This is the second edition of Speech and Language Therapy: the decision-making process
when working with children. Following the success of the first edition it has been completely …

The management process in speech and language therapy begins as soon as children are
referred and therapists need to make decisions about how to proceed. Initially these relate to …

This article examines the implications of the British Code of Practice (which provides
guidelines for the identification, assessment, and service provision of children with special …

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 …

The 100 or so delegates to the Children's Services event held in September 2004 enabled a
representative sample of the professional membership to discuss models of service delivery …

This study investigated predictors of decisions made by speech and language therapists
(SLTs) to offer intervention for pre-school children and the children's outcomes relative to …

Speech and language disorders, which include swallowing difficulties, are usually managed
by speech and language therapists. Such a diverse, complex and challenging clinical group …

As therapists become involved in language, rather than speech development, collaboration
with parents and teachers is all the more vital if therapy is to be effective. This paper atempts …

First Published in 1998. Supporting Children with Communication Problems: sharing the
workload is, therefore, for practising teachers and therapists who have begun to work …

This paper describes two projects relating to a speech and language therapy service to
mainstream primary schools. The aim of the projects has been to improve service delivery by …