Category of Work
Conference
Title of Conference/Lecture Series
American Speech-Language Hearing Association National Conference
Abstract
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) providing care for people living with disordered states of consciousness frequently navigate ambiguity and uncertainty. Using interview and video data we will show how SLPs clinically reason via tinkering or “thinking in action”. This undervalued and understudied clinical reasoning skill is a caring practice comprised of curiosity, experimentation, flexibility and adaptation to attend to a person’s needs. SLPs will have the opportunity to reflect and discuss their experiences with tinkering in a wide range of patient populations.
Presentation Date
Fall 11-21-2025
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Guernon, Ann; Papadimitriou, Christina; Weaver, Jennifer A.; Mallinson, Trudy; Clayman, Marla; Meehan, Jay; Cox, Keith; Lindemann, Luke; and Grady, Patricia, "Tinkering in Clinical Practice: Exemplars from SLPs Working with Persons in Disordered States of Consciousness" (2025). Rehabilitation and Health Sciences Department Faculty Conferences. 1.
https://digitalcommons.lewisu.edu/rhs_faccons/1
