What You Need to Know Before Choosing a Speech Pathologist

The field of speech pathology is huge - from toddlers to seniors, teaching students to how to say “r” to helping people who have had a stroke to swallow again, SLPs have a lot to keep up with!

In a recent national study, researchers found that school-based speech-language pathologists reported only moderate self-efficacy for providing multidimensional treatment for children who stutter (Beita-Eli & Boyle, 2020). 

In North Carolina, only 14% of school-based speech-language pathologists felt extremely confident in treating children who stutter - and 16.9% felt not at all confident (Briley, 2018). 

Yikes! So how do you find an SLP who is knowledgeable and confident treating people who stutter?

Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered! Visit https://www.infinitehorizonspeech.com/resources to download your free guide, “How to Choose a Speech-Language Pathologist!”

References:

Beita-Ell, C., & Boyle, M. P. (2020). School-based speech-language pathologists' perceived self-efficacy in conducting multidimensional treatment with children who stutter. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 51(4), 1172–1186. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_lshss-20-00044 

Briley, P. M. (2018). Issues in assessment of children who stutter: A survey of speech-language pathologists in the state of North Carolina. Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders, 3(2), 95–103. https://doi.org/10.21849/cacd.2018.00353 

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