Embedding Evidence-Based Practice in Speech and Language Therapy: International Examples

List of contributors viii

Forewords xi
Professor Sheena Reilly, Australia
Professor Pam Enderby, United Kingdom

About the editors xiv

Acknowledgements xv

Section One: Understanding EBP 1

1 Purpose of this book 3
Hazel Roddam and Jemma Skeat

2 What does EBP mean to speech and language therapists? 9
Hazel Roddam and Jemma Skeat

3 What are the barriers to EBP in speech and language therapy? 16
Jemma Skeat and Hazel Roddam

Section Two: Developing knowledge and skills for EBP 25

4 Teaching undergraduates to become critical and effective clinicians 27
Bea Spek, The Netherlands

5 Promoting clinical effectiveness with postgraduate students 36
Paula Leslie and James L. Coyle, United States

6 Clinical effectiveness: not just a journal club 43
Satty Boyes and Gina Sutcliffe, United Kingdom

7 Using evidence-based practice in supervision 51
Hannah Crawford, United Kingdom

8 Meeting skill gaps and training needs (commentary on Section Two) 59
Hazel Roddam and Jemma Skeat

Section Three: Creating a supportive context for EBP 63

9 The role of leadership in creating evidence-based services 65
Karen Davies, United Kingdom

10 Supporting staff to balance caseload demands 72
Sean Pert, United Kingdom

11 A model of clinician-researcher collaboration in a community setting 79
Parimala Raghavendra, Australia

12 Valuing evidence-based practice in the clinical setting – a showcase event 87
Siân E. Davies and Tracey C. Dean, United Kingdom

13 Launching and sustaining an evidence-based highly specialist service 94
Sheena Round and Sarah Beazley, United Kingdom

14 Strategic approaches to promoting the value of EBP (commentary on Section Three) 101
Hazel Roddam and Jemma Skeat

Section Four: Making the evidence work for us 105

15 The importance of listening to the views of clients 107
Pirkko Rautakoski, Finland

16 Developing evidence-based clinical resources 114
Russell Thomas Cross, United States

17 Creating evidence-based policy to facilitate evidence-based practice 122
Angie Dobbrick, Australia

18 Building and supporting a multi-stream clinical evidence-based practice Network 129
Tracy Kelly, Rachel Miles Kingma and Rachelle Robinson, Australia

19 Equipping ourselves as evidence-based practitioners: tools and resources for EBP (commentary on Section Four) 139
Jemma Skeat and Hazel Roddam

Section Five: Applying evidence to meet clinical challenges 143

20 A community-based project in rural Sri Lanka 145
Shalini Felicity Gomesz, Sri Lanka

21 Supporting communicative participation for children with complex communication needs: how the evidence contributes to the journey 151
Angela Guidera, Catherine Olsson and Parimala Raghavendra, Australia

22 Evidence-based diagnosis of speech, language and swallowing following paediatric stroke 157
Angela Morgan, Australia

23 Working with a dysfluent three-year-old from a bilingual family 163
Patricia Oksenberg, France

24 Supporting parents and teachers in managing autism: an example of an evidence-informed model for assessment and intervention 168
Anneli Yliherva, Finland

25 Communication therapy on the Stroke Care Unit 174
Daniel De Stefanis and Gracie Tomolo, Australia

26 Working with psychogenic dysphonia 179
Beth Higginbottom and Linda House, United Kingdom

27 Implementation of a free fluid protocol in an aged care facility 184
Amanda Scott and Leora Benjamin, Australia

28 Prosody intervention for children 189
Christina Samuelsson, Sweden

29 Supporting evidence-based practice for students on placement: making management decisions for two clients with Down Syndrome 195
Ruth Miller, United Kingdom

30 Bridging the research–clinical divide through postgraduate research training 201
Georgia D. Bertou, Greece

31 Many roads lead to EBP (commentary on Section Five) 206
Jemma Skeat and Hazel Roddam

Section Six: Future directions for EBP in speech and language therapy 211

32 Wider consultation on embedding EBP in SLT practice 213
Hazel Roddam and Jemma Skeat

33 The role of reflective practice in supporting EBP 222
Jemma Skeat and Hazel Roddam

34 Embedding EBP: future directions 230
Hazel Roddam and Jemma Skeat

Index 232