Based on the pioneering work of Carol C. Frattali Outcomes in Speech-Language Pathology Second
Edition provides readers with a focused comprehensive review of current policies principles
and practices pertaining to outcome measurement in speech-language pathology with particular
emphasis on healthcare. It is a unique text that covers outcomes in speech-language pathology
practices within the context of contemporary issues across work settings that include clinical
practice applied clinical research and graduate education. Key Features: The only text that
specifically focuses on outcome measurement in speech-language pathology Major themes from the
first edition are revisited in light of the impact of contemporary issues and shifts in
emphasis in outcomes including: The prominence of the WHO-ICF as a conceptual model for
intervention The impact of public policies and federal mandates Emphasis on value-based
cost-effective clinical healthcare services Growing transparency in organizational performance
in accreditation processes The weight currently placed on patient satisfaction and
patient-reported outcomes Outcomes assessment across stakeholders in school settings Challenges
and revised perspectives on the application of evidence-based practice Increasing demand for
applied effectiveness research to inform clinical practices Renewed reliance on single subject
experimental designs in SLP intervention research and the application of N=1 research designs
to clinical practice The growing emphasis on outcomes in graduate clinical education and
supervision as well as in higher education
