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Consensus on an Assessment Protocol for Children with Speech Sound Disorders in Sri Lanka
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Hamza, Fathima Shimla; Unicomb, Rachael; Hewat, Sally – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Speech sound disorders (SSDs) are the most common form of communication disorders in children. SSD have an impact on children's abilities to make themselves understood to their listeners and can influence a child's social and emotional well-being as well as their academic achievements. Therefore, it is important to identify children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Impairments, Communication Disorders, Identification
Predictors of Lidcombe Program Treatment Dropout and Outcome for Early Stuttering
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Park, Veronica; Onslow, Mark; Lowe, Robyn; Jones, Mark; O'Brian, Sue; Packman, Ann; Menzies, Ross; Block, Susan; Wilson, Linda; Harrison, Elisabeth; Hewat, Sally – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Information is available about what predicts Lidcombe Program treatment time, but nothing is known about what predicts treatment prognosis. Aims: To investigate the predictors of treatment dropout and treatment outcome for children who were treated for early stuttering with the Lidcombe Program (N = 277). Methods & Procedures: A…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment, Language Skills
Does a Simulation-Based Learning Programme Assist with the Development of Speech-Language Pathology Students' Clinical Skills in Stuttering Management?
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Penman, Adriana; Hill, Anne E.; Hewat, Sally; Scarinci, Nerina – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Simulation-based learning can be used in university programmes to provide speech-language pathology students with essential clinical experiences. However, limited research has explored the use of simulation to support students' development of skills in clinical practice with people who stutter. Aims: (1) To evaluate students' clinical…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Occupations Education, Simulation, Stuttering
Speech-Language Pathology Students' Perceptions of Simulation-Based Learning Experiences in Stuttering
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Penman, Adriana; Hill, Anne E.; Hewat, Sally; Scarinci, Nerina – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Research suggests that some speech-language pathologists are uncomfortable treating people who stutter. Accessing quality clinical education experiences in stuttering is difficult given the ongoing rise in students enrolled in speech-language pathology programmes and the limited number of stuttering-specific placements available.…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Simulation
A Framework to Support the Development of Quality Simulation-Based Learning Programmes in Speech-Language Pathology
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Hewat, Sally; Penman, Adriana; Davidson, Bronwyn; Baldac, Stacey; Howells, Simone; Walters, Joanne; Purcell, Alison; Cardell, Elizabeth; McCabe, Patricia; Caird, Emma; Ward, Elizabeth; Hill, Anne E. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Simulation-based learning provides students with a safe learning environment, guaranteed exposure to specific clinical scenarios and patients, time for reflection and repetition of tasks, and an opportunity to receive feedback from multiple sources. Research including studies specific to allied health training programmes have…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Simulation, Feedback (Response), Anxiety
Struggle and Failure on Clinical Placement: A Critical Narrative Review
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Davenport, Rachel; Hewat, Sally; Ferguson, Alison; McAllister, Sue; Lincoln, Michelle – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Clinical placements are crucial to the development of skills and competencies in speech-language pathology (SLP) education and, more generally, a requirement of all health professional training programmes. Literature from medical education provides a context for understanding how the environment can be vital to all students' learning.…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Clinical Experience, Speech Language Pathology, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions)