What makes a caseload (un) manageable? School-based speech-language pathologists speak

LA Katz, A Maag, KA Fallon, K Blenkarn, MK Smith - 2010 - ASHA
Purpose Large caseload sizes and a shortage of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are
ongoing concerns in the field of speech and language. This study was conducted to identify …

Retention of school-based SLPs: Relationships among caseload size, workload satisfaction, job satisfaction, and best practice

TL Hutchins, M Howard, PA Prelock… - Communication …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Nationally, the shortage of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in the schools is growing.
As such, it is important to understand factors related to the retention of SLPs in this setting …

Survey of SLP caseloads in Washington state schools: Implications and strategies for action

P Dowden, N Alarcon, T Vollan, GD Cumley… - 2006 - ASHA
Purpose To document statewide and regional caseloads and to examine workload
management strategies by surveying speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in Washington …

Speech-language pathology services in the schools: A follow-up 9 years later

J Brandel - Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in the schools provide services to students
with a variety of disorders and severity levels. This study built upon a previously published …

The critical shortage of speech-language pathologists in the public school setting: Features of the work environment that affect recruitment and retention

DL Edgar, LI Rosa-Lugo - 2007 - ASHA
Purpose The primary focus of this study was to elicit the perspectives of speech-language
pathologists (SLPs) regarding features of the work environment that contribute to and/or …

Speech-language pathologists' clinical decision making for children with specific language impairment

CM Selin, ML Rice, T Girolamo, CJ Wang - Language, Speech, and Hearing …, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose The speech-language pathologist's (SLP's) role for the specific language
impairment (SLI) population is to provide specialized intervention targeting underlying …

Work setting effects on speech-language pathology practice: Implications for identification of children with specific language impairment

CM Selin, ML Rice, TM Girolamo, CJ Wang - American Journal of Speech …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Most research on language acquisition and impairments is neutral to work setting;
however, work settings (eg, schools, health care) are expected to differ in alignment with …

Identification of gaps in training, research, and school-based practice: A survey of school-based speech-language pathologists

J Heilmann, A Bertone - Language, speech, and hearing services in schools, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) encounter many challenges in the school
environment. We sought to identify school-based SLPs' needs in the areas of training and …

Maintaining a therapeutic focus and sharing responsibility for student success: Keys to in-classroom speech-language services

BJ Ehren - Language, speech, and hearing services in schools, 2000 - ASHA
Although speech-language pathologists in the schools are being encouraged to provide
services more inclusively, they often express concern that they are becoming like classroom …

The speech-language pathologist in the schools: Changing roles

WE Harn, ML Bradshaw… - Intervention in School …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
The role of the speech-language pathologist in the schools is changing in response to
myriad developments within and outside the discipline of speech-language pathology …