ACQ Vol 12 No 2 2010

Working with families

From the editors Nicole Watts Pappas and Marleen Westerveld

Contents

57 From the Editors 58 From the President 59 Family (mis)interpretation, (mis)communication, and (mis)judging aphasia therapy: A case study – Deborah Hersh 63 Clinical report writing for paediatric clients: A tutorial – Nicole Watts Pappas 70 Parents as therapists in early stuttering intervention: Problem-solving for the speech pathologist – Natasha Trajkovski, Cheryl Andrews, and Ann Packman 74 Bullying of school-age children who stutter and potential coping strategies – Nathania van Kuik Fast and Marilyn Langevin 78 Students’ experiences of family-centred strength- based practice in a non-traditional clinical setting – Emma Grace, Bernice Mathisen, Graeme Stuart, and Heather Hawes 82 Clinical insights: TBI express: A communication training program for everyday communication partners of people with TBI – Leanne Togher, Emma Power, Skye McDonald, Robyn Tate, and Rachael Rietdijk 85 Webwords 37: Families, the heart of the matter – Caroline Bowen 87 Speech pathology in the Philippines: Perspectives of an evolving profession – Johncy Rose M. Concepcion, Tricia Olea Santos, Carla Krishan A. Cuadro, Jocelyn Christina B. Marzan, Winston T. Cheng, and Fernando Alejandro C. Ligot 90 Challenges and benefits for students participating in the Working With Developing Communities (WWDC) (Vietnam) Program – Edwina Stevens, Merran Peisker, Bernice Mathisen, and Sue Woodward 93 Ethical issues in augmentative and alternative communication – Barbara Solarsh and Meredith Allan 96 Our top ten resources for paediatric private practice: Illawarra speech pathologists in private practice

Nicole Watts Pappas (left) and Marleen Westerveld

Welcome to another edition of ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing . In this issue we focus on the important topic of “working with families”. Current philosophies of best practice recommend speech pathologists involve, support, and respect the families of both our paediatric and adult clients. Families can provide important insights into our clients’ abilities, interests and needs. Additionally, as Hersh remarks on page 59 of this issue, family members often act as the “gatekeepers for intervention”, controlling whether intervention is accessed and the format and frequency of home practice. Establishing good relationships with family members is an important part of providing the best possible service to our clients. In this issue we address working with families in a number of client groups. In a qualitative case study of intervention for a client with aphasia, Hersh highlights the miscommunications that can occur between family members and clinicians. Trajkovski and colleagues discuss common problems (and possible solutions) which can arise when working with families in early intervention for stuttering and Watts Pappas outlines the importance of considering families when writing assessment reports. Our Asia Pacific column continues with a report on speech pathology in the Philippines and the Illawarra group of speech pathologists provide a very practical “top 10 resources” column. We hope this issue inspires you to consider the way you work with families and provides some clinically useful tools to facilitate change in your clinical practice.

99 Around the journals 101 Resources reviews 104 The ACQ Editorial Committee

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ACQ Volume 12, Number 2 2010

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