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ACQ Volume 12, Number 2 2010 57
Working with families
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.
From the editors
Nicole Watts Pappas and Marleen Westerveld
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
99 Around the journals
101 Resources reviews
104 The ACQ Editorial Committee
Contents
Nicole Watts Pappas (left) and Marleen Westerveld