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

Foreword by Sue T. Hale, MCD
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributor
Reviewers

Part I. Introduction
Chapter 1. Counseling in Communication Disorders
Chapter 2. The StAAR Framework for Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Part II. Foundations for Successful Counseling
Chapter 3. Understanding the Nature of Change
Chapter 4. The Leadership of Therapy: How to Integrate Counseling into Clinical Practice
Chapter 5. Critical Thinking as a Foundation for Counseling
Chapter 6. Beyond Cultural Competence: Counseling and Culturally Informed Care
Chapter 7. Basic Skills of Counseling: Listening & Responding
Chapter 8. Preparing Yourself for the Counseling Relationship
Chapter 9. Using Change Processes in the StAAR Framework

Part III. Counseling in Action
Chapter 10. Talking Back to Stuttering: A Case Illustration
Chapter 11. Adaptive Change in Aphasia: A Case Illustration
Chapter 12. The Perfect Child Lost: A Case Illustration
Chapter 13. The Persistence of Adaptive Challenges: A Case Illustration

Part IV. The Clinician’s Toolbox
Chapter 14. Autobiography of the Problem
Chapter 15. Dear John Letter
Chapter 16. The Story Mountain
Chapter 17. Drawing
Chapter 18. Laddering
Chapter 19. The Downward Arrow
Chapter 20. Self-Characterization
Anthony DiLollo, Robert A. Neimeyer, and Christopher D. Constantino
Chapter 21. Chair Work
Anthony DiLollo, Robert A. Neimeyer, and Christopher D. Constantino
Chapter 22. Play Therapy
Chapter 23. Therapeutic Documents
Chapter 24. Mindfulness
Anthony DiLollo, Robert A. Neimeyer, and Christopher D. Constantino
Chapter 25. Possible Selves Mapping Interview
Chapter 26. Repertory Grids

Author Index
Subject Index

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 Narratives, Second Edition addresses 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 techniques, this graduate-level textbook offers a comprehensive, novel, and empirically informed approach to counseling, applicable to a broad range of speech, language, swallowing, and hearing disorders.

• 10 new chapters on the nature of change, critical thinking, culturally informed care, and preparing for the counseling relationship.
• A new case illustration and three new “tools”.
• A new Foreword by Sue Hale, MCD.
• Reorganized for improved flow of information with earlier introduction of the central framework, followed by chapters to build foundational knowledge and skills. The central framework for counseling has been simplified and reconfigured for easier integration into clinical practice.
• Based on user feedback, the “theory” chapters from the first edition have been dropped to make room for the added “knowledge and skill” chapters, giving the book a more practical feel.
• Discussion topics have been added at the end of all chapters in Parts I, II, and III.New images and illustrations throughout. Updated to reflect current research, with many new references added.
• A PluralPlus companion website containing brief video commentaries by the authors introducing and discussing the main points for each chapter and materials for instructors, including a test bank, customizable PowerPoint lecture slides, and suggestions for in-class activities.

From the Foreword

“The text clearly presents the necessary theoretical underpinning for the relationship between counseling and our technical interactions with clients and disabuses us of the notion that these processes are separate. In addition, the learner comes away with a variety of means to apply the theory in practice such that the client can understand and value their progress. The authors challenge us to use our technical expertise to create welcome change that our clients accept without struggle. They remind us that collaborations in the therapeutic relationship are less about what we say and do and more about how we listen. Teachers, learners, and professionals can all find immense value in this well-written empirical and practical work. It is an extraordinary and valuable tool for the next generation of clinician counselors.”
—Sue T. Hale, MCD, Associate Professor, Retired, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Praise for the First Edition

"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!"
—Robert A. Volin, Associate Professor, Speech-Language Pathology, New York Medical College

"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)

Author Information

Anthony DiLollo, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a Professor and Director of the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Texas Christian University. He has pulished numerous articles and book chapters on counseling and clinical practice that cater to audiences in audiology, speech-language pathology, and other health and helping professions. Dr. DiLollo is currently working on innovative ways to implement counseling preparation in clinical training programs by establishing it as a foundational skill on which further clinical practice is built.

Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychology at the University of Memphis, maintains an active counsulting and coaching practice, and also directs the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition. Dr. Neimeyer has published 30 books, including Routledge's series on Techniques of Grief Therpay, and serves as Editor of Death Studies. The author of over 500 articles and chapters and a popular workshop presenter, he is currently working toa dvance a more adequate theory of grieving as a meaning-making process. In recognition of his contributions, he has been given Lifetime Achievement Awards by both the Association for Death Education and Counseling and the Internationa Network on Personal Meaning.