Some might regard treatment efficacy research as being limited to questions addressing
clinical issues, particularly those concerning accountability. Although the notoriety of efficacy …

Abstract Determining the optimal amount of intervention is possibly the biggest challenge
facing speech-language pathologists (SLPs) today. Baker (2012) has provided an erudite …

Empirical evidence exists for many of the different interventions in speech-language
pathology. However, relatively little is known about the optimal intensity of those …

Three theses are developed in this article. First, although they share the common goal of
striving toward the best intervention services possible, clinical practice and experimental …

Background: Randomized control trials and the use of meta‐analysis in systematic reviews
are the basis of evidence‐based practice. The paper reviews their use in the development of …

Through a variety of approaches, speech-language pathologists and audiologists have
produced strong evidence that treatments are generally potent. However, we have largely …

Research in related fields that employ behavioral interventions indicates that factors
common to treatment programs may be more important to successful outcomes than specific …

With major content updates and many more supporting online materials, the seventh edition
of the Treatment Resource Manual for Speech-Language Pathology is an accessible and …

Purpose To evaluate the completeness of intervention descriptions in recent randomized
controlled trials of speech-language pathology treatments. Method A consecutive sample of …

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are increasingly required to read, interpret and create
evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions. This requires a good understanding of …