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

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.

New to the Second Edition

• 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

Review

"The purpose of the book is to train readers in counseling using the authors' StAAR framework, which stands for client's story (St), clinician attitudes (A), therapeutic alliance (A), and reconstructed narratives (R). Training readers in counseling is a worthy objective since there is evidence that many graduate training programs do not adequately target this area of practice in their curricula. The authors meet their objective by providing a readable, well-organized, and practical training text in counseling.
This book targets graduate students training for the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology as well as professionals in these fields who want to improve their knowledge and skills in this crucial area of practice. The book is even accessible enough to be used in an undergraduate communication sciences and disorders program. It is written by Anthony DiLollo, a professor in communication sciences and disorders with a robust publication record in counseling, and Robert Neimeyer, a professor emeritus of psychology.
The book is broken into 26 chapters and organized into four parts. Part 1 introduces the StAAR framework. Part 2 provides the underlying knowledge and skills needed for practicing counseling. For example, there is a chapter connecting cultural diversity to counseling. Part 3 shows counseling in action using the StAAR framework using three illustrative case studies. Part 4 covers various tools that clinicians can use in counseling, such as play therapy and mindfulness techniques. Each chapter is clearly organized and illustrated with black-and-white figures and tables as well as discussion questions and up-to-date reference lists. There are author and subject indexes at the end of the book.
The authors have reorganized and added much to this book since the first edition, including the companion website and its materials. Overall, this second edition is extremely accessible to the readers as shown by its clear writing and organization. It is an extremely useful and practical text where the authors make a serious attempt to show counseling in action so readers can better apply the material to real-life professional situations."
—Matthew H. Rouse, MS, SLPD, CCC-SLP, Biola University, in Doody's Reviews (April 2021)

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)