Inclusion of Transgender Voice and Communication Training in a University Clinic

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Oates ◽  
Georgia Dacakis
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Effectiveness Of Training ◽  
Negative Impacts

Because of the increasing number of transgender people requesting speech-language pathology services, because having gender-incongruent voice and communication has major negative impacts on an individual's social participation and well-being, and because voice and communication training is supported by an improving evidence-base, it is becoming more common for universities to include transgender-specific theoretical and clinical components in their speech-language pathology programs. This paper describes the theoretical and clinical education provided to speech-language pathology students at La Trobe University in Australia, with a particular focus on the voice and communication training program offered by the La Trobe Communication Clinic. Further research is required to determine the outcomes of the clinic's training program in terms of student confidence and competence as well as the effectiveness of training for transgender clients.

Exposing Learners to Practice

2022 ◽  
pp. 346-365
Author(s):  
Jennifer Wade Shewmaker ◽  
Lynette Austin ◽  
M. Monica Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
New Professionals ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Healthcare Crisis ◽  
Language Pathology

Clinical education is the center of professional preparation in healthcare fields, linking theoretical knowledge with clinical practice in the minds and behaviors of student clinicians. Clinical education, supervised by educators who are licensed professionals, is essential in the process of creating new professionals. What does a professional training program do about clinical education when the world shuts down? This chapter addresses the context of a private, not for profit university's response to the COVID-19 public healthcare crisis in spring of 2019 and the process by which a graduate training program in speech-language pathology re-organized, and re-visioned, clinical education in that context. The process allowed an upper cohort of students to graduate successfully and on time, engaged a lower cohort of brand-new clinicians in meaningful clinical learning, and taught the program new lessons about what is important in designing clinical education.

Current Issues: Evidence-Based Practice for the Real World: Thoughts on Clinical Education in Communication Disorders

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne K. Bothe
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Education ◽  
Real World ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The Real ◽  
Language Pathology

This article presents some streamlined and intentionally oversimplified ideas about educating future communication disorders professionals to use some of the most basic principles of evidence-based practice. Working from a popular five-step approach, modifications are suggested that may make the ideas more accessible, and therefore more useful, for university faculty, other supervisors, and future professionals in speech-language pathology, audiology, and related fields.

Telepractice in Speech-Language Pathology: The Evidence, the Challenges, and the Future

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Theodoros
Keyword(s):  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Apraxia Of Speech ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Future ◽  
Language Pathology

This article provides a review of the evidence base for telepractice in speech-language pathology, the challenges that exist, and the future directions for this field. It describes the benefits of telepractice for clients and their families and outlines the evidence currently available to support the validity and reliability of this mode of delivery in the management of adult neurogenic communication disorders (aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia of speech); voice disorders; stuttering; dysphagia; laryngectomy; and articulation, language, and literacy disorders in children. The challenges facing telepractice in speech-language pathology and the future directions for this field are discussed. Telepractice is an emerging area of service delivery in speech-language pathology that is likely to become an integral part of mainstream practice in the future. In order to achieve this, it is imperative that the profession accelerates its program of research and clinical endeavor in this area.

scholarly journals Conscious Clinical Education: The Evidence-Based Education—Clinical Education Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (04) ◽  
pp. 279-288
Author(s):  
Mark DeRuiter ◽  
Sarah M. Ginsberg
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Clinical Educators ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Education Model

AbstractThe fields of speech-language pathology and audiology, collectively referred to as communication sciences and disorders, are driven by evidence-based practice (EBP). As accountability in clinical service delivery continues to increase, there are few who would argue that encouraging clinicians to engage in methods that have withstood the rigors of peer-review is the wrong approach. Graduate students are typically given many opportunities to learn about the evidence for their discipline, and graduate programs are required to provide these opportunities under accreditation standards. While EBP is critical to our discipline's clinical function, we assert that evidence-based education (EBE) is equally as important as EBP to our discipline's function in educating our students. This article discusses EBP and EBE with a focus on elements that may not have been considered in the past, particularly within the complex dynamic of the EBE and clinical education interface. We present current and proposed models, including a new model of EBE in clinical education. We share insights into how the new and proposed models fit within the broader context of clinical decision making and the scholarship of teaching and learning. We conclude by addressing future needs for the education of clinical educators.

Deliberate Supervision: Practical Strategies for Success

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 206-215
Author(s):  
Kelly A. Kleinhans ◽  
Christina Brock ◽  
Lauren E. Bland ◽  
Bethany A. Berry
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Clinical Supervisors ◽  
Practice Experience ◽  
Certification Standards ◽  
Language Pathology

Purpose Clinical supervisors play a fundamental role in enabling students to transform knowledge into clinical skills. The 2020 changes to Speech-Language Pathology Certification Standards will require speech-language pathologists who want to serve as clinical supervisors of applicants for certification to complete a minimum of 9 months of practice experience postcertification and 2 hr of professional development in the professional practice domain of supervision postcertification prior to overseeing a student in a clinical supervisor capacity. Conclusion This article describes a framework for clinical supervisors of graduate students to use based on the premise that supervision should be an intentional reflective activity. The authors describe how to plan for clinical education across practice settings, provide appropriate feedback, and use questions effectively. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.11528250

Whose Service Is It Anyway? Patients as Co-Designers to Improve Dysphagia Care Pathways

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1011-1014
Author(s):  
Grainne C. Brady ◽  
Justin W. G. Roe
Keyword(s):  
Service Provision ◽  
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Care Pathways ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Service Capacity ◽  
National Guidance ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Working Together

Purpose The field of speech-language pathology has made remarkable strides to improve the evidence-based management of oropharyngeal dysphagia. Dysphagia services have evolved in response to the ever-increasing evidence base for the role of the speech-language pathology in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of oropharyngeal dysphagia. However, dysphagia service pathway design and provision are driven by service capacity or national guidance. Rarely are patients and clinicians truly working together to develop or redesign dysphagia care pathways. This article will describe Experience Based Co-Design and how the methodology has contributed to a better understanding of pretreatment service provision at our center. Conclusion We make recommendations for clinicians on the application of this methodology in future projects for the design and redesign of speech-language pathology dysphagia services.

scholarly journals Clinical Education Outcomes and Research Directions in Speech-Language Pathology: A Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
George Wolford ◽  
Schea Fissel Brannick ◽  
Sarah Strother
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Education Outcomes ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Specific Outcome ◽  
Language Pathology

Purpose: To describe what researchers are investigating and how they are measuring the constructs of their investigations within the speech-language pathology (SLP) clinical education literature. Method: A scoping review methodology (Arksey & O’Malley, 2005) was employed to develop a picture of clinical education articles which reported a measured outcome. Articles that met criteria were categorized by the purpose of the investigation and the outcome measures reported. Result: 124 articles met inclusion criteria. Analysis of study purposes revealed a wide breadth of foci that were grouped into four broad clusters: Outcome Measures, Student Perspectives, Educational Contexts, and Teaching Methods. Most of the studies in the corpus relied only on student self-report measures. In addition, any specific outcome measure was typically used only once and not found in subsequent studies. Trends indicate a variety of constructs are being studied at an exploratory level with limited in-depth investigation. Conclusion: Given the inconsistency of outcome measures and reliance on self-report measures, more research is needed to validate recommendations of best practices in clinical education. Areas of need include developing and implementing validated outcomes, more frequent investigation of clinical education using measures other than student self-reports, and testing theories found in other fields.

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