Working With Communication and Swallowing Difficulties in Older Adults

This accessible resource offers valuable guidance for all student and practising Speech and Language Therapists who are working with older people with communication and swallowing difficulties.

List of contents

1. An Overview of Ageing and an Introduction to this Resource 2. Physiology of Ageing, Risk Factors and Rehabilitation 3. Working with an Older Client Group 4. Communication in the Context of Older Age 5. Clinical Assessment and Management of Communication in Older Adults 6. Eating, Drinking and Swallowing in the Context of Older Age 7. Clinical Assessment and Management of Eating, Drinking and Swallowing in Older Adults 8. Decision Making in Later Life 9. Management of Communication and Swallowing at the End of Life 10. Reflecting Back and Looking to the Future of Healthcare Provision for Older Adults

About the author

Rebecca Allwood is a practising speech and language therapist specialising in older adults.. She has been practising for over seventeen years and has worked in a variety of clinical settings with older adults who have communication and swallowing difficulties.

Summary

This accessible resource offers valuable guidance for all student and practising Speech and Language Therapists who are working with older people with communication and swallowing difficulties.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Allwood
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9780367524807
• ISBN: 978-0-367-52480-7
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Working With
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; EDUCATION / General, MEDICAL / Audiology & Speech Pathology, EDUCATION / Special Education / Communicative Disorders, Personal & public health, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Speech and language disorders and therapy, Speech & language disorders & therapy, Palliative Medicine, Personal and public health / health education, Nursing and ancillary services, Nursing & ancillary services