Petition on Ethics to Send to ASHA [Archived as of 1/27/2010]
[Editors Note: Updated January 27, 2010]
StutterTalk has noticed that there are some very positive changes being made at the LinguiSystems website (www.linguisystems.com). LinguiSystems has removed the “Outcomes Guaranteed” symbol/logo. In addition, “Guaranteed Outcomes” have been changed to “Outcomes.” We applaud Linda Bowers and Rosemary Huisingh, the co-owners of LinguiSystems, for making these very positive changes. We also want to thank the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) for responding to the concerns in the petition and to the concerns I sent the Board of Directors.
We hope this is the beginning of similar changes in the way in which products and services are marketed to people who stutter by other companies and professionals. We want to thank and applaud LinguiSystems for making the changes they have made.
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[Editors Note: The petition below was closed and archived as of 1/27/2010]
Pasted below is a petition being prepared to send to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Many people have already signed (see below for the full list).
If you wish to sign the petition, please send an email to Peter Reitzes, MA CCC-SLP - preitzes@yahoo.com. Please include your name and credentials exactly as you wish them to appear on the petition.
If you want more information on this topic, the issues were discussed in detail during the StutterTalk podcast, episode 173. In the notes of that episode are many pertinent links.
Please feel free to share the petition with your colleagues and others who may be interested in signing the petition.
Thank you for your consideration,
Peter Reitzes, MA CCC-SLP
Co-host, StutterTalk.com podcast
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[Editors Note: Signatures updated 1/27/2010 - This petition is now closed.]
David R. Denton, JD, MA, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Director of Ethics
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
2200 Research Blvd., Mail Stop #309
Rockville, MD 20850-3289
We, the signatories, petition the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to rigorously enforce compliance to its self-imposed Code of Ethics. In the preamble to ASHA’s Code of Ethics, the organization states that “The preservation of the highest standards of integrity and ethical principles is vital...” We agree. Therefore, we strongly urge ASHA to investigate:PETITION
1. Whether Linda Bowers and Rosemary Huisingh, two ASHA certified speech-language pathologists and co-owners of LinguiSystems, violated the ASHA Code of Ethics with regards to the following rules under the Code of Ethics:LinguiSystems is advertising materials for stuttering therapy with an “Outcomes Guaranteed” statement claiming that the materials are “guaranteed to work.” For example, the LinguiSystems product:2. Whether, in the case described below, ASHA has adhered fully to its own Code of Ethics as it relates to relationships that the organization has with publishers, vendors and continuing education providers, as well as how ASHA accepts advertising of products and services for inclusion in its publications.
- IH. “Individuals shall not guarantee the results of any treatment or procedure, directly or by implication...”
- IIID. “Individuals shall not misrepresent…products dispensed...”
- IIIF. “Individuals' statements to the public…shall not contain misrepresentations.”
Explanation
- “Fluency Card Games” is promoted with a “guaranteed outcome” to “Speak Confidently” and
- “Easy Does It® for Fluency: Preschool/Primary” is promoted with guaranteed outcomes to “Maintain fluency in increasingly longer utterances” and to “Use easy speech in real-life speaking situations.”
It is important to note that ASHA and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation both receive revenue from LinguiSystems. For example, The ASHA Leader runs LinguiSystems advertisements, LinguiSystems is a vendor at ASHA conventions, LinguiSystems is an ASHA- approved continuing education provider and LinguiSystems donates tens of thousands of dollars (if not more) to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation. In addition, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation website prominently displays and promotes the LinguiSystems logo and website.
It is our strong belief that ASHA has a responsibility to open an inquiry into the issues raised in this letter and to create policy and oversight procedures to uphold the organization’s own ethical standards.
We look forward to a timely response to these concerns, addressed to the corresponding authors below, Peter Reitzes and Phil Schneider (338 14th St. Apt. 1L Brooklyn, NY 11215; preitzes@yahoo.com)
Peter Reitzes, MA CCC-SLP
Co-host, StutterTalk Podcast
Phil Schneider, Ed.D. CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
Associate Professor Emeritus, Queens College, City University of New York
National Stuttering Association Speech Pathologist of the Year, 2004
Jane Fraser,
President, Stuttering Foundation of America
Nan Bernstein Ratner, Ed.D. CCC
Professor and Chair, Dept HESP, University of Maryland
Past Coordinator, ASHA Special Interest Division 4, Fluency and Fluency Disorders
Co-author, Bloodstein and Bernstein Ratner, A Handbook on Stuttering, 6th edition (2008)
Barry Guitar, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor Communication Sciences; Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Education
University of Vermont
Author of Stuttering: An Integrated Approach to Its Nature and Treatment and Co-Editor of Treatment of Stuttering: Established and Emerging Interventions
Walt Manning, Ph.D.
