SLP Department Chair Contributes Chapter to “The Clinical Education and Supervisory Process in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology” by Elizabeth McCrea and Judith Brasseur

Wren S. Newman, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, department chair and assistant professor for Speech Language Pathology at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, contributed a chapter to a book published in November 2019 titled The Clinical Education and Supervisory Process in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Authors Elizabeth McCrea and Judith Brasseur assembled important current research and best practices in clinical education and supervision into one comprehensive resource. Dr. Newman, considered an expert in the field, contributed the chapter on “The Ethics of Clinical Education and Supervision.”

Dr. Newman first began presenting on the topic of supervision in the field of Speech-Language Pathology in 2000 and has published numerous articles since to address individual and cultural differences in supervision as well as ethical issues associated with the supervisory process. As the department chair for the largest speech language pathology program in the country, which is being offered at the master’s level at seven locations throughout the state of Florida, online, and in blended formats via cohorts in California and Washington state, Dr. Newman has developed unique expertise in distance training of clinical supervision. Dr. Newman has an extensive history of service to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), serving on multiple committees and boards, including, but not limited to, the Board of Ethics, the Council for Clinical Certification, and the Committee on Leadership.

The Clinical Education and Supervisory Process in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology by Elizabeth McCrea and Judith Brasseur is now available at online book retailers including Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

For more information on Nova Southeastern University’s Speech-Language Pathology program offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels, visit https://healthsciences.nova.edu/slp/masters/index.html.