ACQ Vol 10 No 3 2008

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From the Editors ........................................................................ 77

Outside the Square: Speech pathologist to plain language advisor – John Fisher ............................................... 100

From the President .................................................................... 78

Letters to the Editors ............................................................... 102

A Framework for Effective Speech Pathology Terms – Regina Walsh ................................................................................ 79 Attitudes of Speech Pathologists towards ICTs for Service Delivery – Lindy McAllister, Carolyn Dunkley, and Linda Wilson ......................................................................... 84 Adults with Severe Intellectual Disability: Communication partners and modes – Teresa Iacono, Sheridan Forster, Karen Bloomberg, and Ruth Bryce .................. 89 Speech Pathology in the Asia Pacific Region: The Land of the Long White Cloud: An introduction to the New Zealand speech-language therapy profession – Stella Ward ................................................................................... 95 Webwords 31: Evidence based speech-language pathology intervention – Caroline Bowen ................................ 98 Ethical Conversations – Marie Atherton .................................. 92

Spotlight on Students’ Work – Michelle O’Brien .................. 103

Evaluation of study methodology: Studies investigating characteristics of OME that impact speech and language development – Annelies Tuohy and Michelle O’Brien ................................................................. 103 To intervene or not to intervene: Australian Indigenous children with OM-induced language delay – Simone Williams and Michelle O’Brien ....................... 104 From a Student’s Perspective: Experience of an international student – Hasherah Mohd Ibrahim ................... 106

The Association’s Activities 2008 .......................................... 106

My Top 10 Resources: From a research perspective – Kyriaki Ttofari Eecen . ................................................................ 107

Book Reviews ........................................................................... 109

F rom the E ditors

D o you wonder how things work? Is it clear to you how your interventions work? Or why they sometimes don’t work? These were the type of questions which brought us to the theme for this issue of ACQ . One of the tasks for the editors of ACQ (with much help from Filomena Scott at National Office, without whom this publication would never appear) is to plan/describe/map out the front and back covers for each issue. This is a very daunting task. So what were the options for this issue? Would we suggest a microscope, suggesting consideration at the cellular level, juxtaposed with a telescope, representing a long distance overall view? Would we depict an individual successfully negotiating communicative challenges in different settings or looking comfortable and satisfied after an enjoyable meal? What about a stack of journals or researchers completing yet another ethics application? And so, the cover took shape. We hope the cover in some way illustrates our professional responsibility to question when and why our interventions work and how we know they do. One of the key problems in developing a shared under­ standing of how and when our interventions are effective is the use of inconsistent terminology. This complex and This is the last issue that we will edit and we want to thank all those who have contributed to the ACQ over the last two years. We have been privileged to work with regular, reliable and fascinating contributors such as Caroline Bowen, Cori Williams, Lindy McAllister and Marie Atherton. We are also grateful for the contributions of the members of the two editorial committees who have supported the production of ACQ . We are delighted to hand over the role to Marleen Westerveld and Nicole Watts Pappas. They are already well underway with the first edition for 2009 and we wish them well with the stimulation, satisfaction (and occasional frustrations) ahead. Finally we would like to applaud the members of the Association who contribute and share their successes and discuss the reasons for some less successful ventures in the pages of ACQ . Louise Brown and Chyrisse Heine Co-editors Visit www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au pervasive issue is addressed in the paper reporting on aspects of the Framework for Speech Pathology Terminology. There are also papers addressing attitudes of clinicians to working with telehealth as well as an exploration of the success of interactions for people with severe intellectual disability and complex communication needs.

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