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COMMUNICATION DISORDERS IN MULTICULTURAL POPULATIONS
Communication Disorders in Multicultural Populations
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Third Edition

By
Dolores Battle, PhD, Professor of Speech Language Pathology and Senior Advisor to the President for Equity and Campus Diversity, Buffalo State College, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY

Description
This textbook provides a framework for speech-language pathology students and speech-language pathologists to develop an understanding of the many issues related to providing clinical services to individuals from diverse cultures who have various linguistic backgrounds.

Contents
PART I: Cultural Diversity: Implications for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists: Communication Disorders in a Multicultural Society; African Americans in The Americas; Asian and Pacific American Cultures; Middle Eastern and Arab American Cultures; Living in Harmony: Providing Services to Native American Children and Families; Latino Culture;
PART II: Communication Disorders and Development in Multicultural Populations: Bilingual Language Development and Language Disorders; Multicultural Issues in the Management of Neurogenic Communication and Swallowing Disorders; Fluency Disorders; Voice and Voice Disorders; Multicultural Aspects of Hearing Disorders and Audiology; Multicultural Aspects of Deafness; Assessing the Communicative Abilities of Clients from Diverse Cultural and Language Backgrounds; Clinical Practice Issues; Research Involving Multicultural Populations

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 544 pages, publication date: NOV-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-7323-5
ISBN-10: 0-7506-7323-0
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN


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