Ethics in Speech and Language Therapy, published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 and written by Associate Professor Lindy McAllister and Dr Richard Body.

The demands of practice, legislation, registration and the recognition of competencies all point to the need for speech pathologists to be explicitly educated about ethics. This book provides an overview of this key topic; grounds ethical practice in the broader context of morals and values; discusses frameworks for ethical decision making; discusses common ethical issues in speech an language therapy practice and service management; and considers factors which complicate ethical decision making.

Associate Professor Lindy McAllister was appointed Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning) in the School of Medicine in November 2008. Her current research areas are in ethics, interprofessional learning, intercultural practice, clinical teaching and assessment, health workforce and service delivery issues. She has published more than 40 peer reviewed journal articles and three internationally published books in these areas.

Dr Richard Body is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK. Dr Body specialises in the field of traumatic brain injury and has over 18 years of clinical experience working with adults in the areas of voice, fluency and acquired neurological disorders.

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