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III: The trouble with psychological reports. Journal of Clinical Psychology , 15 , 444–446. Weddig, R. R. (1984). Parental interpretation of psychoeducational reports. Psychology in the Schools , 21 , 477–481. Suze Leitão is a senior member of the Speech Pathology Australia Ethics Board. Suze works part-time at Curtin University as a senior lecturer in Human Communication Sciences and part-time in private practice. She teaches the application of the code of ethics within a clinical science framework. Nerina Scarinci is an elected member of the Speech Pathology Australia Ethics Board. She is a lecturer in the Division of Speech Pathology at the University of Queensland where she teaches ethics in speech pathology and has a research background in report writing practices and third-party disability. Cheryl Koenig is a consumer and carer representative on seven different government and NGO committees, including the Speech Pathology Australia Ethics Board. She is the author of two publications for NSW Health (2006, 2007) and has recently published her third book, Paper Cranes (Exisle, 2008). Cheryl is passionate about improving policy and services for consumers in all areas of health and is inspired by the increasing voice and credibility now being afforded consumers in relation to health issues.

be preferably produced in written format, must be openly discussed and formally agreed to, prior to intervention commencing. Also worth noting is that when parents and families are meaningfully engaged as part of a “team”, better outcomes will ultimately be achieved! As stated by Dr Lisa V. Rubinstein, president of the US Society of General Internal Medicine, “Sharing in decision-making will help raise the quality of care given by any clinician, because it will sharpen the focus on the key decision points and help the clinician put a plan in place that the client understands and agrees Chen, P. W. (2009, 9 January). In search of a good doctor. New York Times . Retrieved 20 January 2009 from http:// www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/health/08chen.html?em Cranwell, D., & Miller, A. (1987). Do parents understand professionals’ terminology in statements of special educational need? Educational Psychology in Practice , 3 (2), 27–32. Donaldson, N., McDermott, A., Hollands, K., Copley, J., & Davidson, B. (2004). Clinical reporting by occupational therapists and speech pathologists: Therapists’ intentions and parental satisfaction. Advances in Speech-Language Pathology , 6 (1), 23–38. Flynn, M. C., & Parsons, C. L. (1994). A consumer view of computer generated versus traditional assessment reports. Australian Journal of Human Communication Disorders , 22 (1), 24–39. Grime, K. A. (1990). Do psychologists’ reports have special needs? A survey of headteachers’ reactions to two different report styles. Educational Psychology in Practice , 6 (2), 106–110. Tallent, N., & Reiss, W. J. (1959). Multidisciplinary views on the preparation of written clinical psychological reports with” (Chen, 2009). References

Correspondence to: Marie Atherton Senior Advisor Professional issues Speech Pathology Australia

Level 2, 11–19 Bank Place, Melbourne Vic. 3000 email: matherton@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

This article was originally published as: Leitão, S., Scarinci, N., & Koenig, C. (2009). Ethical reflections: Readability of written speech pathology reports. ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language, and Hearing , 11 (2), 89–91.

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