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Graduate Students' Perceived Preparedness to Work with Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Barman, Brooke Elizabeth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1648496468801299

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2022, Master of Science (MS), Bowling Green State University, Communication Disorders.
The purpose of this research was to examine speech-language pathology (SLP) master’s students perceived preparedness and confidence to work with AAC users. Research questions addressed types and number of experiences with AAC, and SLP graduate students’ perceived preparedness and confidence to work with AAC users, and the relations between these. Graduate students currently enrolled in accredited master’s programs were recruited to participate in this study. Of the 731 respondents who completed the survey, 726 met inclusion criteria. The survey solicited information about respondents’ demographics, AAC training and coursework descriptions, AAC clinical experience descriptions, and their confidence and preparedness to work with AAC users after graduation. Analyses revealed statistically significant relationships between types and number of types of training experiences with feelings of confidence and preparedness. Results indicated a large number of SLP graduate students did not feel confident or prepared to work with AAC users after graduation and that SLP graduate students with a greater number of different types of training experiences were more confident and prepared to work with AAC users after graduation. These results enhance our understanding of the types and number of types of clinical experiences that result in higher levels of confidence and preparedness to work with AAC users.
Virginia Dubasik, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Timothy Brackenbury, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
39 p.
Speech Therapy
Augmentative and alternative communication; AAC; Speech-Language pathology; SLP; speech therapy; preparedness; confidence

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  • Barman, B. E. (2022). Graduate Students' Perceived Preparedness to Work with Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1648496468801299

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Barman, Brooke. Graduate Students' Perceived Preparedness to Work with Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 2022. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1648496468801299.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Barman, Brooke. "Graduate Students' Perceived Preparedness to Work with Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1648496468801299

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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