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This practical guide encourages clinicians to treat eating, drinking and swallowing in an holistic way, keeping the client at the forefront of management. With an emphasis on clinical-decision-making and practical provision, this is an essential text for both student and qualified SLT practitioners.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: The typical swallow
Chapter 2: Signs and consequences of an unsafe swallow
Chapter 3: Causes of adult eating, drinking and swallowing needs: aetiologies and symptoms
Chapter 4: Clinical assessment
Chapter 5: Instrumental assessment
Chapter 6: Management of eating, drinking and swallowing needs in adults
Chapter 7: Psychosocial, spiritual and cultural aspects
Chapter 8: Ethical, legal, safety and professional considerations
Chapter 9: The team around the client with EDS needs
Chapter 10: Advanced practice in working with adults with EDS needs
Chapter 11: Case studies
Test your knowledge: Indicative answers
Appendix 1: Templates for photocopying and aides mémoire
Appendix 2: Glossary and abbreviations
Appendix 3: RCSLT knowledge and competency mapping
About the author
Sophie MacKenzie graduated from City, University of London in 1990 and has practised as a speech and language therapist in both acute and rehabilitation settings. She began her first academic role in 2007, combining clinical management of the acute SLT team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust with teaching at the University of Greenwich and Canterbury Christ Church University on their PGDip pre-registration programme. She moved into fulltime academia in 2010 and has taught eating, drinking and swallowing to both undergraduate and postgraduate preregistration students, as well as post-registration Masters students at City, University of London.
In 2017 she completed her PhD which focussed on exploring spirituality with people with expressive aphasia. Person-centred and holistic care remain her passion, as well as the nurturing of future clinicians.
Sophie is currently a senior lecturer in SLT at AECC University College in Dorset, UK.
Summary
This practical guide encourages clinicians to treat eating, drinking and swallowing in an holistic way, keeping the client at the forefront of management. With an emphasis on clinical-decision-making and practical provision, this is an essential text for both student and qualified SLT practitioners.
