SLPA 47200: Clinical Methods

Best Bets

MEDLINE (EBSCO) / PubMed
This is a great tool for finding primary medical and research articles.
CINAHL
This is a great tool for finding education, health promotion, and psychosocial health articles along with research articles.
PsycINFO
This is a great tool for finding psychology, psychiatry, sociology and medical articles along with research articles.
ERIC (Ebsco interface)
This is a great tool for finding education articles.
 

Course Readings

Clinic Manual for Students in Speech Pathology Clinical Practicum-available online via SLPA department web page. Go to Documents for Enrolled Students, Clinic Folder. This information is essential and provides detailed procedures regarding therapy, diagnostic procedures regarding therapy, diagnostic and report writing.

Fujiki, M. Brinton, B., Isaacson, T., & Summers, C. (2001) Social behaviors of children with language impairment on the playground: a pilot study. Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 32, 101-113.

Gillam, R, & Frome Loeb, D. (2010). Insights from randomized controlled trials. The ASHA Leader, 1/19/20, 10-13.

Hall, B. (1991). Attitudes of fourth and sixth graders toward peers with mild articulation disorders. Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 22, 334-340.

Horn, E., & Banerjee, R. (2009). Understanding curriculum modifications and embedded learning opportunities in the context of supporting all children’s success. Language, Speech and hearing Services in Schools, 40, 406-415.

Defining Your Research Question

  • Determine and define the clinical problem
·       Frame this in a question format as it will help you determine the key concepts: population, intervention and outcome.
  • Generate a list of keywords using PICO
·       Patient or Population (what is the disorder or disease)
·       Intervention
·       Comparison (if any)
·       Outcome (what you are hoping to assess)

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Library Materials

Tutorials

CINAHL
A brief tutorial on searching CINAHL.

CINAHL Headings
A brief tutorial on searching CINAH Headings in CINAHL.