Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
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Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 2E addresses aspects of the professions in speech-language pathology and audiology, including topics such as professional organizations, establishing competencies, and ethical / legal considerations. It also offers comprehensive coverage of employment opportunities and issues and health care and education policies as well as issues surrounding quality care, including improving access to care, infection prevention, service delivery issues for multicultural populations, and research issues. Doody Review Services Reviewer:Linda Jacobs-Condit, AuD, CCC-A(George Washington University)Description:This book is intended to help clinicians better understand the critical professional challenges facing speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Chapters cover clinical competencies, ethics, evidence-based practice, professional liability, and professional autonomy.Purpose:According to the authors, the book is intended as a primary text and resource for faculty, students, and practicing clinicians. It reviews current issues and challenges in the field, providing a wealth of practical and professional information that make it a "must-have" text. Audience:Speech-language pathologists and audiologists representing every spectrum of the profession -- students, faculty, and practicing clinicians - are the intended audience. The authors are all well known experts in the field of speech-language pathology. They all have served as faculty, researchers, lecturers, and authors. Features:The 28 chapters are organized in five sections: overview of the profession, employment issues, expanding clinical populations and settings, providing quality care, and evidence-based practice. Each chapter includes a description of the information presented in the chapter as well as a summary of key points. Also included are case studies and vignettes. New to this edition is a table that includes the new Council for Clinical Certification standards for obtaining the Certificate of Clinical Competence in both speech-language pathology and audiology. Many chapters also feature useful appendixes, as well as a critical thinking section to spark classroom discussions about professional issues. Among the subjects new to this edition are historical roots, professional liability, technology, leadership and supervision in the workplace, clinical education, and evidence-based practices. Assessment:This should become a desk reference for all speech-language pathologists and audiologists in both clinical practice and academic settings. It is a "must-have" text, written by recognized experts in the profession.
ForewordixPrefacexiContributorsxiiiAcknowledgmentsxvSection I.Overview of the Professions1Chapter 1Professional Issues: Challenges and Choices3Chapter 2Professional Organizations23Chapter 3Establishing Competencies in Professional Education, Certification, and Licensure39Chapter 4Professional Liability in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology: Ethical and Legal Considerations63Chapter 5International Alliances77Chapter 6Moving Toward Clinical Specialization95Section II.Employment Opportunities and Issues105Chapter 7Work Force Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders107Chapter 8Special Populations, Special Settings: New and Expanding Frontiers123Chapter 9Preparing for Employment147Chapter 10Professional Autonomy and Collaboration173Chapter 11Stress and Burnout183Chapter 12Conflict Resolution in the Workplace201Section III.Service Delivery: Policy and Practice211Chapter 13Health Care Legislation, Regulation, and Financing213Chapter 14Service Delivery Issues in Health Care Settings229Chapter 15Education Policy251Chapter 16Service Delivery Issues for Schools277Chapter 17Service Delivery Issues in Private Practice301Chapter 18Developing Policies and Procedures317Section IV.Providing Quality Care335Chapter 19Improving Access to Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Services337Chapter 20Infection Prevention359Chapter 21Child and Elder Abuse and Neglect375Chapter 22Service Delivery Issues for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations389Chapter 23Supervision and the Supervisory Process401Section V.Clinical Research Issues421Chapter 24Research Needs and Grantseeking423Chapter 25Data Collection for Monitoring Client Change: Moving Into the 21st Century437Chapter 26The Future of Science457Index471
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