scholarly journals Children with learning disabilities and related needs placed out of borough: parents' perspective

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amma Shuwa ◽  
Brian Fitzgerald ◽  
Carmen Clemente ◽  
Denny Grant
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Family Stress ◽  
Family Burden ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy ◽  
Parental Experience ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Specialist Services

Aims and MethodTo investigate parental experience of children with learning disability being placed out of borough. The parents of 70 children were interviewed.ResultsParents would prefer in-borough provision but 90% were satisfied with the current school. The main problems experienced in-borough were poor advice, delays, lack of information and family stress. After out-of-borough placement there was a reported increase in the use of speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and sensory facilities and a decrease in the use of paediatric services, social services, and mental health services.Clinical ImplicationsSpecialist services should be helpful and reduce family burden by keeping children in-borough.

Speech and language therapy in palliative care

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Luckett ◽  
Katherine L.P. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Multidisciplinary Care ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy ◽  
The Core ◽  
Specialist Services ◽  
Palliative Phase

Palliative care is an emerging specialty within the field of speech and language therapy (SLT); the discipline is currently under-represented both in specialist services and the research literature. This belies the fact that many patients in the palliative phase suffer problems with swallowing (dysphagia) and communication, the core domains of SLT practice. This chapter provides an overview of difficulties encountered in these domains by people with life-limiting conditions together with common approaches to assessment and management. Assessment and management should be person-centred, integrated into multidisciplinary care, and seek to maintain function via minimal intervention for maximum gain. More research is needed to inform appropriately integrated, person-centred models of SLT provision that enable difficulties with communication and swallowing to be addressed alongside other symptoms and care needs. It seems likely that difficulties in these domains are currently under-identified and under-treated in many cases.

scholarly journals Role of speech and language therapy in managing dysphagia and dysphonia in lung cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. e227629
Author(s):  
Ceri Childs ◽  
Sally K Archer
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Vocal Cord Palsy ◽  
Voice Rehabilitation ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Silent Aspiration ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy ◽  
Specialist Services

A 75-year-old person was referred to speech and language therapy for voice rehabilitation following diagnosis of unilateral vocal cord palsy, secondary to relapsed non-small-cell lung cancer. On assessment, the patient presented with moderate–severe dysphonia. In addition, they presented with moderate pharyngeal stage dysphagia with risk of silent aspiration, which was successfully managed using a simple head turn strategy. This presentation is not atypical for patients who have disease in the upper chest or mediastinum and an increase in awareness and anticipation of such symptoms, with timely referral to appropriate specialist services, could help prevent complications associated with dysphagia, such as aspiration pneumonia and worse quality of life.

Speech and language therapy in palliative care

2021 ◽  
pp. 231-240
Author(s):  
Tim Luckett ◽  
Katherine L. P. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Multidisciplinary Care ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Minimal Intervention ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy ◽  
The Core ◽  
Specialist Services ◽  
Palliative Phase

Palliative care is an emerging specialty within the field of speech and language therapy. The discipline is currently under-represented both in specialist services and research. Many patients in the palliative phase suffer problems with swallowing (dysphagia) and communication, the core domains of speech and language therapy practice. This chapter provides an overview of difficulties encountered in these domains by people with life-limiting conditions together with common approaches to assessment and management. Assessment and management should be person-centred, integrated into multidisciplinary care, and seek to maintain function using minimal intervention for maximum gain. More research is needed to inform appropriately integrated, person-centred models of speech and language therapy provision that enable difficulties with communication and swallowing to be addressed proactively alongside other symptoms and care needs. Difficulties in these domains are currently under-identified and undertreated in many cases.

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