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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"speech-language therapy"”.
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Quality management in a private speech-language therapy practice
… management and their application to a private speech-language therapy practice. The history of quality management and the development of quality management in industry and health care services were reviewed. Quality was defined in terms of the context of the author's private speech-language …
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A case study of emerging practice in speech-language therapy in a community practice context
Background: The profession of speech-language therapy (SLT) continues to struggle with challenges around equity and service delivery. The dominant medical model, characterised by one-on-one, individualised health care, is struggling to serve the large population in need of services. As such, there …
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Perspectives of Individuals with Acquired Neurogenic Communication Disorders and Co-Survivors on Person-Centered Care within Speech-Language Therapy
… aspects of life (Ardila & Rubilo, 2018). Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) address the acquired neurogenic communication disorders associated with brain injury in order to enhance life participation. However, previous research indicated a difference between goals identified by clients …
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An exploration of the facilitators and barriers experienced by Rehabilitation Care Workers in the provision of Speech-Language Therapy related services
… South Africa experiences a severe shortage of speech-language therapists (SLTs) which results in individuals requiring Speech-Language Therapy (SLT) services having to travel long distances or being placed on long waiting lists to access services. Rehabilitation Care Workers can assist with …
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Perceptions about language development of isiXhosa-speaking primary caregivers of young children receiving speech-language therapy in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
… of primary caregivers in their child’s language intervention (Kaiser, & Roberts, 2011; Roberts, & Kaiser, 2011). Research suggests that the perceptions of these caregivers regarding their child’s language development and their role in the language development process are important to …
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Philosophical enquiry and autism: story/ing/ied bags of unexpected human and more-than-human encounters in speech-language therapy and classroom spaces
… or remedial schooling. Despite learning, language and communication dis/abilities, the enquiries produced philosophical thinking that emerged in unexpected spaces and times. Often, the thinking that emerged worked outside of language and voice yet were weighty and imbued with intensity as …
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The Effect of Diet and Vitamin Manipulation on Communication in Autism: a Case Study
… period. The conditions were: (a) Condition I, no speech-language therapy (SLT), and no diet/vitamin therapy (DVT) ; (b) Condition II, SLT only; (c) Condition III, both SLT and DVT; and (d) Condition IV, DVT only. Support for SLT was demonstrated. Support for DVT, however, was not exhibitied. …
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Educated guesses that affect access to educational resources beyond early childhood
… Target students received regular school based speech language therapy and occupational therapy, as well as direct academic instruction by a certified special education teacher. Dramatic improvements in all areas were noted. Improvements in most areas were statistically significant despite the …
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Increasing appropriate social communication and pragmatic language skills in young adults with autism spectrum disorders
… have been developed explicitly for use in speech-language therapy with young adults with ASD. As a result, existing interventions have to be adapted to use with this population. The interventions that were adapted were Behavioral Interventions, Developmental Social Pragmatic Interventions, …
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Increasing appropriate social communication and pragmatic language skills in young adults with autism spectrum disorders
… have been developed explicitly for use in speech-language therapy with young adults with ASD. As a result, existing interventions have to be adapted to use with this population. The interventions that were adapted were Behavioral Interventions, Developmental Social Pragmatic Interventions, …
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Repositioning speech language pathology practices: engaging with family and community narratives to evolve communication supports for neurodivergent children
In South Africa and the Majority World, Speech-Language Therapy services are not easy to access. The profession with its medical model roots can be elitest, reductive and ineffective in areas where therapists are a finite resource. The purpose of this study was to engage with families and …
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Repositioning speech language pathology practices: engaging with family and community narratives to evolve communication supports for neurodivergent children
In South Africa and the Majority World, Speech-Language Therapy services are not easy to access. The profession with its medical model roots can be elitest, reductive and ineffective in areas where therapists are a finite resource. The purpose of this study was to engage with families and …
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Transition into School: Experiences of Children with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families
… with school readiness skills, as were physiotherapy and speech-language therapy use. The only variable that correlated with the child’s quality of life was parental involvement in parent support groups. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
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Clinical Outcomes Associated with Speech, Language and Swallowing Difficulties Post-Stroke – A Prospective Cohort Study
… a lack of prospective research in South Africa's Speech-Language Therapy (SLT) private healthcare sector, this prospective cohort study investigated associations between speech, language, and swallowing conditions (i.e. dysarthria, apraxia of speech, aphasia, dysphagia), risk factors, and outcomes …
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Exploring ethical sensitivity in the South African context : developing and implementing a measure in the therapeutic sciences
… on four professions – audiology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech-language therapy – within the South African context. The study followed a two-phase, sequential mixed-methods research approach. Phase 1, the qualitative exploration of ethical sensitivity, focused on developing a …
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Effects of a Specialized Early Intervention for Children with Severe Language Impairment
Children with language impairment experience difficulties in grammar, vocabulary, and phonological skills, and they are susceptible to developing learning disorders without intervention (Scarborough, 1990; Tallal, Ross,&Curtiss, 1989; Van der Lely&Stollwerk, 1996). Intervention is imperative to …
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Factors influencing the efficacy of delayed auditory feedback in treating dysarthria associated with Parkinson's disease
… disease patients exhibit a high prevalence of speech deficits including excessive speech rate, reduced intelligibility, and disfluencies. The present study examined the effects of delayed auditory feedback (DAF) as a rate control intervention for dysarthric speakers with Parkinson's disease. …
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Learning ability in post-stroke aphasia : success, strategy use and implications for therapy
… impairment in the expression or comprehension of language that results from stroke, traumatic brain injury or progressive neurological disease. Approximately one million people in the United States suffer from aphasia, with the prevalence projected to increase to two million by 2020. Research has …
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