Education and Human Sciences, College of (CEHS)
First Advisor
Judy Harvey
Second Advisor
Adrienne Pitt
Date of this Version
3-2024
Citation
A thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate College of the University of Nebraska in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Sciences
Major: Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
Under the supervision of Professors Judy Harvey and Adrienne Pitt
Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2024
Abstract
Children exposed to adverse childhood experiences, a variety of potentially traumatic events occurring within the first 18 years of life, are at increased risk for speech and language disorders. Due to the high prevalence of trauma and its lasting effects, it is almost guaranteed that children who are experiencing the ongoing effects from adversity will be found on practicing Speech Language Pathologists’ caseloads. This scoping review was designed to identify current screening practices of Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) in comparison to other professionals (e.g., allied health and education), as well as additional information related to screening procedures for SLPs. The researcher used the instructive work, Scoping Studies: Toward a Methodological Framework (Arksey & O'Malley, 2005), to search multiple databases resulting in screening articles’ titles, abstracts, and full text articles for inclusion in this review. A total of 45 studies were identified. The results of the scoping review indicated that screening practices are not currently used by speech language pathologists. However, a variety of other professions do screen for adverse experiences in childhood. When examining screening characteristics across professions, the most consistent results yielded a screener that was self-reported, a survey or interview, and was provided in any medium (e.g., paper, online, hybrid). This study provides preliminary evidence related to adverse childhood experience screenings across professions, specifically how to begin implementation of screening procedures by speech language pathologists. The results of this review point to the need for more research related to current informal screening practices of speech language pathologists.
Advisors: Judy Harvey and Adrienne Pitt
Included in
Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Other Education Commons, Social Psychology and Interaction Commons, Speech and Hearing Science Commons, Speech Pathology and Audiology Commons
Comments
Copyright 2024, Mallory Prior. Used by permission