outcomes Basic and advanced learning objectives Comprehension and analysis questions to evaluate understanding of case studies Suggested activities and readings PluralPlus Online Ancillary Materials For Instructors: PowerPoint Lecture Slides, Test Bank, Instructor’s Manual With Activities, Analysis Questions, and Case-Based Pedagogy

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Shelly Chabon is Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Dean of Interdisciplinary General Education at Portland State University (PSU). Dr. Chabon formerly served as PSU's Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and as Chair of, and a professor in, the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences. She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), was the 2012 ASHA President and received Honors of the Association in 2021. Dr. Chabon served as a member of several ASHA committees and Councils and as Chair of the ASHA Board of Ethics. She received several honors for her leadership and service including a Certificate of Recognition from the ASHA for Special Contributions in Higher Education, an Apple Award for an outstanding teacher, and the Dorothy Dreyer Award for Volunteerism. Dr. Chabon authored/co-authored numerous articles and chapters, four books, and edited an Ethics journal. She currently provides leadership for collective bargaining negotiations, contract management with three academic unions, oversees the recruitment, development, and retention of academic personnel, and is responsible for creating and implementing leadership programs and training to support academic administrators and advance future leaders at PSU. ***** Dorian Lee-Wilkerson, Ph.D., CCC/SLP is an associate professor in the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Hampton University. She has had over 30 years of clinical experience as a speech-language pathologist and higher education experience at an historically Black university. Her research interests include scholarship of teaching and learning, cultural competence and childhood language disorders. She is an ASHA Fellow ASHA STEP mentor. ***** Ellen R. Cohn, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA-F, is a professor in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh. She teaches courses in cleft palate/craniofacial disorders, professional issues, culture, diversity and healthcare, and rhetoric and communication.

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