JCPSLP Vol 19 No 2 2017

Shaping innovative services: Reflecting on current and future practice

From the editor Leigha Dark

Contents

W elcome to this issue of JCPSLP in which we explore the topical theme of Shaping innovative services: Reflecting on current and future practice . In the recent Speech Pathology 2030 – making futures happen report (Speech Pathology Australia, 2016), a vision for the profession was shared in which speech pathologists will be aware, responsive and innovative in the face of the opportunities and challenges facing the profession, now and in the future. Specifically, it was identified that speech pathologists “…will be known for our forward-thinking, innovative outlook. We will seek out, contribute to and become thought leaders

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pathologists in food services: A survey – Katina Swan, Rachel Wenke, Marie Hopper, and Melissa Lawrie 66 Language sample analysis: A powerful tool in the school setting – Samuel Calder, Cindy Stirling, Laura Glisson, Alannah Goerke, Tina Kilpatrick, Lauren Koch, Anna Taylor, Robert Wells and Mary Claessen language pathology service – Emily Davis, Jessica Bauer and Katrina Rohr 76 Rolling-group Lidcombe Program delivery: A prospective cohort study in community health settings – Nicole Rappell, David Schmidt, and Margaret Rolfe 82 Rolling-group Lidcombe Program: Perspectives from participant clinicians in a community-based cohort study – Nicole Rappell and David Schmidt 88 Supervision: Vital for speech- language pathology – Abigail Lewis and Joanne MacDonald 93 Expanding volume and quality of clinical placements: The Capacity Development Facilitation framework in speech-language pathology – Robyn Johnson, Elizabeth Bourne, Lyndal Sheepway, and Lindy McAllister 100 What’s the evidence? Computer- based therapy: How does it compare to clinician-delivered treatment in aphasia? – Rachel Wenke and Melissa Lawrie 105 Ethical conversations: Ethics in clinical practice: An interview with Dr Brenda Carey, clinician researcher – Susan Block 107 Webwords 58: Internet resources – Caroline Bowen 111 Around the journals 112 Resource review 113 Top 10 resources: Supporting patients with behaviours of concern (BOC) in an acquired brain injury unit setting – Delwyne Stephens 72 Saturday paediatric speech-

in the development of new knowledge and technologies with the potential to improve outcomes in communication, eating, and drinking.” (Speech Pathology Australia, 2016, p. 5). An innovative approach will be integral to advancing each of the eight aspirations that underpin the 2030 vision: (1) Communication accessible communities; (2) Access for all; (3) Timely services across the lifespan; (4) Clients and communities driving service provision; (5) Skilled and confident families and carers; (6) Collaborative professional partnerships; (7) Quality services, innovation and continual pursuit of knowledge; and (8) Diverse and dynamic workforce. In this issue, we have the opportunity to highlight the ways in which speech pathologists are addressing aspiration 7 – quality services, innovation and continual pursuit of knowledge – within clinical, research and education contexts. According to the Oxford online dictionary, “to innovate” means to “ introduce new things, ideas or ways of doing something ” and it is this understanding that has shaped the collation of submissions herein. The issue opens with Katina Swan, Rachel Wenke, Marie Hopper and Melissa Lawrie exploring the expanding role of speech-language pathologists in food services and how efficiencies may be enhanced through inter-professional engagement and collaboration. In their article, Samuel Calder and team, consider the practice of language sampling and reflect on innovative ways to apply established methods within the school setting in order to enhance intervention planning and outcome measurement. In an effort to broaden service options for clients and their families, Emily Davis, Jessica Bauer and Katrina Rohr discuss the ways in which a “Saturday service” practice model may be applied within a paediatric community health setting. They share insights and considerations helpful for other speech pathologists looking to expand their service models. In a series of two articles, Nicole Rappell and colleagues share the outcomes of a mixed methods study looking at the effectiveness and acceptability of the rolling-group delivery model for the Lidcombe Program treatment of early years stuttering, within a community health setting. They demonstrate that a group model of service delivery can be an effective, time saving and viable alternative to individual treatment in this setting, and outline valuable clinician perspectives that may assist others to implement similar practice change. In their article, Abigail Lewis and Joanne MacDonald make a strong case for the need for all practising speech pathologists to receive regular clinical supervision, particularly in light of the rapidly changing health landscape. They highlight the need for a best practice approach to supervision to ensure that speech pathologists remain able to provide high-quality care in the face of new and emerging practice environments. In the final article, Robyn Johnson and colleagues present the Capacity Development Facilitation (CDF) framework as a way of enhancing the volume and quality of speech-language pathology student clinical placements, implemented through collaborative partnerships between universities and workplaces. Each author showcases ways in which they have attempted to improve service outcomes for individuals with communication and or eating and drinking problems across a range of practice areas and service contexts, through application of a new idea, practice or collaboration. Also clearly evident in each process is an element of reflection; thinking carefully and critically about what has come before and what is needed to ensure that speech pathology services continue to address the current and future needs of clients, their families and communities. The submissions in this issue, therefore demonstrate that it is through the nexus of reflective and innovative practice that service change may be enacted to ensure that all Australians have the right and access to connection, belonging, participation and self-determination in their daily lives. References Speech Pathology Australia. (2016). Speech Pathology 2030 – making futures happen . Melbourne: Speech Pathology Australia. ISBN-10 1-876705-14-0

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