Author Description

This Book Provides An In-depth Look At What A Little-known Clinician, The Educational Therapist, Does And How They Do It. This Book Goes Behind The Clinician's Door To Illustrate The Unusual And Broad Range Of Interventions - Both Academic/vocational And Social/emotional - That An Educational Therapist Employs. This Particular Case Study Involves A Young Woman Named Nora Who Had A Severe But Undiagnosed Auditory Processing Disorder. She Could Not Give Meaning To The Spoken Language That Came At Her Too Rapidly, Leaving Her In A Constant Fog Of Words That She Couldn't Comprehend. This Case Discloses The Problems, Their Causes, And The Emotional Toll That Had To Be Considered In Developing An Effective Educational/therapeutic Plan For Nora. It Vividly Illustrates The Dynamic Exchanges And Mutual Learning That Goes On Between Client And Therapist. Parts I And Ii Illustrate How The Psycho-educational Interventions That Addressed Nora's Academic And Non-academic Needs Were Gradually Formulated Over The First Year. Part Iii Provides A Series Of Vignettes From Subsequent Years That Illustrate The Ongoing Applications Of The Therapist's Work