(7) Service Delivery for Speech-Langauge Pathologists: What are My Options?

Dr. Brandel is the Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at West Virginia University. She is the author of several articles that have examined SLPs’ service delivery factors (time per week, decision making, etc.) as well as the decisions professionals make. Her research suggests decision-making by SLPs has remain unchanged in certain areas as well as vastly different in others. Moreover,  there is limited variability in the decisions related to service delivery despite research indicating that treatments can be effectively provided in variety of locations and intensities. Dr. Brandel will discuss clinical practice and ways to self-reflect in order to break out of these trends to help make student-centered decisions. 

Learning Outcomes/Objectives: 

Participants listening to this interview will be able to:

1.         Identify different service delivery models appropriate in a school setting. 

2.         Discuss barriers to utilizing various service deliver models.

3.         Evaluate the rationale for their own decision making.