Educational Audiologists: Their Access, Benefit, and Collaborative Assistance to Speech-Language Pathologists in Schools

Autor/inn/en	Richburg, Cynthia McCormick; Knickelbein, Becky A.
Titel	Educational Audiologists: Their Access, Benefit, and Collaborative Assistance to Speech-Language Pathologists in Schools
Quelle	In: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 42 (2011) 4, S.444-460 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-1461
DOI	10.1044/0161-1461(2011/10-0011)
Schlagwörter	Speech Language Pathology; Allied Health Personnel; Audiology; School Health Services; Cooperation; Employees; Responsibility; Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Audiologie; Schuleingangsuntersuchung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	Purpose: The main goals of this study were to determine if school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have access to the services of an audiologist and if those SLPs felt they obtained benefit from the audiologist's services. Additional goals included gathering information about SLPs' (a) understanding of basic audiological concepts typical for a school setting, (b) added job responsibilities brought about by lack of access to an audiologist, and (c) collaboration with audiologists. Method: A 36-item survey was e-mailed to 1,000 SLPs listed with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association as being employed in schools. Two-hundred and nine respondents from 42 states returned the survey. Results: Seventy-six percent of the responding SLPs had access at some time to an audiologist, with 88% of them believing they received benefit from the services provided by that audiologist, primarily in the areas of hearing screenings and in-services. Thirty-eight SLPs (58%) who did not have access to an audiologist reported having additional job responsibilities. Conclusion: Many school-based SLPs believed they received benefit from an audiologist when they had access to one. Collaboration between these professionals was strong, yet findings indicate that audiologists could improve their collaborative efforts with SLPs and assist them in working within their scope of practice and maintaining their ethical standards. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). 10801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. Tel: 800-638-8255; Fax: 301-571-0457; e-mail: subscribe@asha.org; Web site: http://lshss.asha.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10