Professor & Associate Dean
School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
The University of Memphis
Memphis Speech & Hearing Center
Patricia M. Zebrowski, Ph.D., CCC-SP
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
Professor
Dept. Communication Sciences and Disorders
University of Iowa
Gerald A. Maguire, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Kirkup Endowed Chair in Stuttering Treatment
Senior Associate Dean, Educational Affairs
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
Lisa A. Scott, PhD CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Education
The Florida State University
Vice President for Education, Stuttering Foundation of America
Consultant, Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration - Bureau of Medicaid Services
Peter R. Ramig, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
University of Colorado
Sheryl R. Gottwald, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Coordinator, Division 4, Fluency and Fluency Disorders
Co-author, Stuttering Prevention and Early Intervention
Robert W. Quesal, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
ASHA Fellow
Vice-Chair for Speech-Language Pathology, Council on Academic Accreditation
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
Joseph Donaher Ph.D., CCC/SLP
Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Coordinator of the Stuttering Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Medical School
Steering Committee Member, Division 4, Fluency and Fluency Disorders
Member, 2008 Leadership Development Program, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Lee Caggiano, M.A. C.C.C.
Board Recognized Specialist and Mentor in Fluency Disorders
Director - Stuttering Therapy and Resource Center of Long Island
Co-Founder/Director of Friends: The National Assoc. of Young People Who Stutter
Adjunct Professor,- New York University, Queens College and C.W. Post University
Gary J. Rentschler, Ph.D. CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Specialist - Fluency Disorders
Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Duquesne University
Dale F. Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
Chair, Specialty Board on Fluency Disorders
Professor and Director of the Fluency Clinic
Florida Atlantic University
Author, Stuttering Recovery: Personal and Empirical Perspectives
Bill Murphy M.A. CCC-SLP
Clinical Professor
ASHA Fellow
Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Catherine S. Montgomery, MS,CCC-SLP,BRS-FD
Founder & Executive Director
The American Institute for Stuttering Treatment & Professional Training
A Non Profit Organization
New York
Chamonix Olsen, M.S., CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
SRP Coordinator, Specialty Board on Fluency Disorders
Judith Maginnis Kuster M.S. CCC-SLP
Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato
ASHA Fellow
Board Recognized Specialist - Fluency Disorders
The Stuttering Home Page webweaver
Michael Sugarman
Co-Founder of the National Stuttering Project (now the National Stuttering Association)
Leys Geddes
Chair, British Stammering Association
Tom Weidig, Ph.D.
The Stuttering Brain Blog
Former Trustee of British Stammering Association (BSA)
Former Chair of the BSA Research Committee
Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Bosshardt
retired Professor at the Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Associate Editor for Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica
ASHA, International Affiliate
Dr. Satyendra K Srivastava
MBBS
Community Health Consultant
Coordinator, The Indian Stammering Association (TISA)
Dehradun, India
Katrin Neumann, M.D.
Director of the Department for Phoniatry and Pediatric Audiology
Goethe-University of Frankfurt / Main
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, House 7A
D-60590 Frankfurt / M
Germany
Taro Alexander
Founder & Director, Our Time
Jennifer B. Watson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor
ASHA Fellow
Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Texas Christian University
Kenneth O. St. Louis, Ph.D., CCC/SLP, BRSFD
Dept of Speech Pathology and Audiology
805 Allen Hall, PO Box 6122
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6122
Craig E. Coleman, M.A., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
Clinical Coordinator, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Board-Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Charlie Osborne, M.A., CCC-SLP
Assistant Clinical Professor
Center for Communicative Disorders
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Donna K. Cooperman
Board Recognized Specialist/Mentor in Fluency Disorders
Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Past Chair, New York State Board for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The College of Saint Rose (retired)
Laurie K. Botstein M.S./C.C.C.-SLP
Speech-Language Pathology Associates, Inc
Atlanta, GA
Vice-President-American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology
Judith V. Butler, M.A., L.L.C.
