Evaluating the effectiveness of a communication board training program.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-1983
Abstract
This study introduces a technique for systemically observing the consequences of various aspects of treatment on the communicative effectiveness of nonspeaking persons using communication boards in natural settings. The case study of Kay, a 24-year-old nonspeaking woman residing in a nursing home, is presented. Three major factors were found to operate cumulatively in increasing Kay's overall communicative effectiveness: 1) revising the design of her original communication board; 2) training her to functionally use her new board to meet her daily communicative needs; and then 3) introducing interaction strategies to her listeners through an inservice training program. Highlights of Kay's and her staff's programs are discussed.
Volume
48
Issue
2
First Page
185
Last Page
191
ISSN
0022-4677
Published In/Presented At
Calculator, S., & Luchko, C. D. (1983). Evaluating the effectiveness of a communication board training program. The Journal of speech and hearing disorders, 48(2), 185–191. https://doi.org/10.1044/jshd.4802.185
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
6225907
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article