| Summits Probe Future of CSD Education |
| More than 100 speech-language pathologists convened in New Orleans to brainstorm issues related to speech-language pathology education. Read the four critical question addressed by the group—and how you can provide your input through the upcoming May 3 Web chat. |
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| Spellings Report Targets Higher Education |
| A commission convened by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has declared a crisis in higher education and has issued a report calling for significant changes to increase the accessibility, affordability, and accountability in higher education. |
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| Survey Finds Coding Problems in Reimbursement for Voice Treatment |
| A recent reimbursement survey of several Special Interest Divisions reveals that some clinic practices inhibit speech-language pathologists' mastery of insurance coding rules and realization of appropriate reimbursement. |
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| Vision and Values: What Works? |
| This four-part series will promote clinical educational excellence and leadership in the schools. |
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| Imagining a "Second Time Around" in School-Based Practice |
| If she were back in the schools today, the author shares four questions that would shape her thinking and her clinical practice. |
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| Learner-Centered Teaching in Higher Education |
| A study evaluating formative assessment methods turns two graduate classes into a research lab with intriguing results. |
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| California Consortium Serves as Model for Audiology Clinical Doctoral Programs |
| The San Diego State University and the University of California San Diego have joined forces to form the first AuD program in California, a consortium that serves as a model for other programs. |
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| Wilkerson Center Serves Children With Hearing Loss |
| The Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center uses a family-centered approach to maximize the child's hearing potential so that he or she can communicate independently and effectively in mainstream society. *Audiology* |
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| Interdisciplinary Research Frontiers |
| A psychologist, neurologist and speech-language pathologist offer viewpoints on the direction, shape, and challenges for doctoral education in communication sciences and disorders from a psychologist and neurologist. |
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| Introduction: Building Research Capacity |
| Can our current academic culture, as well as our associated doctoral education, lead to assembling the necessary research capacity that will open doors for our doctoral students to become stakeholders in interdisciplinary research frontiers? The author addresses this question. |
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| A Developmental Psychologist's Perspective |
| This article addresses the potential value of interdisciplinary work and barriers to collaboration in the areas of literacy and communication sciences and disorders. |
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| A Neurologist's Perspective |
| The impact of stroke mandates the preventative and therapeutic interventions. Advances in intervention will open new interdisciplinary possibilities for PhD graduates in speech and language sciences to help develop biologically-based interventions. |
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| Collaborative Training in Neuroscience and Communication Sciences |
| The University of Colorado has instituted a doctoral neuroscience program that specifically includes the speech, language, and hearing sciences. |
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