scholarly journals A Pedagogical Note: Use of Telepractice to Link Student Clinicians to Diverse Populations

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy Gallese Cassel ◽  
Amy J. Hadley
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Project ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Preschool Students ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
The University ◽  
University Training ◽  
High Degree

Telepractice is the application of telecommunications technology to the delivery of telehealth services via the online connection of clinicians, clients, and patients for assessment, intervention, or consultation.  This article describes a pilot project in which speech-language pathology students in a university training program gained experience in working with culturally diverse preschool students using telepractice technology. The preschool students benefited by making gains in communication skills, while the university students acquired competency in the use of telepractice and in working with children whose cultural and linguistic backgrounds were outside of their experience.  To assess the training experience, a Likert-scale survey administered to student clinicians revealed a high degree of satisfaction and improved familiarity with the use of telepractice, and an increased comfort level working with multi-cultural populations. 

Supervision: Supervision and Clinical Practicum in Telepractice

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sena Crutchley
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
First Year ◽  
University Of North Carolina ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Support Personnel ◽  
Clinical Practicum ◽  
Training Support ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
The University

This article describes how a telepractice pilot project was used as a vehicle to train first-year graduate clinicians in speech-language pathology. To date, six graduate clinicians have been trained in the delivery of telepractice at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Components of telepractice training are described and the benefits and limitations of telepractice as part of clinical practicum are discussed. In addition, aspects of training support personnel involved in telepractice are outlined.

The Diagnostic Conference Planning Questionnaire for Speech-Language Pathology

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Ruppert Houle
Keyword(s):  
Role Expectations ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Unresolved Conflict ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Personal Needs ◽  
High Degree

This article presents a tool developed to increase professional effectiveness in supervisory conferencing in speech-language pathology based on the dual areas of role expectations for clinicians and personal needs as derived from Maslow's hierarchy of needs. The conferencing tool is a structuring device for recognizing the needs of the supervisee, stating problems, and agreeing on objectives. Users of the conferencing tool expressed a high degree of satisfaction with conferences and their conferences contained few expressions of unresolved conflict. The tool is appropriately designed for use in the school settings.

Identification and Remediation of At-Risk Student Clinicians in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Martha Wilder Wilson ◽  
Elizabeth Zylla-Jones
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Public ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Remediation Plan ◽  
University Training ◽  
At Risk Student

Abstract The goal of university training programs is to educate speech-language pathology and audiology students to become competent and independent practitioners, with the ability to provide high quality and professional services to the public. This article describes the behaviors of “at-risk” student clinicians, so they may be identified early in their practica and remediation may be implemented. The importance of establishing a student at-risk protocol is discussed as well as a remediation plan for these students. This article summarized the Auburn University Speech and Hearing Clinic’s Student At-Risk Protocol, which may serve as a model for university training programs. The challenges of implementing such a protocol are also discussed.

Perception of Distorted "R" Sounds in the Synthesized Speech of Chlldren and Adults

1983 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 516-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald J. Sharf ◽  
Ralph N. Ohde
Keyword(s):  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Graduate Level ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Synthesized Speech ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
High Degree

Adult and Child manifolds were generated by synthesizing 5 X 5 matrices of/Cej/ type utterances in which F2 and F3 frequencies were systematically varied. Manifold stimuli were presented to 11 graduate-level speech-language pathology students in two conditions: (a) a rating condition in which stimuli were rated on a 4-point scale between good /r/and good /w/; and (b) a labeling condition in which stimuli were labeled as "R," "W," "distorted R." or "N" (for none of the previous choices). It was found that (a) stimuli with low F2 and high F3 frequencies were rated 1.0nmdas;1.4; those with high F2 and low F3 frequencies were rated 3.6–4.0, and those with intermediate values were rated 1.5–3.5; (b) stimuli rated 1.0–1.4 were labeled as "W" and stimuli rated 3.6–4.0 were labeled as "R"; (c) none of the Child manifold stimuli were labeled as distorted "R" and one of the Adult manifold stimuli approached a level of identification that approached the percentage of identification for "R" and "W": and (d) rating and labeling tasks were performed with a high degree of reliability.

From Volunteering to Academic Programming: A Case Example

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (17) ◽  
pp. 7-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy Gill ◽  
Sneha Bharadwaj ◽  
Nancy Quick ◽  
Sarah Wainscott ◽  
Paula Chance
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Cultural Relevance ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Charitable Organization ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
The University

A speech-language pathology master's program that grew out of a partnership between the University of Zambia and a U.S.-based charitable organization, Connective Link Among Special needs Programs (CLASP) International, has just been completed in Zambia. The review of this program is outlined according to the suggested principles for community-based partnerships, a framework which may help evaluate cultural relevance and sustainability in long-term volunteer efforts (Israel, Schulz, Parker, & Becker, 1998).

