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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.
with the day-to-day occurrence of ethical scenarios, but also
enables readers to carefully analyse each scenario,
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
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.