Ethical+and+Best+practice+Principals

It is very mportant that the clinician base their management and decisions made about the care of a particular patient are well researched and evideneced based. the clinician should not just look at the disability itself but a holistic view should be taken which sees the safety, nutrition and participation of the patient as a contnuous cycle. . In order to standardise service provision and best pactice guidelines, The World Health organisation , (WHO), devised a framework called **the Inernational 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 Speech and language therapist when formulating a management plan.

What is the ICF