The relationship between normal age-related changes and pathological aging is not always clear. Contributing physical, social, and psychological factors need to be considered by speech pathologists and audiologists in diagnosing and treating problems. (SK)

Defines the legitimacy of speech/language pathology and audiology as an academic field of study within a college of liberal arts and sciences. (PD)

Directors of 100 undergraduate training programs in speech language pathology and audiology were surveyed about the readability level and faculty satisfaction with currently used textbooks. For each of seven fundamental courses, Ss were asked to indicate the academic level at which students typically completed the courses, the textbook currently…

The article examines reasons for the lack of research being conducted by speech-language pathologists and audiologists in the public schools and points out advantages of that setting as a research site. (Author)

The study reviewed Sanskrit books written between 1500 BC and 1904 AD concerning diseases, speech pathology, and audiology. Details are provided of the ancient Indian system of disease classification, the classification of speech sounds, causes of speech disorders, and treatment of speech and language disorders. (DB)

THIS REPROT DESCRIBES THE DESIGN OF A NEW SPEECH AND HEARING CENTER AND ITS INTEGRATION INTO THE OVERALL ARCHITECTURAL SCHEME OF THE CAMPUS. THE CIRCULAR SHAPE WAS SELECTED TO COMPLEMENT THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURES AND COMPENSATE FOR DIFFERENCES IN SITE, WHILE PROVIDING THE ACOUSTICAL ADVANTAGES OF NON-PARALLEL WALLS, AND FACILITATING TRAFFIC FLOW.…

Described is the basis for therapeutic relationships in speech and hearing and presented are two models of clinical interaction, one directed to behavior change and the other directed to attitude change. (Author)

The profession of speech pathology and audiology is said to be comprised by service, training and research dimensions. (GW)

This study was undertaken to determine manpower needs in speech pathology and audiology by evaluating the effectiveness of present patterns of manpower utilization in reaching the target population. The investigation used four sources of data: (1) site visits to 20 service programs across the nation, (2) questionnaire surveys distributed to all…

This report describes the proceedings of a conference on the role of the speech pathologist. Four major questions were discussed: (1) the identification of the problem of providing programs for language handicapped children; (2) the current role of the speech pathologist in the management of programs for the language handicapped; (3) the future…

The handbook contains State Education Department rules and regulations that govern speech-language pathology and audiology in New York State. The handbook also describes licensure and first registration as a licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist. The introduction discusses professional regulation in New York State while the second…