Browsing Clinical Speech & Language Studies by Date of Publication
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Towards Earlier and Improved Detection of Oropharyngeal Swallowing Disorders in the Acute Care Setting
(Trinity College Dublin. Department of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, 1999)Oropharyngeal swallowing disorders (OPSD) leading to aspiration and reduced swallow efficiency are common in the acute care setting. Patients presenting with swallow disorders are at a significant risk of developing medical ... -
The perceptual and instrumental assessment of nasality and nasal airflow errors associated with velopharyngeal dysfunction
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Clinical Speech & Language Studies, 2000)This study aimed to develop a reliable and valid perceptual profile for the assessment of nasality and nasal airflow errors in speech. To date, clinicians rely on simple categorical or numerical scales of nasality and nasal ... -
Women and education in Ireland: Factors linked to the cessation of formal education in adolescence and re-entry into formal education in midlife
(2001)A higher education puts a woman in control of herself and that lasts a lifetime. According to DeMott (1990), the resource most widely used as a tool for upward mobility is education. However, for many women, the opportunity ... -
Speak to me...speak to me please : Conversational sociability: an emergent ability amidst perceived disability in chronic schizophrenia
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Clinical Speech & Language Studies, 2002)An analysis of the conversational interactions of people with chronic schizophrenia, to expose an ability where heretofore disability has been described, is the focus of this thesis. Conversation is one aspect of communication ... -
You have no idea. You have no idea what it is like...not to be able to talk : exploring the impact and experience of acquired neurological dysarthria from the speaker's perspective
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Clinical Speech & Language Studies, 2003)This thesis explores the impact and experience of acquired neurological dysarthria. Despite the fact that this is the most commonly acquired speech disorder, little has been written to date on its psychological impact, ... -
Good communicators, poor speakers : an exploration of low speech intelligibility and phonological impairment in children and young adults with Down syndrome
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Clinical Speech & Language Studies, 2003)These studies investigated phonological impairment in 75 children and young adults with Down syndrome (DS) who presented clinically with low speech intelligibility. The first study compared intelligibility levels and ... -
Student perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of problem based learning.
(Department of Education, 2004)A higher education puts a woman in control of herself and that lasts a lifetime. According to DeMott (1990), the resource most widely used as a tool for upward mobility is education. However, for many women, the opportunity ... -
Narratives of stroke and aphasia : an ethnographic investigation
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The 'triple jump' assessment in problem based learning: An evaluative method used in the appraisal of both knowledge acquisition and problem solving skills
(AISHE, 2007)Learning and evaluation are inextricably linked, and students who are active participants in their own learning should be active participants in the assessment of their acquired knowledge (Rangachari, 2002). The triple ... -
Examining students' clinical skills: Assessment of the 'unseen' client in a speech and language therapy clinic
(AISHE, 2007)Towards the end of their undergraduate careers, speech and language therapy stu- dents are expected to have developed an advanced level of clinical expertise, in the assessment, diagnosis and management of a wide range of ... -
Revised IALP Education Guidelines (September 1, 2009): IALP Guidelines for Initial Education in Speech-Language Pathology
(2010)Since the original adoption, many cultural, political and educational changes have taken place globally. Several countries are developing an awareness of the need to provide services to persons with disabilities. Others ... -
Attuning : a theory of interaction of people with severe and profound intellectual and multiple disability and their carers
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Responding to uncertainty in the context of clinical pragmatics and speech and language therapy practice : a grounded theory study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Clinical Speech & Language Studies, 2011)Clinical pragmatics is a relatively young and evolving area. Clinical pragmatics involves the application of theory and constructs from the broad area of pragmatics to intervention and research in the area of communication ... -
EDUCATION OF EUROPEAN FLUENCY SPECIALISTS The European Clinical Specialization on Fluency Disorders (ECSF)
(2011)The European Clinical Specialization on Fluency Disorders (ECSF) project consists of one-year post-qualification fluency specialization training and a harmonized graduate fluency program. It was developed by eight European ... -
Botulinum toxin for upper oesophageal sphincter dysfunction in neurological swallowing disorders
(2012)Background: Adequate upper oesophageal sphincter (UOS) opening is critical to safe and efficient swallowing due to the close proximity of the UOS to the airway entrance. Many people with neurological conditions, progressive ... -
Witnessing Stories: Definitional Ceremonies in Narrative Therapy with Adults who Stutter
(2012)Background: Narrative therapy (White & Epston, 1990) was developed as an approach to counselling, as a response to the power relations that influence people's lives. Its use with people who stutter has been documented. A ... -
Schizophrenia and Metarepresentational Abilities in Conversation: A Preliminary Analysis of Question Interpretation from a Relevance Theoretic Perspective
(Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012)
