Giving Voice: An Oral History of Speech and Language Therapy

Autor/in	Stansfield, Jois
Titel	Giving Voice: An Oral History of Speech and Language Therapy
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 55 (2020) 3, S.320-331 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Stansfield, Jois)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-2822
DOI	10.1111/1460-6984.12520
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Speech Language Pathology; Therapy; Professional Personnel; Oral History; Experience; Females; Professional Autonomy; Barriers; Allied Health Occupations; Political Influences; Social Influences; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Therapie; Personalbestand; Oral tradition; Mündliche Überlieferung; Erfahrung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Berufsfreiheit; Gesundheitsberuf; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	Background: The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2020. The historical study of speech and language therapy (SLT) has been very limited. A small number of publications have traced the changes in the profession over time, but to date there has been no comprehensive work undertaken to gain an insight into the experiences of UK speech therapists who entered the newly formed profession after 1945. Aims: To use an oral history methodology to explore the life stories of early members of the profession. Methods & Procedures: Participants were recruited through RCSLT networks. Interviews were held across England and Scotland. Conversations were audio recorded and analysed using thematic network analysis. Archive material was used to complement participants' narratives. Outcomes & Results: Participants were 19 women who qualified between 1945 and 1968. Three global themes emerged: personal, professional and political stories. On a personal level, each reported steps towards autonomy and agency within the social constraints they experienced. Professionally, all commented on the vast expansion in the range of identifiable clinical fields between 1945, when the first participant qualified, and 2008, when the last participant retired. Politics and social policies impacted upon their lives and, sometimes to their surprise, the participants found themselves campaigning politically in pursuit of fairness for their profession. Conclusions & Implications: This paper offers a unique insight into the challenges and achievements participants experienced over their careers as early practitioners in the UK profession. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01