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CASE WEIGHTING IN A SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICE
Author(s) -
Papathanasiou Ilias,
Heron Chris
Publication year - 1998
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 - 10.3109/13682829809179418
Subject(s) - weighting , intervention (counseling) , speech therapy , psychology , service (business) , balance (ability) , applied psychology , psychotherapist , linguistics , audiology , medicine , psychiatry , business , neuroscience , radiology , philosophy , marketing
This study present an approach designed to calculate input provided by a speech and language therapy service. A case weighting system was developed in order to evaluate the cost of services, predict the need for intervention, balance and prioritise the caseload among therapists. It is suggested that this approach can be use widely in clinical practice.