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'Like Going into a Chocolate Shop, Blindfolded': What Do People with Primary Progressive Aphasia Want from Speech and Language Therapy?
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Loizidou, Maria; Brotherhood, Emilie; Harding, Emma; Crutch, Sebastian; Warren, Jason D.; Hardy, Chris J. D.; Volkmer, Anna – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) describes a group of language-led dementias. PPAs are complex, diverse and difficult to diagnose, and therefore conventional models of aphasia and dementia treatment do not meet their needs. The research evidence on intervention for PPA is developing, but to date there are only a few case studies…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Dementia, Intervention, Speech Therapy
The Emerging Contribution of Speech and Language Therapists in Awake Craniotomy: A National Survey of Their Roles, Practices and Perceptions
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O'Neill, Michelle; Henderson, Mo; Duffy, Orla M.; Kernohan, W. George – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Awake craniotomy with electrical stimulation has become the gold standard for tumour resection in eloquent areas of the brain. Patients' speech during the procedure can inform the intervention and evidence for language experts to support the procedure is building. Within the UK a burgeoning speech and language therapist awake…
Descriptors: Brain, Stimulation, Surgery, Cancer
Voice Therapy Practices and Techniques: A Survey of Voice Clinicians.
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Mueller, Peter B.; Larson, George W. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1992
Eighty-three voice disorder therapists' ratings of statements regarding voice therapy practices indicated that vocal nodules are the most frequent disorder treated; vocal abuse and hard glottal attack elimination, counseling, and relaxation were preferred treatment approaches; and voice therapy is more effective with adults than with children.…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Children, Counseling
Management of Vocal Nodules: A Regional Survey of Otolaryngologists and Speech-Language Pathologists.
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Allen, Marybeth S.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1991
Survey data from 21 otolaryngologists (70 percent return rate) and 32 speech-language pathologists (46 percent return rate) in Maine found differences in opinions between the 2 professional groups concerning referral patterns and treatment of vocal nodules in children and adults. Attitudinal problems were found to hamper a teamwork approach for…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cooperation, Interprofessional Relationship, Intervention
Mothers, Fathers, Teachers, and Speech Therapists as Assessors of Treatment Outcome for Children with Autism.
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Handleman, Jan S.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1990
Mothers, fathers, teachers, and speech therapists rated improvement in communication skills of 11 young children (ages 3-5) with autism following one year of intensive treatment. Results found fathers, teachers, and speech therapists in significant agreement with a psychometric measure of speech and language, whereas mothers' ratings bore no…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Autism, Child Language, Communication Skills
Clinicians' Training and Confidence Associated with Treating School-Age Children Who Stutter: A National Survey.
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Brisk, Deborah J.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1997
A national survey of school-based speech-language pathologists (N=278) showed some improvement over previous surveys in clinicians' training, confidence, and attitudes about providing assessment and intervention services to school-age children who stutter. Other findings indicated a lower success rate with adolescents and a lack of training in…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education