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Speech and language therapy for adults with special needs
Author(s) -
VENDITOZZI MARIA
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-6984.1995.tb01655.x
Subject(s) - psychology , work (physics) , service delivery framework , medical education , resource (disambiguation) , service (business) , speech language pathology , pedagogy , medicine , computer science , business , engineering , mechanical engineering , computer network , physical therapy , marketing
This paper reports on recent developments which took place at Hazeldene Work Resource Centre, Kilwinning, Scotland, in relation to the provision of speech and language therapy. The necessity to utilise limited resources in the most efficient manner required a change of focus at the Centre. In the past, provision of speech and language therapy services was limited to individual client‐based therapy, but now the re‐evaluation and reorganisation of service provision was considerd to be necessary. The staff at the Hazeldene Centre were keen to cooperate in an exploration of how best to improve the direct and indrect delivery of service. It was believed that the knowledge and skills of the speech and language therapist could contribute to the overall assessment of clients and thus the success of their educational and work placements would improve. Speech and language therapists have an in‐depth understanding of language and communication, knowledge of how and where it breaks down, and how to capitalise on existing skills. It was felt that these skills could contribute to the assessment package already in use at the Centre (see Appendix I) to help staff to reach informed decisions about a client's future.