Voice Treatment for Children and Adolescents

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Singular/Thomson Learning, 2002 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 637 pages
Packed with treatment techniques and clinical materials, this book is a "must-have" for speech-language pathologists working on voice therapy with children. The practical assessment and treatment information is thoroughly grounded in a review of recent research and technological advancements in the area of voice, while the in-depth discussion of developmental issues relating to vocal maturation, from birth through adolescence, provides a solid foundation of knowledge on which the text is built. Also presented are problem-solving and team intervention models appropriate for SLPs working in clinical, school or medical settings.

About the author (2002)

Moya L. Andrews Ed.D. is a Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculties at Indiana University, Bloomington. Dr. Andrews was born in Australia and received her bacelor's degree from the University of Queensland in Brisbane. Her master's degree is from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and her doctorate is from Teacher's College, Columbia University, New York City. She is certified, licensed speech-language pathologist and a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and of the Society of Ear, Nose, and Throat Advances in Children. She has worked in schools, clinics, and hospitals in Austrailia, Great Britain, and the United States and is a popular presenter of seminars here and abroad. Her publications include numberous research journal articles, therapy protocols, and Manual of Voice Treatment: Pediatrics Through Geriatrics, 2E, published by Singular Thomson Learning. She has received the Outstanding Clinician Award from the Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the Distinguished Scholar Award from Indiana University's Office of Women's Affairs in Bloomington. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Voice.

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