Contributors look at issues in rehabilitation and management of aphasia, discussing neglected areas such as working with individuals in culturally diverse populations and in rural communities as well as stroke prevention and the promotion of wellness. Subjects include aphasia classification systems; speech-language and hearing assessment; increasing motivation; neuropsychological models of reading; and psychological adjustment after a stroke. Includes contacts for journals and newsletters, associations, grant sources, and assessment and treatment materials. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

"This clinician's manual for the treatment of the aphasic adult contains a selection of treatment tasks for the two primary communicative modalities -- auditory processing and verbal expression. The manual is divided into two major sections (auditory and verbal) with each section containing activities presented in a task hierarchy."--[v], (introduction).