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TRAINEE SPECIALIST: MEETING THE NEEDS OF SERVICE PROVISION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
Hilton Rose,
Summersall Jill,
Kelly Louise,
Lee Alison,
Giles Jane
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 - 10.3109/13682829809179428
Subject(s) - scheme (mathematics) , modular design , set (abstract data type) , service (business) , medical education , psychology , field (mathematics) , computer science , medicine , business , marketing , mathematical analysis , mathematics , pure mathematics , programming language , operating system
A two‐year modular training scheme to enable qualified speech and language therapists (SLTs) to become specialists in the field of acquired neurological disorders in adults was set up to address problems of: difficulty recruiting to senior posts; lack of opportunity for inexperienced therapists to gain experience in this field and the need for structured supervision. The paper describes how time was found to devise and implement the modular Nine Box System, the problems encountered, the advantages and disadvantages of the scheme as a whole and future developments. The scheme has potential to meet the needs of managers in creating a pool of experienced specialists to recruit to senior posts. It meets the needs of junior SLTs in providing a structured means of preparing for specialisation with guaranteed supervision.