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Technology
This issue of the Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language
Pathology (JCPSLP) on “Technology” reminds us of the advantages of technology. It
has made health care more accessible to many people who cannot access traditional
service delivery for one reason or another. Technology also gives us an avenue to
objectively document and assess clients’ communication and/or swallowing. The
world of information technology is rapidly evolving, however, and it is important to keep
abreast of these changes, particularly as there is such a reliance on the internet for
information and resources nowadays.
Kerry: Although being co-editor of the JCPSLP has been a time-consuming task
(mostly confined to the hours after tucking my children in to bed at night), I enjoyed the
whole experience immensely and gained many skills. I had the pleasure of working
with authors, reviewers, our editing team, the JCPSLP committee, and Speech
Pathology Australia to produce six issues that I am extremely proud of. Being in this
position exposed me to a broad range of issues in our profession, whereas in the past
I would have confined my reading to a narrower set of topics.
Marleen and I proposed a number of changes to shape the direction of this clinical
journal and increase its appeal to potential authors and readers. We would like to
thank Speech Pathology Australia Council for being so receptive to our ideas and
suggestions. We would also like to thank the reviewers who gave up their time to
give detailed constructive feedback to improve each submission; this was pertinent
especially for topics which Marleen and I know little about. Reviewers have an
invaluable role in shaping the finished product of all submissions, ones that carry the
“peer review” label and ones that do not, as all submissions are carefully appraised
and edited, by (blind) reviewers and/or the editors. Finally, it has been an absolute
pleasure working with my co-editor Marleen Westerveld who taught me so much
about the editing process and so much more, and whom I will always look up to as a
mentor.
Marleen: It is hard to believe it has been four years since I took on the position of
co-editor of this journal (in October 2009 with Nicole Watts-Pappas) and I would like to
finish up with a few thank-yous! Thank you to Natalie Ciccone for stepping in as guest
co-editor when Kerry was on maternity leave. Thank you to our former committee
members, Suze Leitão, Mary Claessen, Andrea Murray, and Julia Day; your input has
been invaluable. Welcome to Elizabeth Lea, David Trembath, and Samantha Turner
who recently joined the committee (see p. 160). Thank you also to all the Speech
Pathology Australia members who provided written or verbal feedback at the recent
Speech Pathology Australia National conference. There was overwhelming support
for the journal’s new name, the topic-based approach, and the publication of relatively
short, clinically relevant articles. And last, but not least, thank you to Kerry, for being
such a wonderful colleague these last few years. Although it will be difficult to “let go”, I
am confident that the journal is in good hands with incoming editors Jane McCormack
and Anna O’Callaghan. I wish them all the best!
From the editors
Kerry Ttofari Eecen and Marleen Westerveld
109 From the editors
110 A survey of the clinical use of telehealth
in speech-language pathology across
Australia – Anne J. Hill and
Lauren E. Miller
118 Stand-alone Internet speech
restructuring treatment for adults who
stutter: A pilot study – Shane Erickson,
Susan Block, Ross Menzies, Mark Onslow,
Sue O’Brian, and Ann Packman
124 What’s the evidence? Use of
telerehabilitation to provide specialist
dysphagia services – Elizabeth C. Ward
and Clare Burns
129 Objective measurement of dysarthric
speech following traumatic brain injury:
Clinical application of acoustic analysis
– Christine Taylor, Vanessa Aird, Emma
Power, Emma Davies, Claire Madelaine,
Audrey McCarry, and Kirrie J. Ballard
136 Treatment of articulation disorders in
children with cleft palate: Evidence for
using electropalatography – Sarah Maine
and Tanya Serry
142 Clinical insights: Adapting speech
pathology practice: Delivering parent
education groups using technology
– Corinne Loomes and Alice Montgomery
146 Clinical insights: No boundaries:
Perspectives of international Skype
delivery of the Lidcombe Program
– Shane Erickson
149 Webwords 44: Life online
– Caroline Bowen
153 SPAD (Speech Pathologists in Adult
Disability) Top 10
155 Research update: Developmental
stuttering – A paediatric neuroimaging
study – Libby Smith
157 Around the journals
159 Resource reviews
160 Introducing the JCPSLP Committee
2013–2014
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