Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

SECTION 1 - Overview of the Professions. 1) Professions for the Twenty-First Century; 2) Professional Issues: A View from History; 3) Establishing Competencies in Professional Education, Certification, and Licensure; 4) Professional Organizations; 5) Professional Ethics; 6) Professional Liability; 7) International Alliances. SECTION II - Employment Issues. 8) Workforce Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders; 9) Finding Employment; 10) Building Your Career; 11) Professional Autonomy and Collaboration; 12) Support Personnel in Communication Sciences and Disorders. SECTION III - Setting-Specific Issues. 13) Health Care Legislation, Regulation, and Financing; 14) Service Delivery in Health Care Settings; 15) Education Policy and Service Delivery; 16) Service Delivery Issues in Early Intervention; 17) Service Delivery issues in Private Practice; 18) Strategically Promoting Access to Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Services. SECTION IV - Working Productively;19) Policies and Procedures; 20) Documentation Issues; 21) Successful Leadership: Influencing Others to Follow Your Lead; 22) Infection Prevention; 23) Child Abuse and Elder Mistreatment; 24) Service Delivery for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations; 25) Supervision and Mentoring; 26) Technology in the Digital Age; 27) Stress, Conflict, and Coping in the Workplace. SECTION V - Evidence-Based Practice. 28) The Future of Science; 29) Applying Evidence to Clinical Practice.