Description
Clearly illustrated, this is the ultimate practical handbook for all professionals working with children with eating and drinking difficulties, and an essential guide for all students studying this area of therapy.
Covering the complex issues involved in the field of eating and drinking difficulties in children, this text:
- Examines the theoretical background while maintaining a clear focus on its practical application
- Provides essential information on all the relevant issues;
- Contains an invaluable range of photocopiable material for each chapter, which can be given to families and professional colleagues
- Provides a range of appendices with details of useful resources including a reference list and suppliers of equipment.
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Endorsements
"This is a very practical handbook...very clearly set out...an excellent book for those training to work in the area of dysphagia...an excellent resource to have at hand." Independent Talking Points "The manual is well researched with excellent references to other sources...is good value for money." Valerie Moffat, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice 'This excellent, highly practical book incorporating good clinicaladvice and thoroughly researched evidence, is an essention addition to any department library' - Julie O'Key, Chair, Northern Region Dysphagis, RCSLT 'Clever use of illustrations, subheadings and size of print make it easy to read, as well as providing theory to inform and underpin practice.' - 'It will be an invaluable tool for speech and language therapy students, less experienced clinicians, and also colleagues in associated fields such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy'. - Stacey Lawrence, Principal Speech and Language Therapist, Northwick Park Hospital, IJLCD '...a valuable resource for all professionals and those who manage eating and drinking and the associated problems for children/adults.' - Jean Dornan, Nurse Lecturer, course director child branch, Queen's University Belfast, Paediatric Nursing
Author Biography
April Winstock is a Speech & Language Therapist who is registered with the Health Professionals Council and has worked at the Bobath Centre, London, special schools and hospitals. She has been running courses on eating & drinking difficulties in children for many years. April currently has her own practice in which she sees children with a range of communication and eating problems.
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher/Imprint Speechmark Publishing Limited / Speechmark Publishing
- Publication Date November 2005
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780863884269
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- Primary Price 49.50 GBP
- Pages312
- ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions297 x 210 mm
- Biblio NotesCopyright year: 2005
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