English | 2025 | Original PDF | 76 MB | 577 Pages
Melanie W. Hudson, Mark DeRuiter, 1635506557, 1635504562, 9781635506556, 9781635504569, 978-1635506556, 978-1635504569
This sixth edition of Professional
Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology is intended to be a
primary text for students in speech-language pathology and audiology,
as well as a resource for practitioners, providing a comprehensive
introduction to contemporary issues that affect these professions and
service delivery across settings. It aims to provide a better
understanding that day-to-day clinical work, as well as personal
professional growth and development are influenced by political,
social, educational, health care, and economic concerns. By instilling a
big-picture view of the profession, future clinicians will be more
prepared to make informed decisions as they provide services, engage in
advocacy efforts, and plan their careers as audiologists or
speech-language pathologists.
The
book is divided into four major sections: Overview of the Professions,
Employment Issues, Setting-Specific Issues, and Working Productively.
The information presented in each section provides the reader with a
better understanding and a new perspective on how professional issues
have been affected by both internal and external influences in recent
years including technological advances, demographic shifts,
globalization, and economic factors. Chapter authors are recognized
subject-matter experts, providing a blend of both foundational and
cutting-edge information in areas such as evidence-based practice,
ethics, job searching and employment issues, interprofessional
practice, service delivery in health care and education, technology,
cultural competence, supervision, and leadership.
Students
reading this book will appreciate how the professions have evolved
over time while acquiring a sense of where they are right now as they
prepare to enter the professional world. Each of the topics covered in
the book will continue to play important roles in the future of
speech-language pathology and audiology, providing early career
professionals with the requisite knowledge to achieve success in any
setting.
New to the Sixth Edition:
- New information on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Coverage of recent changes in technology
- Updates to ASHA certification requirements, the Assistants certification program, and the 2023 ASHA Code of Ethics
- New
contributors: Nicole E. Corbin, Sandra Liang Gillam, Erin E.G.
Lundblom, Christine T. Matthews, Shari Robertson, Rachel A. Ritter, and
Jennifer P. Taylor
- Updated list of acronyms used in the book
Key Features:
- Chapters authored by recognized experts in communication sciences and disorders
- Each chapter begins with an introduction and ends with a summary of key areas
- Critical Thinking questions for each chapter accessible online
- Case studies related to child and elder abuse
- Case studies related to advocacy
