Workplace Skills and Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology

Betsy Partin Vinson, M.Med.Sc., CCC-SLP Betsy Partin Vinson is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Florida.

• Introduction Section 1: Getting the Job Chapter 1: Resume Preparation and Interviewing Section 2: Things You Should Know Chapter 2: Information to Know Chapter 3: Universal Precautions Against Bloodborne Pathogens and Other Potentially Infections Material Chapter 4: Case Law Chapter 5: Legislation Related to the Profession of Speech-Language Pathology Chapter 6: Ethics in Speech-Language Pathology Chapter 7: Professional Standards Section 3: Work-Place Skills Chapter 8: Clinical Decision-Making Chapter 9: Goal Setting Chapter 10: Counseling Patients and Caregivers Living with a Communication Disorder Chapter 11: The Supervisory Process Chapter 12: Leadership Chapter 13: Time Management Chapter 14: Group Dynamics Chapter 15: Professionalism and Conflict of Interest Chapter 16: Conflict Resolution Chapter 17: Stress and Burn-out: How to Recognize It and How to Tackle It

Ali Tempest, Speech and Language Therapy in Practice, (2010): "I found it is easy to read and particularly liked the insightful section on leadership with strategies for time management and burn-out avoidance." Lynn Ellwood, Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, (2010): "... Vinson has developed an in-depth understanding of the broad scope of information needed by professional graduate students and beginning clinicians for the practice context. In this textbook, she brings together widely varied yet important content areas in one convenient resource."