Disaster Medicine Online: evaluation of an online, modular, interactive, asynchronous curriculum

CJEM ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (06) ◽  
pp. 408-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Lund ◽  
Kenneth Lam ◽  
Paul Parks
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Disaster Medicine ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Lesson Content ◽  
The University ◽  
Formal Training Program ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Attending Physicians

ABSTRACT Canada has no formal training program in disaster medicine for health care professionals. The University of Alberta’s Division of Emergency Medicine has developed a means to fill the gap. Disaster Medicine Online (DMO) is an Internet-based, interactive, facilitator-guided distance-learning course on the fundamentals of disaster medicine. The 3-week pilot of DMO was offered in March 2002 and taken by a multidisciplinary group of 22 health care professionals, including resident and attending physicians, paramedics and nurses. Evaluation of the learning materials and educational methodology by experts and learners demonstrated a high degree of satisfaction with the Web interface, site usability, lesson content and format, and the interactive components of the online course. Learners reported spending a mean of 11.2 hours (range = 5–20) over the 3-week course period. Twenty of 22 learners completed the final assignment, and all 20 were successful in passing the course. Overall, 95% of learners said they would pursue another module if offered, and 100% would recommend DMO to their colleagues. DMO is a viable option for health care professionals who would like to pursue continuing medical education in this area without having to take time out of their personal and professional lives to travel to a face-to-face, traditional educational program.

Inservice Training in Speech-Language Pathology

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald K. Sommers ◽  
Anthony J. Caruso
Keyword(s):  
Training Needs ◽  
Inservice Training ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Preservice Training ◽  
Fluency Disorders ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Speech And Language Disorders ◽  
University Training ◽  
And Training

Inservice training needs in speech-language pathology were surveyed in two groups: (a) directors of university training programs and (b) supervisors of speech-language services in the schools. Additionally, the number of clock hours of preservice training in basic disorders and information concerning major weaknesses in inservice programs were supplied. Results were related to recent findings of preferences of speech-language pathologists for treatment of speech and language disorders and training needs identified by supervisors of clinical programs. Deficiencies in both preservice and inservice training of fluency disorders appeared to be related to lower preferences of speech-language pathologists to treat these disorders. Characteristics of effective inservice programs to enhance and upgrade speech-language pathologists' knowledge and skills were identified.

Successful Supervisory Training Initiatives in Formative Assessment

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 87-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Varnedoe ◽  
Crystal Murphree-Holden ◽  
Sharon Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Site Supervisors ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Crucial Information ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
University Training

Abstract Effective training of external practicum site supervisors is a challenge to university training programs. The number of sites and supervisors, distance, time and cost factors all contribute to the need to find efficient methods of providing supervisors with crucial information pertinent to clinical training. The key components to training supervisors on current certification standards and principles of formative assessment learning are the primary focus of this article. Successful methods for providing this information using both traditional formats and technological advances are described in detail. All methods are easily replicable in order to meet the specific training requirements of individual programs in speech-language pathology and audiology.

Preparing Alaskan Speech-Language Pathology Graduates for School-Based Employment

2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-59
Author(s):  
Laura Young-Campbell ◽  
Ellen Brigham
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
School Based ◽  
University Of Alaska Anchorage ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
The University ◽  
East Carolina University ◽  
Collaborative Training ◽  
Significant Shortage

Abstract Alaska, like the rest of the nation, has been experiencing a significant shortage of speech-language pathologists (SLPs). This shortage has been acutely felt in Alaska's public schools. Without an in-state graduate program, Alaska is unable to produce a qualified pool of candidates to fill SLP positions. This article will discuss a collaborative training program between the University of Alaska Anchorage and East Carolina University designed to address the SLP shortage in Alaska schools.

A Muslim Chaplaincy for Asylum Seekers? Results from an Evaluation Research Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-132
Author(s):  
Hansjörg Schmid ◽  
Amir Sheikhzadegan
Keyword(s):  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Evaluation Research ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Fourth Generation ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Chaplaincy Service ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Fourth Generation Evaluation ◽  
Muslim Chaplaincy

Due to the high number of Muslim applicants in the Swiss asylum system, in recent years there have been calls for an introduction of a Muslim chaplaincy service into Switzerland’s asylum centers. Acknowledging this need, the Swiss federal government ran a Muslim chaplaincy pilot service in Zurich’s Juch Asylum Center between July 2016 and June 2017, with a view to its possible roll-out across Switzerland’s federal asylum centers. This paper links methodological reflection with a presentation of key results in the evaluation of this project. Applying a mixed-method design based on the fourth-generation evaluation research, the study investigates the perspectives of the main stakeholder groups on the pilot project. The interaction with Muslim chaplains mostly led to a high degree of satisfaction among asylum seekers. The study shows there were difficulties and obstacles integrating Muslim chaplaincy into the center’s inter-professional setting, although the interfaith cooperation with Christian chaplains nonetheless developed intensively. The study’s methodological limitations, primarily caused by the setting of the study, are also discussed, as well as the impact the evaluation itself had on the asylum center setting.

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