Counseling and Motivational Interviewing in Speech-Language Pathology, a useful manual for students and speech-language pathologists, emphasizes skill development and real-world applications of counseling in the field while offering a strong theoretical foundation.

The need for speech-language pathologists to include counseling in their routine practice is greater than ever. But at the moment, the majority of practitioners lack the education and experience required to carry out that responsibility. This is intended to be addressed by speech-language pathology counseling and motivational interviewing, which offer methods and resources for counseling in professional settings and across the lifespan.

There are two primary sections of the book:
• The fundamentals of motivational interviewing are covered in Chapters 1 through 4, along with a number of self-assessment tools to aid students in the process.
• Chapters 5 through 8 cover particular counseling approaches and subjects, giving viewers real-world examples of how to effectively counsel people with issues related to speech, thinking, and swallowing.

What Speech-Language Pathology Counseling and Motivational Interviewing Entails:
• Examples of conversations between clients and clinicians.
• Case studies, critical-thinking tasks, and possible homework to help readers put the information and abilities covered in the book into practice.
• A chapter devoted to screening for other mental health issues, eliciting and tracking joint goals, and communicatively accessible structured interview techniques.

This easy guide, Counseling and Motivational Interviewing in Speech-Language Pathology, explains why speech-language pathologists are particularly qualified to conduct counseling while addressing concerns about the scope of practice.

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