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SEEING THE PERSON? DISABILITY THEORIES AND SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
Author(s) -
Jordan Lesley,
Bryan Karen
Publication year - 2001
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 - 10.3109/13682820109177928
Subject(s) - psychology , value (mathematics) , speech therapy , cognitive psychology , medicine , machine learning , computer science , audiology
The potential value of a framework enabling practitioners to conceptualise speech and language therapy from a range of perspectives engendered by different theories about disability is explored. Four disability research paradigms are used to categorise professional activities, whilst the ‘individual’ and ‘social’ models of disability are considered as alternative value systems. Challenges facing speech and language therapists in developing roles and services to embrace different perspectives are outlined.