Setting+Goals+Ethical+and+Best+Practice+Principals

==== There are several goals in swallowing rehabilitation. The primary goals are to prevent malnutrition and dehydration and reduce risk of aspiration. Re- establishment of safe and eficient oral intake, prevention of dysphagia prior to medical treatment, and patient education regarding the specifics of their disorder are also important goals of intervention....**need to fix references** ==== ==== Although counselling is not always implemented pre-treatment it is important for addressing the possibility that dysphagia may develop during or after the completion of the planned treatment. Poorly prepared patients may become frustrated when attempting to feed and thus may fail to ingest enough to maintain adequate nutrition and hydration. Individuals can be given strategies, recommendation or exercises before and during treatment to reduce the chances of developing a problem. ==== ==== It is important that the goals of swallowing rehabilitaion are realistic, ethical and consistant with best practice for the patient. It is also very important that the clinician makes sure that their management and decisions made about the care of a particular patient are well researched and evidence- based. The clinician should not just look at the disability itself but take a holistic view which sees the safety, nutrition and participation of the patient when setting goals and planning treatment for the patient. ==== ==== In order to standardise service provision and best pactice guidelines, The World Health Organisation , (WHO), devised a framework called **the International Classification of Functional Disability and Health**, more commonly known as the **ICF**. It is a scientific tool for consistent, internationally comparable information about the experience of health and disorders that can help guide the SLT when formulating a management plan. **(would this paragraph make more sense above as the last sentence of the second paragraph is about taking an ICF model)** ==== What is the ICF