Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Keywords
Speech therapists; Speech therapy--Study and teaching;
Abstract
Training institutions for speech-language pathologists endeavor to provide student clinicians with a wide variety of academic and clinical experiences. To that end, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) also requires that students receive sufficient exposure to a wide variety of speech-language disorders in order to meet certification requirements. However, the notion that student clinicians should experience successful dismissal is not addressed by training institutions or the literature. The purpose of this investigation was to determine under what conditions students at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Speech and Hearing Clinic dismiss clients and to find out how many of them experience successful dismissal of their clients. Additional data were obtained showing the number of sessions of attendance for various types of clients and types of dismissal. Attitudes about speech-language therapy and training were also obtained by sending a questionnaire to recent (1981-1985) graduates of the UNI Department of Communicative Disorders. Most students, approximately 80% and 90% of graduates and undergraduates, respectively, dismiss clients during their training. However, less than 50% of them dismissed clients who were described as completing therapy successfully. The data also supported the clinical training guidelines of ASHA that a wide variety of client types should be treated during training. Feelings of training adequacy, as reported by recent graduates, suggested that success of the client in meeting therapy goals was also important in the development of clinical confidence.
Year of Submission
1986
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Communicative Disorders
First Advisor
Carlin Hageman
Second Advisor
Judith F. Harrington
Third Advisor
Thomas Keefe
Date Original
1986
Object Description
1 PDF file (78 leaves)
Copyright
©1986 Cheryl Lynn Ferguson
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Ferguson, Cheryl Lynn, "Speech-Language Clinicians’ Responses to Client Progress" (1986). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2620.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2620
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