ASHA Board Recognized Specialist Fluency Disorders
169 Pine Street
Franklin, MA
Julie D. Anderson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
Department of Speech and Hearing Science
Indiana University
Lois B. Cook, M.A.,CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Specialist and Mentor in Fluency Disorders
Director, Speech and Communication Professionals, Westchester County, NY
Pascal van Lieshout, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair (II)
Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Department of Psychology, Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering
University of Toronto
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Prof. Katrin Neumann
Director of the Department for Phoniatry and Pediatric Audiology
Goethe-University of Frankfurt / Main
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, House 7A
D-60590 Frankfurt / M
Germany
Jóhanna Einarsdóttir, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at the University of Iceland
Private clinician at the Reykjavík´s Speech Center and specialized in Fluency and Fluency Disorders
Patricia LemMon, MS CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist [Initial Cadre, retired]
Olivia Warren Dennison, M.A. CCC-SLP
Ina Hamburger, MA - CCC/SLP
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
Clinical Supervisor
Towson University
Charley Adams, PhD, CCC-SLP
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina
National Stuttering Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter Coordinator
Charles Goldman
MS CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
Co-Chair Oliver Bloodstein Chapter of the NSA at Brooklyn College
Ass't Prof of Speech, Brooklyn College
Dave Rowley
Principal Lecturer
Speech and Language Therapy
De Montfort University
Leicester
UK
Ron Gallop
Ph.D., SLP-CF
Charlottesville, VA
Diane C. Games, M.A. CCC/SLP
Board Recognized Specialist - Fluency Disorders
Tri-County Speech Associates, Inc.
Nancy Ribbler, M.A., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
SBFD, Board Member
Jean Sawyer PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Illinois Sate University
Denise Dougherty, MA, CCC-SLP, MFT
Andrew Floyd, MA CCC-SLP
Division 4 Member
School and Private Practice clinician
Deryk Beal, M.HSc., S-LP(C), Reg. CASLPO
Speech-Language Pathologist
Doctoral Candidate, University of Toronto
Uri Schneider, MA, CCC-SLP
Schneider Speech Pathology
Dawn La Clair, M.A., CCC-SLP
Executive Director
Simply Speaking Speech & Language Center
Brooklyn, NY
Sue Shirley-Howard, MA,CCC,BRS-FD
Speech/Language Pathologist Specializing in Fluency
TSHF President
Houston, Texas
Stacy Wagovich, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
Dept. of Communication Science & Disorders
University of Missouri
Patricia Chunn M.S. CCC-Sp
Private Practice Stuttering Therapist
Eric Jackson, M.S., TSSLD
Co-host: StutterTalk podcast
ASHA Clinical Fellowship Candidate
Adjunct Assistant Professor - Long Island University
Leslie Eckenthal, MS CCC-SLP
Julie M. Pera, MA CCC-SLP
Lisa E. Wright
MA CCC-SLP
Bernard Weiner (Central North NSA Regional Chapter Coordinator)
Former Chapter Leader of the Royal Oak, Mi. National Stuttering Association Chapter
Two time National Stuttering Association Chapter Leader of The Year, 2001 and 2004
Rita D. Thurman, M.S., CCC
Speech-Language Pathologist
NSA Chapter Leader: Raleigh, NC
Jamie L. Rocchio M.S.
NSA Chapter Leader
Rhode Island
Joan Cahalan M.S., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
Omaha Public Schools; Omaha, NE.
Terry L. Clark, M.Ed., CCC/SLP
SFA-Recognized speech-language pathologist
SLP, K-12 and Clinical Supervisor
Florida Atlantic University Schools
Tricia Krauss-Lehrman, M.M.S./CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
UTD/Callier Center for Communication Disorders
Dallas, Texas
Mercedes Cooper Delaney, M.S. CCC-SLP
Adriana DiGrande, MS, CCC-SP
Board Recognized Specialist-Fluency Disorders
Director, New England Fluency Program
Lexington, MA
Sharon Lee-Sheridan, MS,CCC-SLP
ASHA Division 4 Member
Minneapolis Public Schools
Minneapolis, MN
Sandi Rabin, M.S., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
Licensed, Certified Speech Language Pathologist
ASHA Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Private Practitioner
Northbrook, Illinois
Joanne Boucher, MA CCC-SLP
Carol A. Ecke, M.A., CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Great Falls Speech Services – Montana
Marybeth S. Allen, MA, CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
Roslyn Kushner, M.S., CCC-SLP
Private Practitioner
Bellmore, New York
Jessica L. Fanning, PhD, CCC-SLP
Research Associate
Brain Development Laboratory, University of Oregon
Founder & Director: Northwest Stuttering Treatment Centers
Maryann P. Kaminsky,M.Ed.,CCC-SLP
In Plain English,LLC
Richmond, Virginia
Mark W. Pellowski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
Dept. of AUD/SLP/DFST
Towson University
Courtney Byrd, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
The University of Texas at Austin
Eileen M. Savelkoul, PhD, CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Department of Communication Disorders
Minot State University
Minot, ND
Margaret Schmidt, M.A. CCC-SLP
John A. Haskell, Ed.D., CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
Private Practice
New York City
Laura Halley, MS, CCC-SLP
Newark, DE
Carol H. Seery, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Janet Adler Yahav, M.S., CCC-SLP
Randi K. Wells, M.S. CCC-SLP
Brent A. Gregg, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology
Director, UCA Stuttering Center
University of Central Arkansas
Pamela Mertz, PWS
Creator/Writer - "Make Room For The Stuttering" Blog
Marlene Green, Speech-Language Pathologist (Registered CASLPO)
York Region Preschool Speech and Language Program
Ontario, Canada
International Stuttering Association, Advisory Board Member
Constance Essinger Beck
Licensed Speech Language Pathologist, M.Ed.
