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quality of care given by any clinician, because it will sharpen
the focus on the key decision points and help the clinician
put a plan in place that the client understands and agrees
with” (Chen, 2009).
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Suze Leitão is a senior member of the Speech Pathology Australia
Ethics Board. Suze works part-time at Curtin University as a senior
lecturer in Human Communication Sciences and part-time in private
practice. She teaches the application of the code of ethics within a
clinical science framework.
Nerina Scarinci is an elected member of the Speech Pathology
Australia Ethics Board. She is a lecturer in the Division of Speech
Pathology at the University of Queensland where she teaches ethics
in speech pathology and has a research background in report
writing practices and third-party disability.
Cheryl Koenig is a consumer and carer representative on
seven different government and NGO committees, including the
Speech Pathology Australia Ethics Board. She is the author of
two publications for NSW Health (2006, 2007) and has recently
published her third book, Paper Cranes (Exisle, 2008). Cheryl is
passionate about improving policy and services for consumers in all
areas of health and is inspired by the increasing voice and credibility
now being afforded consumers in relation to health issues.
Correspondence to:
Marie Atherton
Senior Advisor Professional issues
Speech Pathology Australia
Level 2, 11–19 Bank Place, Melbourne Vic. 3000
email:
Weddig, R. R. (1984). Parental interpretation of
psychoeducational reports. Psychology in the Schools, 21,
477–481.
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