Communication Problems in Elderly People - Practical Approaches to Management

Originally published in 1988, this book provides a practical approach to working with elderly people with speech and communication difficulties. It focuses primarily upon the 'indirect' role of the therapist, working through lay and professional carers, environmental modification and in both hospital and community.

List of contents

Acknowledgements. Foreword Rosemary Lubinski, Ed.D. 1. The Aging Process 2. Traditional Approaches to Assessment and Therapy 3. Counselling 4. Communication and Dementia 5. Sensory Changes, Disorders and Management 6. Hospital and Community 7. The Industrial Environment 8. The Multidisciplinary Team 9. Families 10. The State of the Art. References. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Rosemary Gravell, Gravell Rosemary
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2025
• EAN: 9781032688084
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3268808-4
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Aging
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, Personal & public health, Psychotherapy, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychology of ageing, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Speech and language disorders and therapy, Speech & language disorders & therapy, Personal and public health / health education, Physiological psychology, neuropsychology, biopsychology