The Marshall University Department of Communication Disorders honored 27 graduates during the 2017 Hooding Ceremony Aug. 5 on the Huntington campus.
This hooding ceremony signifies the final step in a six-year educational and clinical process, according to Pam Holland, director of clinical education for the department. Read More
Bailey wins first place in ASHA ethics essay contest
Marshall University student Malayna Bailey won first place in the 2017 Student Ethics Essay Award (SEEA) contest sponsored by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Bailey, a 25 year-old graduate student in the university’s Department of Communication Disorders, was selected as the first-place winner for her essay titled, “Prognostic Statements, Client Success, and Clinical Caution,” which focused on the speech-language pathologist’s task of writing prognostic statements regarding the therapeutic outcomes of clients.
“I wanted to answer the question: ‘How can we avoid crossing the line between an ethical prognostic conclusion and an irrational guarantee?’ This is something clinicians face every single time they evaluate a client—finding the middle ground between giving clients false hope and writing them off as failures before giving them a chance to succeed,” Bailey said. “I think that my essay addressed something relatable to every speech-language pathologist and it provided caution about something that can be done unethically without even realizing it.”
Bailey said the Department of Communication Disorders has always placed an emphasis on not only learning academic material, but understanding how to ethically implement what is taught.
“Each communication disorders student listens to the ASHA Code of Ethics in every course and is expected to uphold those standards long before they engage in the professional world,” she said. “Each student is also able to see the Code of Ethics upheld by all members of the faculty. This essay was a result of my education over the past five years.”… Read More