145: The One Thing: Our Patients Aren’t Textbook with Lydia Allison MCD, CCC-SLP
The knowledge and hands-on experience you gain in graduate school is invaluable, and it is important to have a strong academic and clinical foundation as you enter the workforce. However, textbook definitions of communication disorders are not enough to provide meaningful, patient specific therapy. By incorporating techniques such as ethnographic interviewing and patient-centered care and utilizing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), we can discover that our patients are more than (and don’t often fit) the textbook definition.
Key Takeaway:
You’re going to learn so much in graduate school, but our patients aren’t textbook. They will, however, be the ones who teach you the most.
Resources
ASHA’s practice portal has a great page on Person and Family Centered Care, with additional links to the Institute for Patient and Family Centered Care.
This article provides a description of and strategies for ethnographic interviewing, a technique for asking open-ending questions and building rapport.
Utilizing a life participation approach (this article specifically discusses Life Participation to Aphasia) promotes community re-entry for everyday life.
Read more about the importance of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures here
Reach out to Lydia: Instagram: lydiajallison
email: lja0003@auburn.edu
Thanks for these great resources, Lydia!
I’m a speech language pathologist and an Assistant Clinical Professor at Auburn University in Auburn, AL. I worked in acute care/inpatient rehab for almost 5 years before returning to my alma mater to teach. My background is in neurogenic communication disorders- primarily acquired brain injury and cognitive-communication deficits. I always knew I eventually wanted to transition to clinical teaching and it is a dream come true to be at Auburn (my alma mater)! I love getting to instill a passion for this profession in my students and hope they know their future patients will teach them more than I ever will.
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