JCPSLP Vol 22 No 2 2020

Learning from our clients

From the editor Leigha Dark

Contents

W elcome to the final issue of JCPSLP for 2020. And, oh what a year it has been. It seems fitting that we end on an issue that, rather than dwelling on challenges and barriers, celebrates the opportunities afforded for continuous listening, reflection and learning from others. Our theme for November 2020, is “Learning from our clients”. This theme acknowledges and explores the importance of seeking, prioritising, and responding to the experiences, perspectives, insights and expertise of the diverse client groups to whom speech pathologists offer service, not only during unexpected and unprecedented events, but as an integral part of practice. The articles included in this issue are complemented by a suite of standard journal

74 Parent perspectives on receiving support for enhancing parent– child interactions – Estelle Pretorius, Sally Clendon, and Tara McLaughlin 79 Shared book reading between parents and child siblings with autism spectrum disorder – Natalia Henderson-Faranda and Joanne Arciuli 85 The readers, the writers and the documents: A scoping review of the information accessibility and health literacy demands of allied health reports – Harmony Turnbull, Leigha Dark, Ian Skinner, and Bronwyn Hemsley 95 Comparative analysis of paper vs online stuttering severity rating scales used in the Lidcombe Program: A pilot study at a Regional Community Health Centre – Karen Missen, Addrienne Robinson and Amy Tucker 101 Working with toddlers with cleft palate: Learning from clients and families – Anna Cronin, Sarah Verdon, and Sharynne McLeod 111 Cryptococcal laryngitis: A case report of rare clinical manifestations of dysphagia and dysphonia – Rebecca Sexton, Sarah Fulton, and Bena Brown 116 Low technology audit methods of pre-packaged thickened fluids using the Bostwick Consistometer, the Line Spread Test and the Flow Test: A comparison of compliance – Jane Ross, Maria Schwarz, Marnie Seabrook, and Anne Coccetti 122 Ethical conversations: Listening to our clients in a pandemic – Trish Johnson and Nadia Marussinszky 124 Around the journals 125 Viewpoints: Learning from our clients – Rosalie Martin 126 Resource review 127 Top 10: Privileging client voices – A nne Breaks

columns, and each offers unique insight into how learning from clients occurs in different settings and contexts. In the first article, Estelle Pretorius, Sally Clendon, and Tara McLaughlin present feedback from parents regarding their experience of a training and coaching intervention. The findings reflect how parents acquire new knowledge and skill, the value of having space and time to plan and reflect, the importance of individualised coaching and support, and the impact of collaborative practice on positive family outcomes. In their paper, Natalia Henderson-Faranda and Joanne Arciuli explore the nature of shared book reading between parents and their children with autism spectrum disorder, and what can be learned about parental reading support from analysis of utterances within dyadic interactions. In the third article, Harmony Turnbull and colleagues present the findings of a scoping review exploring the accessibility of written allied health reports with a focus on the characteristics of the writers, the readers and the documents themselves. In the next article, Karen Missen, Addrienne Robinson, and Amy Tucker report on the findings of a comparative analysis of traditional paper-based stuttering rating systems, versus an online version. Seeking the perspectives of caregivers as to the clinical utility, accuracy and efficiency of each method, the authors describe how learnings from their clients will continue to inform service enhancements in their service setting. Our fifth article is a Clinical insights paper authored by Anna Cronin and colleagues, intended for SLPs new to working with young children with cleft palate. In their paper, the team translate findings from the international multiphase Toddlers with Cleft Palate Study into practice, and reflect on how different clinical and methodological approaches supported the prioritisation of client voices during their research and knowledge translation process. Rebecca Sexton, Sarah Fulton, and Bena Brown next present a case study of a rare clinical presentation of dysphagia and dysphonia, as a result of cryptococcal laryngitis. Through detailed description, this team share their own learnings from managing the case, and reflect on the importance of raising awareness among clinicians of this rare condition, its unusual clinical manifestation, and the speech-language pathologists’ role in the differential diagnosis and management of swallowing and voice sequelae for this patient population. In the final article of the issue, Jane Ross and colleagues present the findings of a pilot study in which three low technology audit methods were used to test compliance of pre-packaged thickened fluids. Reflecting on the levels of agreement between the methods, the team considers important clinical implications, not the least of which is, the impact of access to reliable and valid low technology audit methods on patient safety and satisfaction. I’d like to end this editorial by again extending my appreciation to all the authors who contributed their work to the journal, and to the Editorial Committee and the publications team who bring this publication together so ably. Next year we look forward to curating many more interesting and topical themes. Wishing everyone happiness, wellness, safety and peace. See you in 2021!

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JCPSLP Volume 22, Number 2 2020

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