Clinical Observation: A Guide for Students in Speech, Language, and Hearing

Clinical Observation: A Guide for Students in Speech, Language, and Hearing provides structure and focus for students completing pre-clinical or early clinical observation as required by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Whether used in a course on observation and clinical processes, or as a self-guide to the observation process, this practical hands-on workbook will give a clear direction for guided observations and provide students with an understanding of what they are observing, why it is relevant, and how these skills serve as a building-block to their future role as clinicians. With clear and concise language, this reader friendly guide includes a quick review of background knowledge for each aspect of the clinical process, exercises and activities to check understanding and guide observation, and questions for reflection to help students apply their observation to their current studies and their future work as speech-language pathologists. This journaling process will help students connect what they observe with the knowledge they have gained from classes, textbooks, and journal articles. Thought provoking activities may be completed, revisited, and redone, and multiple activities are provided for each observation. This is a must-have resource for supervisors, students, and new clinicians. Clinical Observation: A Guide for Students in Speech, Language, and Hearing reviews the principles of good practice covering ASHA’s Big Nine areas of competency.

Dr. Georgia Hambrecht 'received her PhD from Kent State University, 1982; MA degree from Western Illinois University, 1975; and BS degree from Bowling Green State University, 1974. Dr. Hambrecht is a certified Speech Language Pathologist who has taught supervision and clinical process classes as well as supervised for over 25 years.'She has received recognitions for her innovative teaching and brings the active learning approach to this text.

Dr. Tracie Rice is a certified Audiologist who is currently the clinical director of a university training program and teaches a clinical process course.'She has taught the clinical process course on-line and brings the focus and clarity of on-line assignments to this text. Dr. Rice received her AuD degree from University of Florida, 2002; MS degree from University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 1999; and BS degree from Western Carolina University, 1997.