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Pathology, 11, 213-214.
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Main Point: The purpose of this article is to inform the reader of the information that was given to the authors of the following articles to help devise an assessment plan, and to reiterate the importance of assessment in clinical practice. |
Relevance: This article describes the following studies and the reason for the study. This is relevant because it provides background information to the following articles. It also emphasizes the guidelines and importance of assessment in speech disorders. This article provides new clinicians with information on what is possible in real life clinical assessment, not just what is possible in an ideal situation. |
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Concepts: The concepts in this article are that assessment can be challenging in a clinical setting due to the time constraints, an assessment should be thorough, and to provide the reader with best practice in real life situations. |
Connections: As I read the article it made me think of everything I have been taught to do and what I have been able to do in clinical situations. I have found in my practice as a clinician that it is sometimes difficult to perform the ideal “in a perfect world” evaluation. When in the clinical setting you have to think on your feet because the plan usually does not go the way you think it will go. I think that the following articles will be very helpful to a starting clinician. |
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Summarize: This article emphasizes that it is important to be thorough in a clinical assessment in order to provide efficacious treatment. The author tells the reader why the following articles are important because of the challenge of the clinical setting and the importance of an efficacious assessment. This article summed up the constraints given to seasoned clinicians who are experts in the field. The constraints given are common to the clinical setting, which makes it relevant to the new clinician as well as seasoned clinicians who wish to improve their assessments. |
Confusions: This article is mostly a precursor to the following articles. The article did not leave me confused and did not leave me with any questions at this time. |
