Academic and clinical training in cleft palate for speech-language pathologists.
| Autor: | Vallino LD; Craniofacial Outcomes Research Laboratory, Center for Pediatric Auditory and Speech Sciences, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA. vallino@asel.udel.edu, Lass NJ, Bunnell HT, Pannbacker M |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association [Cleft Palate Craniofac J] 2008 Jul; Vol. 45 (4), pp. 371-80. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Dec 31. |
| DOI: | 10.1597/07-119.1 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: The purpose of this study was to obtain information about academic and clinical training of speech-language pathology students in cleft palate (CP). Methods: Representatives of 232 accredited graduate programs in speech-language pathology were invited via e-mail to complete a web-based 32-item questionnaire. Questions focused on the type and nature of courses offered related to CP, availability of clinical practica, and number of hours of clinical experience by students. An item-by-item analysis was conducted and descriptive statistics obtained. Results: A total of 127 (54.7%) of the programs responded. Sixty-seven percent offered coursework exclusively devoted to CP, and for 53% of these it was a required course. For the programs that did not offer an exclusive course on CP, 35% indicated that CP was covered in other courses such as articulation, voice, or anatomy and physiology. Fifty-four percent of the programs offered clinical practica in CP. For these, a median of five students of a median graduate speech-language pathology class of 43 were enrolled in practica involving CP (range = 0-21), and students spent a median of 2 hours in practica involving CP (range = 0-100). Conclusions: Cleft palate is a complex disorder to which many students have limited exposure and for which more graduate training is unlikely since the 1993 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certification changes. As a result, there is a need to look towards alternative methods to enhance the educational and clinical experiences of students and practitioners in cleft palate. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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