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A SURVEY OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS' PRACTICE IN THE ASSESSMENT OF APHASIA
Author(s) -
Petheram Brian
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 - 10.3109/13682829809179419
Subject(s) - aphasia , psychology , perception , speech therapy , speech language pathology , medical education , applied psychology , cognitive psychology , medicine , audiology , physical therapy , neuroscience
This paper reports some of the findings from a survey of speech and language therapists (SLTs) regarding their practice in the assessment of aphasia and their views on the assessments currently available. The reason for the survey was a desire to investigate whether the concerns about the adequacy of current approaches expressed in the research literature were in line with the perceptions of practising clinicians. It is also seen as a means of helping to ensure that any new instruments that may be developed are relevant to the needs of clinicians.