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AUTUMN 2010 CONTENTS
SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPY IN PRACTICE MAGAZINE
(publication date 31 August 2010)
COVER STORY: JOURNAL CLUB (EXPERT OPINION)
"There are many areas of current practice for which evidence is absent, scanty or of poor quality. For some topics we may need to reply on professional consensus or expert guidance, so we also need ways of evaluating such 'expert knowledge'."
Jennifer Reid introduces our new series to help you access the speech and language therapy literature, assess its credibility and decide how to act on your findings.
TEACHER TRAINING
"One teaching assistant...reported that, as a result of using the techniques, the activities were less adult led and more exploratory, with greater levels of information exchanged."
Nicola Harvey and Belinda Robbins work with language unit staff on indirect interaction techniques to develop children's play and expressive language.
IN BRIEF
Christina Smith and colleagues develop a functional assessment of chewing for children with cerebral palsy who have a normal diet.
HERE’S ONE I MADE EARLIER
Alison Roberts with a low cost therapy suggestion for groups - 'Menu game'.
COMMUNITY ACCESS
"Drama artist John Batty made the point that effective communication is the joint responsibility of staff and service users: both sides must be ready to adapt how they do things."
Maggie Wallis, with Sandra Hewitt and Kari-Ann Johnston, reflects on an ongoing connection between a theatre, speech and language therapy and people with aphasia.
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Avril Nicoll's journal article selection comes from Child Language Teaching & Therapy, Aphasiology and the Journal of Language & Social Psychology.
REVIEWS
Special needs, communication, phonology, autism, language cards, child development, assertiveness, storytelling, intensive interaction, listening skills, well-being, early years.
BILINGUALISM
"...I have come across many such children playing alone on the edge of the action, unable to negotiate access to toys or to adult attention, unable to deal with peer competition and conflict..."
Cynthia Pelman introduces the StoryF.R.A.M.E.S approach to scaffolding opportunities for silent children to speak out.
BOUNDARY ISSUES
"You have fairly strong views on complementary therapy. Perhaps you have derived a lot of personal benefit and you are aware of the impact it could have on certain clients. Or perhaps you are very sceptical but are asked for advice from a keen client..."
Sue Roulstone responds to the third scenario of our ethics series.
SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
3D anatomy for Speech-Language Pathology; Language Garden.
HOW I SUPPORT TEP CLOSURE
"It is important that speech and language therapists - who often change the voice prostheses, trouble shoot valve, voice and swallowing difficulties and usually know the patients very well - are able to have an informed discussion about the risks and benefits of TEP closure."
Morwenna White-Thomson investigates how, when tracheoesophageal puncture doesn't work out, our involvement might help improve the success of TEP closure.
READER OFFER
Win The Communication Toolkit.
RESOURCE REVIEWS
In-depth reviews of Communication in the Classroom - Workshops for Secondary Schools; Active Listening for Active Learning.
MY TOP RESOURCES / WINNING WAYS
"It can be daunting to take the plunge to become self employed or work for a charity, leading to self doubt. I found talking to friends and family really helped keep me on track."
Kim Mears on the range of skills needed to work outside of the NHS. With a comment from life coach Jo Middlemiss.
