Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: Reconstructing Personal Narratives

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Counseling in the field of communication disorders is an essential dimension of professional practice, but just what it entails is often a bit of a mystery. Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: Reconstructing Personal Narrativesaddresses this common concern of students and practitioners by illustrating how to integrate the concept of counseling into clinical practice. Replete with a variety of case studies, clinical guidelines, and actual transcripts of counseling interventions with clients and their families, as well as a practical "toolbox" of specific counseling methods, Dr. DiLollo and Dr. Neimeyer offer a comprehensive, novel, and empirically informed approach to counseling, applicable to a broad range of speech, language, swallowing, and hearing disorders.

Reviews

"The strength of the text is that the authors have synthesized several approaches to counseling in a way that is not at all confusing or intimidating for students, and in the process they provide a strong message that effective counseling is well within the capability of the SLP. Many authors have said 'You should do this,' but DiLollo and Neimeyer make a convincing case for  'You CAN do this.' That's been the crux of my counseling course for years!"
—Bob Volin, Associate Professor at New York Medical College, School of Health Sciences and Practice 

"Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology by DiLollo and Neimeyer is an invaluable resource for experienced clinicians, new graduates and students in the field of speech pathology and audiology. This book takes readers on a journey, aiming to empower them to challenge their thinking and understanding of counseling, focusing on a constructivist-narrative perspective.The structure of this book makes it engaging and user-friendly.The passion of both authors for this topic is evident through their engaging, descriptive writing style."
—Ashleigh Pascoe, in the Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology (2015)

Part I: Getting Oriented
1. Counseling in Communication Disorders
2. What Does Counseling Really Mean for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists?
3. The Leadership of Therapy: How to Integrate Counseling into Your Clinical Practice

Part II: Theoretical Foundations
4. Overview of Approaches to Counseling
5. Constructivism
6. Narrative Therapy
7. Evidence for a Constructivist Approach to Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
8. A Theory-Based Framework for Counseling

Part III: The Process of Counseling
9. Listening for Thick Descriptions
10. Facilitating Reconstruction
11. Externalization and Relative Influence Questioning: A Case Illustration
12. Adaptive Counseling and Innovative Moments: A Case Illustration
13. The Credulous Approach and Reconstruction: A Case Illustration

Part IV: The Clinician’s Toolbox
14. A User's Guide to the Clinician's Toolbox
15. Autobiography of the Problem
16. The Story Mountain
17. Drawing
18. Dear John Letter
19. The Downward Arrow
20. Self-Characterization
21. Experimenting with Experience
22. Chair Work
23. Play Therapy
24. Therapeutic Documents
25. Mindfulness

Part V: Paying It Forward
26. Teaching the Constructivist Counseling Framework to Students in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology