Overview

With the same spirit of joy, irreverence, and fun, the authors of Professional Writing in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology have produced a companion Workbook. It provides instruction in, and opportunities to improve the accuracy and clarity of writing that students and professionals need for success in clinical practicum, evidence-based practice, and career advancement. The nine chapters and accompanying CD use the knowledge and skills assessment (KASA) format to address common errors in usage and scholarship, as well as compliance with ethical issues, use of Internet and library resources, and strategies for oral presentation. The Workbook may be used as a stand-alone text for clinical practicum or for a professional writing course. The authors have combined it with the 2009 text for an introductory course in research methods.

Review

• David Curtin, newly-qualified SLT, 4-Star rating! Royal College of Speech & Language Therapy, (December 2011):
  ""This book targets SLT and audiology students aiming to perfect their professional writing skills, while proving a useful resource for newly-qualified and existing practitioners. Early chapters focus on evidence-based and ethical considerations when writing. They cover contemporary topics, such as using internet and library resources effectively, with a guide to accurate referencing and common abbreviations used in both professions. Later capters concentrate on writing oral presentations, clinical reports and referrals, with a final section on writing for career advancement. It is a practical workbook, offering readers the opportunity to learn and practice their skills by completing accompanying 'assignments', each with an answer key. There is an additional CD-ROM, providing models of writing forms across both disciplines. Overall, it is well-structured and coherent, focusing on topics relevant to an academic and clinical setting, while using an informal and witty register, to maintain the reader's interest.""

Audience

Primary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Textbooks
Secondary Subject: Audiology / Textbooks
Secondary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Clinical Practicum & Professional Issues
Audience Level: Textbook - Desk Copy

• Chapter 1: Getting Started
• Chapter 2: Evidence Based Writing
• Chapter 3: Ethics of Professional Writing
• Chapter 4: Using Internet Resources
• Chapter 5: Using Library Resources
• Chapter 6: Writing for Oral Presentation
• Chapter 7: The Diagnostic Report
• Chapter 8: Clinical Reports and Referrals
• Chapter 9: Writing for Professional Advancement

About The Authors

Robert Goldfarb, Ph.D.

Robert Goldfarb, Ph.D., Fellow, ASHA, is Professor and Program Director of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Adelphi University and Emeritus Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Lehman College and The Graduate Center, CUNY, where he was also Executive Officer. He has published extensively in the areas of adult aphasia, the language of dementia, and the language of schizophrenia, and is also co-author of two tests: The Stocker Probe for Fluency and Language (1995) and Time-Altered Word Association Tests (TAWAT, 2012). He edited and contributed chapters to Ethics: A Case Study From Fluency (2006) and Translational Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (2013), and is co-author of Techniques for Aphasia Rehabilitation Generating Effective Treatment (TARGET, 1995), Professional Writing in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (2009), Professional Writing in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Workbook (2011), and Language and Motor Speech Disorders in Adults, 3rd ed. (2012).

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Yula Cherpelis Serpanos, Ph.D.

Dr. Serpanos, is Associate Professor of Audiology in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program at Adelphi University and the Long Island Doctor of Audiology (AuD) Consortium. She has over twenty years of clinical experience and fourteen years of university teaching experience at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Dr. Serpanos has several publications in the areas of behavioral loudness growth assessment and estimation using electrophysiologic auditory measures, and in preschool audiologic screening.

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