What is it about?
Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs) are required to deliver bad news to clients or their families. This study eplores how often SLPs are required to do so and what are the emotions associated with bad news devlivery.
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Why is it important?
This research shows that bad news delivery is part of the SLP's clinical practice, regardless of occupational experience, and it is associated with negative emotions. This research emphasized the need for training on the subject of bad news delivery in Speech and Language Pathology.
Perspectives
The topic of bad news delivery is of great concern to me as a SLP. During my clinical practice, I have encountered situations in which I had to deliver bad news to parents of young children. This is an emotionally complicated task. In conducting this research I realized that I'm not alone, as many SLPs are confronted with this task. I hope this research will raise awareness to this topic and will encourage the development of training methods for SLPs.
Rinat Gold
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This page is a summary of: Delivering Bad News: Attitudes, Feelings, and Practice Characteristics Among Speech-Language Pathologists, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, February 2018, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),
DOI: 10.1044/2017_ajslp-17-0045.
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