As an analytic paradigm, qualitative research offers much to clinical speech-language
pathology. This paradigm has a long history of use in the social sciences, and it is well …

′ Disability on Equal Terms is not a Turgid and difficult book despite its accent on complex
and challenging themes. It is a lively and important read′-The Skill Journal, June 2009[A] …

This investigation examined how the interpretive practices of a speech–language
pathologist (SLP) contributed to the construction of identity among adults with traumatic …

As speech-language pathologists we seek to understand the communication of others, but
rarely turn our attention to how we communicate. In this paper I consider what our discourse …

In ancient Greek dramas, a character would often step forward to explain the context of the
upcoming play so that the audience might better interpret the meanings and significances of …

My first job as a practicing speech-language pathologist was in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
in 1980. As part of my duties, I was required to attend a number of in-service activities. I …

Over the past ten to twenty years there has been a growing literature that has addressed
disability from a social model viewpoint, that is analysing the barriers within a disablist …

This article takes a retrospective look at how the ethnography of communication disorders
(ECD) has contributed to our understanding of communication disorders since its inception …

Despite great strides in the life-participation approach to aphasia therapy and the arduous
work of several therapists to include patients in the decision-making and goal-setting …

The unique contribution of speech–language pathologists to human welfare is shaped by
clinical decisions. These decisions are, consciously or unconsciously, guided by theory, yet …