Communication and Collaboration between
Parents and Speech Language Pathologists
We are interested in parentsÕ perspective on the
communication and collaboration skills of speech language pathologists (SLPs).
In this research project, we will ask parents of children
who use AAC to
¥ watch
4 short videos of conversations between SLPs and parents,
¥ answer
a small number of questions about the communication and collaboration skills of
the SLP that they observe.
The whole research activity (including watching the videos
and answering the questions) will take approximately 20 minutes.
You will watch the videos, and answer the questions, using
the internet (a conference system called Skype). What
you say will be recorded and transcribed, but we will
keep no identifying information (i.e., we will not record your name on your
data).
The use of Skype requires a free
download of software. You will be
provided with instructions if you are not familiar with this software.
You will be paid $35 for your participation.
We will review the responses we receive from parents, and we will use this information to improve the training that we provide for speech language pathologists. We also will share the results of this research with other educational programs – again, no identifying information will be used in any presentation or publication activity. This research project is being conducted as part of the research program of the AAC Program at Penn State University, and has been approved by the Human Subjects Protection Office at Penn State University.
Thank you for your interest. Please email Jenn Thistle at Thistle.parentstudy@gmail.com for additional information (please do not post a reply to this listserv).
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