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of what’s to come. The book’s ability to demonstrate the everyday realities of ethical dilemmas for speech pathologists makes it a useful reference for not only the speech pathology profession, including clinicians, and students and educators in speech pathology educational programs, but also for other health professionals. It would be an appropriate text for any speech pathology program, as well as a stimulating read and must-have resource for any speech pathology department. identifying a plethora of ethical issues. The book concludes by identifying and discussing the common themes reflected in each of the case examples and by highlighting emerging themes in the field of speech pathology ethics. Overall, the book is an easy read, written in a style of language that keeps the reader engaged and in anticipation Introducing the ACQ Committee 2010-2012 with the day-to-day occurrence of ethical scenarios, but also enables readers to carefully analyse each scenario,

Jade Cartwright Jade graduated from Curtin University in 2000 and has focused her clinical career on neurorehabilitation and neurogenic communication disorders. She is currently completing her PhD part time in the area of primary progressive aphasia and working as a lecturer at Curtin University. Natalie Ciccone Natalie holds a Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Science (Hons) from Curtin University of Technology and a Doctor of Philosophy (Human Communication Science) from Curtin University of Technology. She is currently employed as a lecturer within the Speech Pathology programme at Edith Cowan University in Perth. Natalie’s main area of research interest lies in working with adults with aphasia post stroke, particularly in issues of treatment effectiveness, such as timing, intensity and nature of intervention in acquired communication disorders and applying theoretical knowledge to improve treatment outcomes. Mary Claessen Mary is a Speech Pathologist and is currently completing a PhD at Curtin University in the area of phonological processing skills of children with Specific Language Impairment. Mary has been lecturing at Curtin University since 2002 and presently teaches in the areas of language analysis, phonology, ethical issues in Speech Pathology and evidence-based practice. Her focus is on teaching students to become clinical scientists and in bridging the gap between theory and practice. Julia Day Julia holds a Bachelor degree in Speech Pathology and a Masters degree in Teaching (primary). She is currently working for the National Acoustic Laboratories on a longitudinal study measuring outcomes for children with hearing impairment (Longitudinal Outcomes for Children with Hearing Impairment - LOCHI). Julia is interested in the phonological development of children with hearing loss and also the issue of data quality in longitudinal research.

Deborah Hersh Deborah, PhD, has over 20 years of clinical and research experience in Speech Pathology in the UK and Australia. She has presented and published in the areas of discharge practice, professional client relationships, clinical ethics, group work for chronic aphasia and goal setting in therapy. Deborah started the Talkback Group Program for Aphasia in 1995 and established the Talkback Association for Aphasia Inc. in 1999. She is a Fellow of Speech Pathology Australia and a senior lecturer in Speech Pathology at Edith Cowan University in Perth. Suze L ˜eitao Suze has a PhD in Speech Pathology. She is lecturing in Clinical Sciences at Curtin University, and interested in a wide range of clinical, ethical and professional issues in assessment and intervention. Andrea Murray Andrea (BA logopaedics from the University of Pretoria, Grad Dip Mental Health, QUT) has worked in Child and Youth Mental Health for the last 14 years and been actively involved in the development and implementation of the Future Families Infant Mental Health program, Childrens Health Services, Queensland. Andrea has a passion for working with families, with a particular interest in enhancing the relationship between parents and their young children. She is also passionate about taking mental health into speech pathology and speech pathology into mental health so loves to provide training and workshops and to develop new models of service delivery including the formation of partnerships across services. Kyriaki (Kerry) Ttofari Eecen Kerry works part-time at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute while finalising her PhD thesis. Her interests include the areas of speech sound development and disorders, stuttering and literacy. Kerry is also interested in longitudinal research, and issues of assessment and classification.

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