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Communication Ethics: Is There An Alternative To Teaching It Prescriptively?, Robert D. Kendall
Communication Ethics: Is There An Alternative To Teaching It Prescriptively?, Robert D. Kendall
Communication Studies Faculty Publications
A goodly number of us are "only" teaching-practitioners in the field of communication ethics. To use the word "only" in this context is not meant to depreciate the worth of the classroom teacher, nor to suggest a separation between the theorist and the practitioner, but rather to identify where many of us, for one reason or another, focus the bulk of our time and energy, Because few of us in the profession take the time to concentrate on this particular scholarly activity, and because few of us are assigned to teach only a Communication Ethics course, we who teach the …
Communication Between Physicians And Physical Therapists, Janet Bower Hulme, Betsy Wackernagel Bach, John W. Lewis
Communication Between Physicians And Physical Therapists, Janet Bower Hulme, Betsy Wackernagel Bach, John W. Lewis
Communication Studies Faculty Publications
The purposes of this study were 1) to identify therapists' and physicians' attitudes and opinions about the physician-physical therapist communication dyad, 2) to identify potential areas for improvement in this communication process, and 3) to provide physical therapists and physical therapy students with basic guidelines for optimal communications. Ten physical therapists and 8 physicians participated in individual interviews that were taped and subsequently transcribed. The transcriptions were compiled and analyzed by an interpersonal communication expert (B.W.B.) for trends and themes. Findings of the study include 1) physical therapists want increased accessibility to and communication with physicians and 2) physicians want …