Scientific and Professional Writing in Speech-language Pathology

This workbook presents the basic rules and guidelines for scientific and professional writing in speech-language pathology along with numerous exercises. The author has developed this coursebook following the philosophy that the best way to develop and improve writing skills is to practice. Therefore, this coursebook combines basic rules with practice exercises that should allow the students to apply the skills they read about. The key elements of developing a research paper, writing without bias and scholarly format requirements are covered in one section. The second major section provides students with models and practice exercises on writing treatment plans, progress reports, and professional letters. Instructors are provided suggestions on how best to use this coursebook in their courses on research methods, clinical practice, or graduate studies. Anyone interested in improving their technical and professional writing skills will find this an indispensable text. This book should be of interest to undergraduate/graduate students in speech-language pathology.