The Adult Speech Therapy Workbook: Second Edition

THE ADULT SPEECH THERAPY WORKBOOK: SECOND EDITION is your go-to resource for practical, evidence-based handouts and worksheets! *Newly updated in 2025 with fresh evidence and brand-new worksheets and activities!WHICH TOPICS ARE COVERED: Dysphagia, Aphasia, AAC, Fluency, Voice, Resonance, Dysarthria, Apraxia of Speech, Memory, Attention (NEW!), Executive Functioning (NEW!), & Visual NeglectWHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE WORKBOOK: Patient Handouts, Functional Worksheets & Activities, Treatment Guides, Word Lists, Phonemic Lists, Reading Material, Reference List, and much more. All evidence-based!COPYING & PRINTING: Copy pages directly or bring The Adult Speech Therapy Workbook to a printshop (OfficeMax, etc.) to spiral-bind the pages. Please see for the digital version if you prefer not to make physical copies.EFFECTIVE IN ALL ADULT SPEECH THERAPY SETTINGS. The Adult Speech Therapy Workbook is loved by adult speech therapy professionals around the world working in all settings: outpatient, acute care, inpatient rehab, home heath, skilled nursing facilities, telehealth, and transition planning from school to adult life.ABOUT THIS WORKBOOK:Adult Speech Therapy: Handouts, activities, worksheets, and treatment guides to help treat the most common diagnoses and disorders, including stroke, Parkinson's disease, dementia, voice disorders, TBI, ALS, MS, etc.Evidence-based: Thoroughly researched and evidence-based. Includes in-text citations and a list of 250+ references.Practical: Functional, real-life, and fun tasks that work for patients. Peer-reviewed by expert clinicians.Copy-and-go: Copy pages directly, take a picture then print, or have a printshop spiral-bind the pages. Please see the digital version if you prefer not to make physical copies.Large & Clear Fonts: Evidence-based and easy-to-read for speech therapy patients (aphasia, low vision, cognitive deficits, etc.)Treatment from Day 1: Materials and handouts to use on the very first day of therapy.Home Program: The handouts and tasks range from simple to complex and can be used as part of a home program and to progress treatment as your patient improves.Written by Chung Hwa Brewer, speech-language pathologist, university instructor, and co-founder of adultspeechtherapy.co.Peer-reviewed by Alisha Kleindel, MA, CCC-SLP & Hillary Edward, MA, CCC-SLP both expert clinicians and university professors.HOW THE WORKBOOK IS ORGANIZED.Introduction. Each chapter includes recommended assessments and screens plus suggestions for which handouts to give your patients on Day 1.Handouts & Worksheets. For the purposes of this book: “Handouts” are informational pages for patients, such as Modified Diets or Communication Tips for Aphasia. While “Worksheets” are the tasks that your patients complete, such as the Stuttering Self-Awareness or Time Management worksheets.TREATMENT SUGGESTIONS.Teach Strategies. Focus on 1-3 strategies at a time with each patient. Review each strategy with your patient and refer back to the strategies often.Use Worksheets to Teach Strategies. Start with the functional worksheets to teach strategies. Then transition to functional activities from their daily lives.Transition To Functional Tasks. For example, teach an aphasia writing strategy using the easy-to-read Pain Scale Worksheet. Then transition to reading during bills and emails. Or edit conversation lists and word lists as you get to know each patient. Read more