Proposals appropriate for submission to this topic area include those that focus on ethics, leadership, coaching/mentoring, recruitment, performance evaluations, self-care, professional development, and Human Resource issues related to audiology and speech-language pathology. Topics in this area come from a wide range of practice environments and appeal to both clinicians, translational researchers, and administrators. Interprofessional education and practice issues as they relate leadership and professional issues should be included in this topic area.

Research

Translational, applied, or implementation research related to leadership and professional issues

Professional Education

• Advocacy
• Clinical ladders
• Coaching/mentoring
• Conflict management
• Human Resource management: supervision, performance evaluations, employee discipline
• Leadership program development
• Leading interprofessional teams
• Performance improvement, improvement science, and outcome measurement
• Public speaking and professional communication training
• Recruitment, retention, and advancement
• Self-care, techniques to avoid burnout
• Technology as it relates to leadership and professional issues
• Use of support personnel
• Volunteerism

Related Topics

Proposals involving this area but have a primary focus on:

• Issues regarding telehealth/telepractice, including licensure issues related to telepractice, should be submitted to the Telepractice topic area.
• Increasing the representation of men in the professions that addresses male privilege and gender inequities that affect feminized professions should be submitted to the Equity, Inclusion, and Cultural–Linguistic Diversity topic area.