JCPSLP Vol 14 No 1 2012

Professional issues

From the editors Kerry Ttofari Eecen and Marleen Westerveld

Contents

It is exciting to present the first issue of this journal (formerly known as ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing ) under its new name Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech- Language Pathology (JCPSLP) . It is fitting that the change of name is introduced in the “Professional issues” edition of this journal. We believe the new name, Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech- Language Pathology , reflects the changing nature of this publication over time, from a magazine to its current format of a “journal”, and reinforces its clinical relevance. Caroline Bowen, in her longstanding column “Webwords”, gives us an insight into the history of the journal and the evolution of its name. Whether our speech pathology background brings us to work clinically, in research, in academia, or in management, professional issues are relevant and impact all of us. Speech Pathology Australia is an invaluable resource with its website, publications, and various documents and position statements. You can find more information about the Association’s resources in this edition’s “Top 10” column. A range of professional issues are highlighted in the peer-reviewed articles. Lincoln starts by discussing the 10 key challenges facing our profession in regards to clinical education and universities. Ciccone, Priddis, Lloyd, Hersh, Taylor, and Standish continue with the theme of

1 From the editors 2 The diversity challenge for

universities and clinical educators – Michelle Lincoln 7 Interprofessional clinical placement involving speech pathology and counselling psychology: Two students’ experiences – Natalie Ciccone, Lynn Priddis, Amanda Lloyd, Deborah Hersh, Ashleigh Taylor, and Georgina Standish 12 Checklist of parent Lidcombe Program administration – Michelle Swift, Sue O’Brian, Mark Onslow, and Ann Packman 18 Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES): Models of service delivery and approaches to training – Michelle Cimoli and Joanne Sweeney assessment of the first language of English language learners – Aria May and Cori Williams 31 Clinical insights: Strategies to enhance effective service delivery for Aboriginal people – Gwendalyn Webb 33 Emerging ethical and professional issues – Suze Leitão, Trish Bradd, Helen Smith, Peter Dhu, Noel Muller, Grant Meredith, and Christina Wilson 37 What’s the evidence for translating EBP into clinical practice? – Jade Cartwright 42 Webwords 42: Professional issues – Caroline Bowen 44 Speech Pathology Australia’s Top 10 resources 47 speechBITE: Answering the need for better access to evidence 48 Research update: Andrew Dean 25 Using parent report for Lindy McAllister, Alison Russell, Belinda Kenny, Nerina Scarinci, Fildes Foundation for Language- Learning Disabilities – Increasing student experiences with children in rural and remote areas – Carl Parsons

clinical education by presenting a paper on interprofessional clinical placements. The three peer-reviewed articles that follow deal with “assessment”, another important professional issue. Swift, O’Brian, Onslow, and Packman focus on the assessment of fluency using parent questionnaire, whereas Cimoli and Sweeny address service delivery models and approaches to training in relation to the assessment of swallowing. The final peer-reviewed article (by May and Williams) reports on a study investigating the assessment of the first language of English language learners. Professional issues are highlighted in every edition of our journal in the two regular columns of “Ethical conversations” and “What’s the evidence?”. In this edition’s “Ethical conversations” the Ethics Board of Speech Pathology Australia lists a number of professional and ethical issues for us to consider and states that “[it] is the specifics of the current financial situation, the changing world economy, and the fast emerging newer types of technology that influence the current emerging issues” (p. 33). The “What’s the evidence?” column by Cartwright follows on from the “Ethical conversations” column by seeking “to review the current evidence for ‘evidence translation’ and to equip clinicians with some ideas for demonstrating and proactively addressing evidence-practice gaps in practice” (p. 37). The JCPSLP prides itself on publishing up-to-date, evidence based, and clinically relevant information. It is also a forum where a wide range of members of the profession can publish their work. All papers undergo a stringent review process, either by double-blind peer review or by the editors. At all times we welcome feedback from the readers on papers or columns published. In this issue the JCPSLP publishes a discussion on the language assessment of Indigenous children. This includes two letters to the editor addressing some issues raised in a paper published in the last edition of this publication (November 2011) as well as a response to the letters by one of the authors. The assessment of clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is definitely a professional issue that requires further discussion and research within our profession. In addition to the last edition dedicated to working with culturally and linguistically diverse populations (November 2011), the peer-reviewed paper in this issue by May and Williams deals with the assessment of the first language of English language learners (mentioned above). Furthermore, Coleman presents some clinical insights on service delivery for Aboriginal people and Parsons gives us a research update on university students working in rural and remote areas. We would like to thank all the authors for their contribution to the first edition of the newly named Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology , one of many issues to come. Furthermore, we would like to acknowledge the peer reviewers for 2011 whose names are listed in this edition; we appreciate your constructive feedback on papers in the area of your expertise, which enables us to publish quality, evidence based, and clinically relevant articles.

50 Around the journals 52 Peer review: (January – December 2011) 53 Resource reviews 55 Letters to the editor

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JCPSLP Volume 14, Number 1 2012

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