Washington
Adriana Scuka B.S., M.A., (C-SLP)
Enid Hymes, M.A. CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
Licensed, Certified Speech Pathologist
Private Practitioner
Pittsford, NY
Joel Korte, SLP Graduate Student
University of Minnesota
Edward John Howley
Parent of a Child Who Stutters
Sibling of a Person Who Stutters
UK
Betty Yu, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
San Francisco State University
Program in Communicative Disorders
Irving Wollman, M.A., CCC-Sp, BRFS
Clinical Manager, Division of Speech Pathology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
Sarah Vogel, MA CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Center for Childhood Communication
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Vianne Bjornberg, M.S., CCC-Sp
Cindy S. Spillers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
University of Minnesota Duluth
Lynn Fox, M.A., M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Maureen M. Tardelli, M.Ed.,CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Private Practice
Medford, MA
Elaine Saitta M.S.,CCC-SLP
Pearl A. Payne, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor and Chair
Department of Wellness & Therapeutic Sciences
Murray State University
Roger D. Colcord, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
Associate Professor
Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Department of Communication Disorders
Bowling Green State University
Roni K. Mandell, M.S.,.CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
Director, Pediatric Center for Speech Pathology
Lisette Wesseling B.Mus LGSMD
Person who stutters
New Zealand
Mike Jedlicka, MA, CCC-SLP
Portland metro Public Schools
Portland, OR
Mirla G. Raz, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Communication Skills Center
GerstenWeitz Publishers
Carolyn Belle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist and Fluency Resource Staff
St. Paul Public Schools, MN
Meryl J. Wall, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
Professor Emerita, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY.
Brian Smart, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI
Asthma and Allergy Center
DuPage Medical Group
Glen Ellyn, IL
Ying-Chiao Tsao, Ph.D./CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
Associate Professor
Dept. of HCOM/Communicative Disorders
Cal State University-Fullerton
Gay E. Semanko, M.S., CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790
Sarah J. D'Agostino
Person Who Stutters
National Stuttering Association
Programs Administrator and Website Editor
Wolverine Lake, Michigan
Anita L. Kozan, Ph.D., CCC
Speech and Language Pathologist
Saint Paul Public Schools
Arlington Senior High School
St. Paul, Minnesota
Vivian Sisskin, M.S., CCC-SLP
Clinical Instructor, Dept. Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland
Past Coordinator, ASHA Special Interest Division 4, Fluency and Fluency Disorders
Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Joseph F. Klein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
The College of Saint Rose
Malcolm E. McMillen, MA, CCC/SLP
Former BRFS
Semi-Retired Private Practice
Deanna Earley, M.S., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
ASHA Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
President
Earley Palagi & Assoc., Inc.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Lisa Hammett Price, PhD, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Elise S. Kaufman, M.S., CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
Instructor/Clinical Supervisor
Dept of COMD
LSU Speech,Language, Hearing Clinic
Steve Gude, M.A., CCC-SLP
Des Moines, IA, Public Schools
Dorvan H. Breitenfeldt PhD
Professor Emeritus
Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Washington
Edmund L. Thile, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor Emeritus
San Diego State University, Department of Communicative Disorders
Former Member, ASHA Ethical Practices Board
Director, San Diego County Speech Pathology Services, Inc.
Janis L. Schumacher, MA CCC-SLP
Assistant Director
San Diego County Speech Pathology Services, Inc.
Kate Kempe-Biley, Ed.S., M.A., CCC-SLP
Avon Lake City Schools, Ohio
Kimberly Stallings, M.S.CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Chesapeake, Va.
