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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

台灣語言治療師執行語音異常評估之現況調查

Abstract

Speech sound disorder (SSD) is one of the most frequently occurring types of human communication disorders. Approximately one-fourth of the clients of speech-language therapy clinics are diagnosed with SSD by speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Thus, investigating the professional development of SSD assessment by SLPs across various working contexts in Taiwan is important. The present study used a specifically designed questionnaire on SSD assessment. A sample size of 150 SLPs, who comprised 18% of all SLPs in Taiwan (the northern, middle, southern, and eastern regions), were invited to fill in the questionnaire anonymously. The questionnaire contained the following topics: time spent for SSD assessment, tasks adopted for SSD assessment, speech segment collected, the time it takes for analysis. The results showed that the average time spent by SLPs for SSD assessment in Taiwan was 54 min, which is far below the time spent for SSD assessment in the United States and Australia. Most SLPs performed the transcription and analysis of speech samples of two-syllable words and multi-syllable words. The first five tasks for SSD assessment included parent interview, articulation test, oral motor examination, hearing screening, and stimulating test. However, none of the assessments of phonological processing were included. The present survey reflects the current working characteristics, limitations of, and need for SLPs in Taiwan, which may provide the direction for future improvement in professional quality of SLPs and SSD assessment for related governmental departments, medical institutions, hearing and speech-language associations, and higher educational institutions.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

31

Last Page

47

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