Background: Research into the practices of speech–language therapists in clinical sessions
is beginning to identify the way communication in clinical interactions both facilitates and …

I remember that the day was lovely with blue skies and a fresh breeze, but my mother and I
were too anxious to enjoy the weather. I had accompanied her to a neurologist because she …

Jannet A. Wright, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Communication Science,
University College, London, and Jackie Graham, Advisory Teacher, Hertfordshire …

Background: Terms such as 'clinical intuition'have often been applied to the practice of
speech and language therapy. Various authors have aimed to make the process of therapy …

Purpose To outline an expanded framework for clinical practice in speech-language
pathology. This framework broadens the focus on discipline-specific knowledge and infuses …

Collaboration is a key aspect in developing effective educational provision for pupils with
special educational needs. In this study, collaboration is conceptualized as a dynamic …

While most clinicians and researchers in the field of speech-language pathology would
agree that the positive relationships between clinicians and their clients can be central to …

A systems approach is used to examine the barriers to collaboration found in the working
practices of speech and language therapists and teachers. Functional, structural and …

Background: Considerations of the negotiated therapeutic relationship in speech and
language therapy are somewhat scarce, with specific therapeutic factors generally framed …

During the development of speech and language therapy as a profession, several core texts
have been written about professional education as a specific subject (Stengelhofen, 1993; …