Although some studies have explored the adult therapeutic relationship in speech–
language pathology, few, if any, have examined it with regard to children. This study aimed …

Today, speech and language therapists working with the pre-school population routinely
involve parents in their children's treatment programmes. Also, there is increasing …

Few studies have explored clinician-client relationships in speech-language treatment for
children, although evidence indicates that these relationships may be important. Parents …

Background Collaborative practice between therapists and parents is a key element of
family‐centred care and is essential if we want to address family priorities and needs in …

Children have the right to express their views and to participate actively in decisions that
concern them. Implementing this principle in clinical practice poses a methodological …

Background: Considerations of the negotiated therapeutic relationship in speech and
language therapy are somewhat scarce, with specific therapeutic factors generally framed …

Background Several studies have suggested that practitioners hold speech and language
therapy (SLT) practice as tacit and consequently it is difficult for the therapist to describe. The …

Background Effective collaboration between speech and language therapists (SLTs) and
teachers is essential in meeting the needs of children with developmental language …

Background Current research investigating collaboration between parents and speech and
language therapists (SLTs) indicates that the SLT role is characterized by therapist‐led …

Background Historically speech and language therapy services for children have been
framed within a rehabilitative framework with explicit assumptions made about providing …