Clinical Observation: A Guide for Students in Speech, Language, and Hearing / Edition 1

by Georgia Hambrecht, Tracie Rice

Overview

Clinical Observation: A Guide for Students in Speech, Language, and Hearing provides structure and focus for students completing pre-clinical or early clinical observation as required by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Whether used in a course on observation and clinical processes, or as a self-guide to the observation process, this practical hands-on workbook will give a clear direction for guided observations and provide students with an understanding of what they are observing, why it is relevant, and how these skills serve as a building-block to their future role as clinicians. With clear and concise language, this reader friendly guide includes a quick review of background knowledge for each aspect of the clinical process, exercises and activities to check understanding and guide observation, and questions for reflection to help students apply their observation to their current studies and their future work as speech-language pathologists. This journaling process will help students connect what they observe with the knowledge they have gained from classes, textbooks, and journal articles. Thought provoking activities may be completed, revisited, and redone, and multiple activities are provided for each observation. This is a must-have resource for supervisors, students, and new clinicians. Clinical Observation: A Guide for Students in Speech, Language, and Hearing reviews the principles of good practice covering ASHA’s Big Nine areas of competency.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763776510
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	09/10/2010
Edition description:	1
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dr. Georgia Hambrecht received her PhD from Kent State University, 1982; MA degree from Western Illinois University, 1975; and BS degree from Bowling Green State University, 1974. Dr. Hambrecht is a certified Speech Language Pathologist who has taught supervision and clinical process classes as well as supervised for over 25 years.She has received recognitions for her innovative teaching and brings the active learning approach to this text.

Dr. Tracie Rice is a certified Audiologist who is currently the clinical director of a university training program and teaches a clinical process course.She has taught the clinical process course on-line and brings the focus and clarity of on-line assignments to this text. Dr. Rice received her AuD degree from University of Florida, 2002; MS degree from University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 1999; and BS degree from Western Carolina University, 1997.

Table of Contents

Section I The Big Nine Areas
Chapter 1 Articulation
Chapter 2 Fluency
Chapter 3 Voice
Chapter 4 Swallowing
Chapter 5 Language
Chapter 6 Cognitive Aspects
Chapter 7 Communication Modalities
Chapter 8 Social Aspects
Chapter 9 Hearing
Section II Supplemental Areas
Chapter 10 Intelligibility
Chapter 11 Sign Language
Chapter 12 Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Chapter 13 Hearing Aids
Chapter 14 Auditory Processing
Section III The Therapy Process
Chapter 15 Organization of a Session
Chapter 16 On-Line Transcription
Chapter 17 Ethical Behavior
Chapter 18 Developing Goals and Objectives
Chapter 19 Baseline
Chapter 20 Selection of Materials
Chapter 21 Session Structure
Chapter 22 Reinforcement
Chapter 23 Family
Chapter 24 Supervision
Chapter 25 Group Remediation
Chapter 26 Safety and Security
Chapter 27 New Learning, Practice, and Generalization
Chapter 28 SOAP Notes
Chapter 29 Clinician Researcher Connection: Data Collection
Chapter 30 Putting It All Together
Chapter 31 The Clinician I Want to Become
Chapter 32 Your Turn

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Adrienne B. Hancock, PhD (George Washington University)
Description: This is essentially a workbook designed to engage students in thinking about their clinical observations prior to graduate study in speech-language pathology. In addition to descriptions of the therapeutic processes, this book includes guided observation and reflection of specific areas (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's "Big Nine"). There is relatively little to guide observations of assessment.
Purpose: The authors aim to engage students by incorporating fill-in-the-blanks, journaling, and even crossword puzzles.
Audience: Ideally, students would use a book of this sort while obtaining their required 25 hours of clinical observation prior to clinical practicum.
Features: The book strikes a nice balance between chapters on general clinical skills (e.g., goal writing, data collection) and chapters more focused on observations about specific disorder areas (e.g., features of voice addressed in the session). This book is small and spiral-bound, making it convenient to bring to observations.
Assessment: Since this book is specifically designed to maximize learning from clinical observations, there is little information about practicum protocols and clinical roles; rather, it focuses on observations of treatment sessions.

Doody's Review Service

Reviewer: Adrienne B. Hancock, PhD(George Washington University)
Description: This is essentially a workbook designed to engage students in thinking about their clinical observations prior to graduate study in speech-language pathology. In addition to descriptions of the therapeutic processes, this book includes guided observation and reflection of specific areas (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's "Big Nine"). There is relatively little to guide observations of assessment.
Purpose: The authors aim to engage students by incorporating fill-in-the-blanks, journaling, and even crossword puzzles.
Audience: Ideally, students would use a book of this sort while obtaining their required 25 hours of clinical observation prior to clinical practicum.
Features: The book strikes a nice balance between chapters on general clinical skills (e.g., goal writing, data collection) and chapters more focused on observations about specific disorder areas (e.g., features of voice addressed in the session). This book is small and spiral-bound, making it convenient to bring to observations.
Assessment: Since this book is specifically designed to maximize learning from clinical observations, there is little information about practicum protocols and clinical roles; rather, it focuses on observations of treatment sessions.