Carl Herder M.A., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
American Institute for Stuttering
New York, NY
J. Sarah Myers, MHS, CCC-SLP
David Friedman
Board Member: Our Time Theatre Company
Co-Leader: Manhattan Stuttering Group
Laura Busto Marolt, SLP
Buenos Aires. Argentina
Arnold Golub, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Retired)
Dr. Jamil Babli
MA. SLP
Specialized in Arabic Speech Disorders and Learning Disabilities .
Doha, Qatar
Pete Hancock BA (Hons)
Vice-Chair British Stammering Association
Founder Member of the British Stammering Association Scotland
Keith Boss
BSA Board of Trustees
ISA Board of Directors
Chair of ISA Outreach
Harald A. Euler, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Department of Economics
University of Kassel, Germany
Pier Giuseppe Carando
Speech Pathologist
Northwestern Stuttering Foundation Course, 1990
Livorno Ferraris (vc) Italy
Marcia L. Bannister, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor Emerita, Speech-Language Pathology
Department of Communication Disorders
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS
Joseph Agius, M.Sc., Ed.D.
Speech Language Pathologist/ Fluency Specialist
Lecturer- University of Malta
Dorothy D. Craven M.A. CCC/SLP
University of Hawaii
Suzana Jelcic Jaksic, M.Sc, SLP
Children's Hospital Zagreb, Croatia
Susan J.Carnevale, MS, CCC
Licensed Speech Pathologist
Carnevale Center for Stuttering Improvement
BRS-FD
Thomas Gibbons MA CCC/SLP
Director, Orlando Stuttering Center
orlandostutteringcenter.com
Dana Davidson, MS, CCC-SLP
Laurin Epstein, MA, CCC-SLP
Kerry Lewis, Ph. D., CCC-SLP
Professor
ASHA Fellow
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Susan L. Hamilton, M.A.,CCC-SLP
Board Certified Fluency Specialist
Private Practice Specializing in the Management of Stuttering
Robin Ottesen, M.S., CCC-SLP
Ottesen Therapies
Burlingame, CA
Anne Elsweiler, M.A., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
Clinical Instructor
Utah State University
Kathleen Scaler Scott, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist and Mentor
Assistant Professor
Misericordia University
Coordinator, International Cluttering Association
Janis Costello Ingham, Ph.D.
Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences
University of California, Santa Barbara
Erin Bodner, M.A. SLP
ASHA Clinical Fellowship Candidate
Anoka-Hennepin School District, MN
Susan B. Lang MOA (C)
Speech-Language Pathologist
Canada
Caroline Bowen PhD CPSP
ASHA Fellow
Australia
Barbara Dahm CCC-SLP
Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Communication Therapy Institute
New Jersey; Israel
Peter Tonev, M. A.
Speech and Language Pathologist
BULGARIA
Julie G. Gasway, MA/CCC-SLP
ASHA Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders
Speech Therapy Associates, LLC
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Kristel Kubart, M.S. SLP-CFY, PWS
New York, NY
Posted by StutterTalk at 10/23/2007 9:51 AM 
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Tags: guaranteed outcomes outcomes guaranteed ethics stuttering code of ethics stutter stammer linguisystems stammerig asha
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Tags: guaranteed outcomes outcomes guaranteed ethics stuttering code of ethics stutter stammer linguisystems stammerig asha
This is a waste of time. The ASHA ethics committee exists to cover-up for ethical violations, not discipline them. This is a self-obsessed organization that refuses to take a position on anything of substance--from restoring disability rights to health reform--in order to avoid any criticism that it somehow perceives as hurting its image. Do you really expect it to address ethical lapses among one of its own? Or just try to brush it under the rug, as it typically does.
I have stuttered since I was able to talk.
Peter,
I am fully in agreement with what you and others are doing.
I ask for one point of clarification. In part of the petition you say 'Promises of cures in stuttering are widespread.'. Good stuff. But I did not read promises of 'a cure' in the quotes you included. I read about 'guaranteed outcomes'. Different wording which could be an obstacle. If your petition talked about 'guaranteed outcomes in any area of stuttering are just as unacceptable as promises of cures' then I agree 100%.
Keith Boss
BSA Board of Trustees
ISA Board of Directors
Chair of ISA Outreach
Keith, thank you for your thoughtful comments. You wrote, “'guaranteed outcomes in any area of stuttering are just as unacceptable as promises of cures.” I think that many people may agree with you which is why the petition is being signed by so many. Thanks again for writing Keith. -Peter Reitzes