New graduates’ perceptions of preparedness to provide speech-language therapy services in general and dysphagia services in particular | Zendy

Shajila Singh | Zendy; Alannah Booth | Zendy; Fadziso Choto | Zendy; Jessica Gotlieb | Zendy; Rebecca Robertson | Zendy; Gabriella Morris | Zendy; Nicola Stockley | Zendy; Katya Mauff | Zendy

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New graduates’ perceptions of preparedness to provide speech-language therapy services in general and dysphagia services in particular

Author(s) -

Shajila Singh,

Alannah Booth,

Fadziso Choto,

Jessica Gotlieb,

Rebecca Robertson,

Gabriella Morris,

Nicola Stockley,

Katya Mauff

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

south african journal of communication disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.296

H-Index - 11

eISSN - 2225-4765

pISSN - 0379-8046

DOI - 10.4102/sajcd.v62i1.110

Subject(s) - dysphagia , preparedness , perception , speech therapy , swallowing , psychology , medical education , medicine , linguistics , applied psychology , audiology , political science , radiology , philosophy , neuroscience , law

Upon graduation, newly qualified speech-language therapists are expected to provide services independently. This study describes new graduates' perceptions of their preparedness to provide services across the scope of the profession and explores associations between perceptions of dysphagia theory and clinical learning curricula with preparedness for adult and paediatric dysphagia service delivery.

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