Workplace skills and professional issues in speech-language pathology / Betsy Partin Vinson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"Designed for Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) in the workplace, this eminently practical book covers material often lacking in clinical preparation, including a review of the ASHA Code of Ethics and its relationship to various workplace settings; interpersonal skills including teamwork, time and stress management, conflict resolution, and burnout; supervision; personal liability; clinical decision making, legislation affecting service delivery, and client advocacy. Also included is a chapter on business practices."--Provided by publisher.

Resume preparation and interviewing -- Information to know (WHO, Health care reform, ASHA documents, Workplace settings, Malpractice and liability) -- Universal precautions against bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infections material -- Case law that had implications for speech-language pathologists in school-based settings -- Legislation related to the profession of speech-language pathology -- Ethics in speech-language pathology -- Professional standards -- Clinical decision-making -- Goal setting: Setting and achieving life goals -- Counseling patients and caregivers living with a communication disorder -- The supervisory process -- Leadership -- Time management and organizational skills -- Group dynamics -- Professionalism and conflict of interest -- Conflict resolution -- Stress and burn-out: how to recognize it and how to tackle it.

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