Language Research in Post-Traumatic Stress

This collection brings together different perspectives on post-traumatic stress, considering its causes, its impact on different groups, and ways forward toward equipping speech-language clinicians, educators, and scholars to better understand and support the individuals and communities with which they work. The volume defines post-traumatic stress, unpacking its causes and how they might be mitigated. The 11 chapters critically reflect on the wide-ranging effects traumatic stress has on the brain, communication, language, literacy, and life skills of different groups, including children, adolescents, adults, refugees, and victims of racialized violence. This book also includes examples of interventions demonstrated to be effective with affected individuals. The range of perspectives highlights the importance of culturally responsive and trauma-informed practices and the need for language and literacy professionals to engage in transdisciplinary practice in order to develop more effective supports for those experiencing post-traumatic stress. Looking ahead, the volume discusses recommendations for curriculum content, clinical practice, and changes to policy toward ensuring all people with post-traumatic stress are able to fully participate in daily life. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in speech-language sciences, social work, occupational therapy, and clinical psychology, as well as clinicians and educators in these areas.

Yvette D. Hyter is an ASHA Fellow, has received ASHA Honors, is a Professor Emerita of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at Western Michigan University, USA, and is the Owner of Language & Literacy Practices, LLC, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

List of Contributors Acknowledgments Preface 1 Introduction to Language Research in Post-Traumatic Stress Yvette D. Hyter Part One Post-traumatic stress: Considerations, concepts, and consequences within language research 2 Racialized Stress and Trauma in Black Communities: Lessons for Speech and Language Professionals Paul Archibald and Lajuana Archibald 3 Post-traumatic Stress, Autobiographical Memory, and Cultural Neuroscience: Implications for Migrants and Refugees Carol Westby 4 Post-traumatic stress and social pragmatic communication Yvette D. Hyter 5 Neurodevelopmental Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Michelle Suarez and Cara Masselink 6 Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress on Cognitive Communication in Multilingual Children And Adults Sulare Telford Rose and Jennifer Myers Part Two Post-traumatic stress: Considerations across the lifespan for language development and functioning 7 Post-traumatic stress: Child language development and functioning Na'ama Yehuda 8 Addressing the Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress on Adolescent Language and Identity: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Ginger G. Collins, Jayna Maumbauer-Pisano, and Tobias Kroll 9 Attachment-based narrative speech styles in adults with posttraumatic stress Karin Riber and Emma Beck 10 PTSD and Cognitive Communication Effects Linda Carozza 11 Language research in post-traumatic stress: Where do we go from here? Yvette D. Hyter Index