Ethics: A Model Curriculum for Teaching Professional Issues in University Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Programs
Abstract Educating graduate level speech-language pathology and audiology students has become a truly daunting task. As the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA's) Scope of Practice (ASHA, 2007) expanded over the last 15 years, so did demands and challenges placed on universities to offer a wide range of disorder classes and clinical experiences. With regards to the area of professional issues, many programs struggle with balancing and providing appropriate pedagogical learning and clinical experience. This article offers a Model Professional Issues Curriculum for educational programs in speech-language pathology and audiology that was developed by a consortium of representatives from several universities throughout the United States. The course content, which consists of 13 core topics, is presented using Bloom's Taxonomy as a guideline for teaching the learning outcomes addressed. Educators in clinical education will find this model useful for developing a course in Professional Issues or supplementing existing courses.