Communication Disorders in Multicultural Populations

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Online version, 544 Pages
Published: NOV-2001
ISBN 13: 978-1-4557-3471-9
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN


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
Divided into two parts, the first explores the major cultural groups in the U.S. and how cultural and linguistic diversity impacts the assessment and treatment of communication disorders. Part II focuses on bilingual language development and specific communication disorders in culturally and linguistically diverse populations, techniques for multicultural assessment and intervention, and guidance for research.

If you want to improve your quality of care to multicultural clients, this new edition is a must-have.


 
Last update: 12 Jan 2012