JCPSLP vol 14 no 3 2012

Technology

From the editors Kerry Ttofari Eecen and Marleen Westerveld

Contents

109 From the editors

110 A survey of the clinical use of telehealth in speech-language pathology across Australia – Anne J. Hill and Lauren E. Miller

118 Stand-alone Internet speech

restructuring treatment for adults who stutter: A pilot study – Shane Erickson, Susan Block, Ross Menzies, Mark Onslow, Sue O’Brian, and Ann Packman

124 What’s the evidence? Use of

telerehabilitation to provide specialist dysphagia services – Elizabeth C. Ward and Clare Burns

This issue of the Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech- Language Pathology (JCPSLP) on “Technology” reminds us of the advantages of technology. It has made health care more accessible to many people who cannot access traditional service delivery for one reason or another. Technology also gives us an avenue to objectively document and assess clients’ communication and/or swallowing. The world of information technology is rapidly evolving, however, and it is important to keep abreast of these changes, particularly as there is such a reliance on the internet for information and resources nowadays. Kerry: Although being co-editor of the JCPSLP has been a time-consuming task (mostly confined to the hours after tucking my children in to bed at night), I enjoyed the whole experience immensely and gained many skills. I had the pleasure of working with authors, reviewers, our editing team, the JCPSLP committee, and Speech Pathology Australia to produce six issues that I am extremely proud of. Being in this position exposed me to a broad range of issues in our profession, whereas in the past I would have confined my reading to a narrower set of topics. Marleen and I proposed a number of changes to shape the direction of this clinical journal and increase its appeal to potential authors and readers. We would like to thank Speech Pathology Australia Council for being so receptive to our ideas and suggestions. We would also like to thank the reviewers who gave up their time to give detailed constructive feedback to improve each submission; this was pertinent especially for topics which Marleen and I know little about. Reviewers have an invaluable role in shaping the finished product of all submissions, ones that carry the “peer review” label and ones that do not, as all submissions are carefully appraised and edited, by (blind) reviewers and/or the editors. Finally, it has been an absolute pleasure working with my co-editor Marleen Westerveld who taught me so much about the editing process and so much more, and whom I will always look up to as a mentor. Marleen: It is hard to believe it has been four years since I took on the position of co-editor of this journal (in October 2009 with Nicole Watts-Pappas) and I would like to finish up with a few thank-yous! Thank you to Natalie Ciccone for stepping in as guest co-editor when Kerry was on maternity leave. Thank you to our former committee members, Suze Leitão, Mary Claessen, Andrea Murray, and Julia Day; your input has been invaluable. Welcome to Elizabeth Lea, David Trembath, and Samantha Turner who recently joined the committee (see p. 160). Thank you also to all the Speech Pathology Australia members who provided written or verbal feedback at the recent Speech Pathology Australia National conference. There was overwhelming support for the journal’s new name, the topic-based approach, and the publication of relatively short, clinically relevant articles. And last, but not least, thank you to Kerry, for being such a wonderful colleague these last few years. Although it will be difficult to “let go”, I am confident that the journal is in good hands with incoming editors Jane McCormack and Anna O’Callaghan. I wish them all the best!

129 Objective measurement of dysarthric speech following traumatic brain injury: Clinical application of acoustic analysis – Christine Taylor, Vanessa Aird, Emma Power, Emma Davies, Claire Madelaine, Audrey McCarry, and Kirrie J. Ballard 136 Treatment of articulation disorders in children with cleft palate: Evidence for using electropalatography – Sarah Maine and Tanya Serry 142 Clinical insights: Adapting speech pathology practice: Delivering parent education groups using technology – Corinne Loomes and Alice Montgomery 146 Clinical insights: No boundaries: Perspectives of international Skype delivery of the Lidcombe Program – Shane Erickson

149 Webwords 44: Life online – Caroline Bowen

153 SPAD (Speech Pathologists in Adult Disability) Top 10 155 Research update: Developmental stuttering – A paediatric neuroimaging study – Libby Smith

157 Around the journals

159 Resource reviews

160 Introducing the JCPSLP Committee 2013–2014

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