Thinking for two: a case study of speech and language therapists working through assistants

Elspeth McCartney; James Boyle; Susan Bannatyne; Emma Jessiman; Cathy Campbell; Cherry Kelsey; Jennifer Smith; Jane McArthur; Anne O'Hare

doi:10.1080/13682820400016514

Thinking for two: a case study of speech and language therapists working through assistants

Elspeth McCartney, James Boyle, Susan Bannatyne, Emma Jessiman, Cathy Campbell, Cherry Kelsey, Jennifer Smith, Jane McArthur, Anne O'Hare

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Abstract

Many speech and language therapists (SLTs) in the UK work with speech and language therapy assistants, and the numbers of SLT assistants is expected to grow. There has been very little empirical investigation of how SLTs feel about this situation or the effect on working practices of working indirectly. Although respondents could see value in working through assistants, they stressed the time required to do so and the difficulties of adapting and updating therapy plans when working indirectly.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	221-235
Number of pages	14
Journal	International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13682820400016514
Publication status	Published - Apr 2005

Keywords

service delivery
speech and language therapy
assistants
indirect therapy
efficacy research

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Thinking for two: a case study of speech and language therapists working through assistants

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Language therapy manual

Language gains for children with persisting developmental language disorders through use of an intervention programme and support model for teachers.

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Thinking for two: a case study of speech and language therapists working through assistants

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Language gains for children with persisting developmental language disorders through use of an intervention programme and support model for teachers.

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