Speech–language pathology in paediatric palliative care: A scoping review of role and practice

<p><i>Purpose</i>: Attempts have been made within the literature to clarify the role and scope of speech–language pathologists (SLPs) within paediatric palliative care (PPC). As SLP literature regarding adult/geriatric populations is gaining traction, it is fitting to investigate the role of SLPs in the management of infants and children in end-of-life care.</p> <p><i>Method</i>: Arksey and O’Malley’s (<a href="#CIT0006" target="_blank">2005</a>) scoping review method was utilised for searching multiple databases. Two database searches were undertaken. The first located literature in which SLP PPC intervention is specifically addressed. The second search utilised internationally recognised SLP scope of practice areas. Manual searching of reference lists was also utilised.</p> <p><i>Result</i>: Themes identified included management of communication, feeding, upper-airway and oral health as well as the role of SLPs within a multidisciplinary PPC team.</p> <p><i>Conclusion</i>: There is acknowledgement that SLPs have a role in PPC. However, there is little information identifying SLP involvement in the diagnosis and management of swallowing, cognition/communication, oral hygiene and upper airway issues. The available literature predominantly relies on limited adult palliative care research and does not address age-specific management approaches across the paediatric life-stage. Given an absence of SLP PPC guidelines, further research is warranted to explicitly define SLP scope of practice within this population.</p

Moral injury, spiritual care and the role of chaplains: an exploratory scoping review of literature and resources

This scoping review considered the role of chaplains with regard to ‘moral injury’. Moral injury is gaining increasing notoriety. This is due to greater recognition that trauma (in its various forms) can cause much deeper inflictions and afflictions than just physiological or psychological harm, for there may also be wounds affecting the ‘soul’ that are far more difficult to heal—if at all. As part of a larger research program exploring moral injury, a scoping review of literature and other resources was implemented utilising Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping method (Int J Soc Res Methodol 8(1):19–32, 2005) to focus upon moral injury, spirituality (including religion) and chaplaincy. Of the total number of articles and/or resources noting the term ‘moral injury’ in relation to spiritual/religious issues (n\ua0=\ua0482), the results revealed 60 resources that specifically noted moral injury and chaplains (or other similar bestowed title). The majority of these resources were clearly positive about the role (or the potential role) of chaplains with regard to mental health issues and/or moral injury. The World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases: Australian Modification of Health Interventions to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and related Health problems (10th revision, vol 3—WHO ICD-10-AM, Geneva, 2002), was utilised as a coding framework to classify and identify distinct chaplaincy roles and interventions with regard to assisting people with moral injury. Several recommendations are made concerning moral injury and chaplaincy, most particularly the need for greater research to be conducted

Reinventing Internships: An Exploratory Scoping Review

Full document Available via Reference Link below.ABSTRACT: Purpose: The purpose of this review was to explore the literature relating to the advantages, disadvantages and potential outcomes in students partaking in an internship program, as an alternative to securing an external field placement. Method: An exploratory scoping review was conducted using Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) scoping review method to source key literature and other references. Results: A total of 872 articles were initially identified and eight of these were relevant to the topic. These articles were categorised into six key themes which could be utilised for considering current internship programs and for future studies. Discussion & Conclusion: The overall findings suggest that the benefits of internships outweigh the drawbacks. Internships have demonstrated positive effects on enhancing undergraduate students' technical skills, personal attributes and professional development which increases student employability and assists students to achieve a smooth workforce transition.</p