Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology by Rosemary Lubinski, Carol Frattali, Lee Ann C. Golper, Carol M. Frattali (Editor), Lee Ann Golper (Editor)

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Synopsis

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the issues critical to professional practice in communication sciences. The text is multi-contributed and each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field. This is the most up-to-date text on the market, and it provides in-depth coverage of the recently updated 2005 Standards of Clinical Competence. The text is clearly organized and highly approachable for readers, and it provides a number of excellent pedagogical features such as case studies, tables and decision-trees to help reinforce the material.

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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 tospark 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.

Biography

Professor, Dept of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University of Buffalo

Lee Ann C. Golper is an associate professor in Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences (DHSS), Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, and the Administrative Director of SLP Clinical Programs at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center. She received her academic training from Indiana University (BA, 1971), Portland State University (MS, 1976), and University of Oregon (Ph.D., 1982). She has worked for over 30 years in academic medical center settings and has published and presented extensively in the areas of neurologic communication disorders, medical speech-language pathology, evidence-based practices, and health services delivery. Dr. Golper is Board Certified by the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences; she is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, a Scientific Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and a Fellow of the American Heart Association-American Stroke Association.