Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, International Edition

Melanie W. Hudson, an ASHA Fellow, is a Director at EBS Healthcare. She has over 30 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist in public schools, and has also worked in private practice and university settings. She currently serves as the Vice Chair of the ASHA Speech-Language Pathology Advisory Council, and will begin a 3-year term on the ASHA Board of Directors as SLPAC Chair in 2016. She is currently serving as a member of the ASHA Board of Ethics. She served on ASHA’s Board of Special Interest Group Coordinators as the Coordinator for Special Interest Group 11, Administration and Supervision, and on ASHA’s ad hoc committee on Supervision in 2013. She is co-editor and chapter author for the 4th edition of “Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology,” (Lubinski & Hudson; Delmar, Cengage Learning, 2013). She is a former President of the Georgia Speech-Language and Hearing Association, and received their Honors of the Association Award in 2014. She currently serves on the Georgia Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Melanie presents on topics related to school-based services, autism spectrum disorders, clinical education (supervision/mentoring), and professional ethics. Dr. Lubinski is a Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. She has published several texts, including Dementia and Communication, Communication Technologies for the Elderly, and A Guide to Cultural Competence in the Curriculum: Speech-Language Pathology, along with more than peer-reviewed articles. A Fellow of ASHA, she speaks nationally and internationally on topics related to aging and communication, as well as professional issues.

SECTION 1: OVERVIEW OF THE PROFESSIONS.
1. Professions for the 21st Century by Rosemary Lubinski and Melanie W. Hudson.
2. History of the Professions by Judith Felson Duchan.
3. Establishing Professional Competencies through Education, Certification, and
Licensure by Dolores Battle.
4. Professional Organizations by Sue Hale and Fred Bess.
5. Professional Ethics by Thomas Miller.
6. Professional Liability by Jennifer Horner.
7. International Alliances by Linda Worrall, Louise Hickson, and Anna O'Callaghan.
SECTION 2: EMPLOYMENT ISSUES.
8. Workforce Issues in CSD by Gail Brook.
9. Preparing for Employment by Rosemary Lubinski.
10. Building Your Career by Melanie W. Hudson and Marva Mount.
11. Professional Autonomy and Collaboration by Janet Brown and Jaynee Handlesman
12. Support Personnel in CSD by Diane Paul and Susan Sparks
SECTION 3: SETTING-SPECIFIC ISSUES.
13. Health Care Legislation, Regulation, and Finance by Steve White and Ingrida Lusis.
14. Service Delivery in Health Care Settings by Alex Johnson.
15. Service Delivery and Policy in Educational Settings by Charlette Green and Perry Flynn.
16. Service Delivery in Early Intervention by Cory Herd.
17. Service Delivery in Private Practice by Kenneth Wolf.
18. Strategically Promoting Access to Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology by Brooke Hallowell and Bernard Henri.
SECTION 4: WORKING PRODUCTIVELY.
19. Policies and Procedures by Paul Rao.
20. Documentation Guidelines by Barbara Moore.
21. Leadership and Communication Skills by Ann Kummer.
22. Infection Prevention by Rosemary Lubinski.
23. Child Abuse and Elder Mistreatment by Rosemary Lubinski.
24. Service Delivery for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations by Hortencia Kayser.
25. Supervision and Mentoring by Melanie W. Hudson.
26. Telepractice and Technology by Carol Dudding.
27. Workplace Stress and Burnout by Rosemary Lubinski.
SECTION 5: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE.
28. The Future of Science by Ray Kent.
29. Applying Evidence to Clinical Practice by Karen Brown and Lee Ann Golper.