Reflections on clinical expertise and silent know-how in voice therapy

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The concept of ‘clinical expertise’ is described as a part of evidence-based practice (EBP) together with ‘external scientific evidence’ and ‘patient values and perspectives’. However, clinical expertise in the management of voice disorders has not been described or discussed in much detail. The expertise seems to consist partly of silent know-how that, from the outside, may seem improperly related to the personality of the speech-language pathologist or exclusively dependent on the number of years in the field. In this paper, it is suggested that clinical expertise in voice therapy consists of specific skills that can be explicitly described and trained. These skills are discussed together with educational aspects that contribute to the development of clinical expertise. The skills are also discussed from the perspectives of the past, present, and future.
Translated title of the contributionReflektioner om klinisk ekspertise og tavs viden i logopædisk stemmeterapi
Original languageEnglish
JournalLogopedics Phoniatrics Vocology
VolumeEarly online
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
ISSN1401-5439
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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