Therapeutic Processes for Communication Disorders

Authors in the fields of communication disorders analyse the psychological, social and linguistic processes and interactions underpinning clinical practice, from both the client the and clinician perspectives.

Robert J. Fourie is a qualified speech and language therapist, audiologist and psychologist working and living in Cork. He is currently a lecturer in speech and hearing sciences at University College Cork in Ireland.

Preface. Part 1. Focussing on the Client. D.Luterman, Ruminations of an Old Man - A Fifty Year Perspective on Clinical Practice. R.J. Fourie, From Alienation to Therapeutic Dialogue. R. Barrow, Shaping Practice: The Benefits of Really Attending to the Person's Story. N. Simmons-Mackie, J.S. Damico, Exploring Clinical Interaction in Speech-Language Therapy: Narrative, Discourse and Relationships. I. Walsh, J. Felson Duchan, Product and Process Depictions of Rapport Between Clients and Their Speech-Language Pathologists During Clinical Interactions. A. Ferguson, Clinical Linguistic Proficiency: Managing Multiparty Interactions. L. Hand, Challenges to Therapeutic Processes: The Cross-Cultural Context. M.O'Malley, Exploring Gender and Power in Clinical Encounters. D. Downs, How Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Can Foster and Combat Stigma in Persons with Communication Disorders. I. Walsh, D. Kovarsky, Establishing Relationships in Speech and Language Therapy When Working Alongside People With Mental Health Disorders. A. DiLollo, Constructivism and Adaptive Leadership: Framing an Approach for SLPs and Audiologists to Overcome Barriers to Counselling. J. Felson Duchan, The Social Construction of Relationships in Healing Interactions from Ancient Times to the Present. Part 2. Focussing on the Clinician. K. McDonald, The Transference Relationship in Speech and Language Therapy. E. Silverman, Self-Reflection in Clinical Practice. E. Geller, Using Oneself as a Vehicle for Change in Relational and Reflective Practice. E. Ross, Burnout and Self-Care in the Practice of Speech Pathology and Audiology: An Ecological Perspective. C.S. Spillers, Spiritual Dimensions of the Clinical Relationship.