“As the family alone, we can’t make it a success.”: exploring the role of parents in their children’s successful use of alternative and augmentative communication
| Monday, May 27, 2024 |
| 2:50 PM - 3:05 PM |
| River View Room 05 |
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“As the family alone, we can’t make it a success.”: exploring the role of parents in their children’s successful use of alternative and augmentative communication
2:50 PM - 3:05 PMPresentation summary
Materials & methods: Qualitative data was obtained by individually interviewing parents (n=9). Nvivo was used to inductively code the data which was analysed following a Thematic Analysis process, with reference to the CCA.
Results: Thematic Analysis revealed themes and subthemes in the data. Themes were then mapped to the CCA model to evaluate 1) the role of parents in AAC, and 2) whether parents’ experiences reflect that as described in the CCA. Exploration of the themes and their relation to the Communication Capability Approach demonstrated the importance of the role of parents as opportunity facilitators in their childrens’ journeys with AAC
Conclusion: This study highlights areas that SLPs can use when introducing an AAC system to a family that move from beyond just providing instruction for the person and family to use the device. Clinical practice in AAC should consider how speech pathologists can provide parents with the knowledge, skills, and support to advocate for their own child and overcome the barriers they are faced with along the way.
Key messages
2. The role of the SLP involves not only teaching the parent how to use the device but also how to manage a team of support workers, teachers and other professionals.
3. For a child to become a successful AAC user the parent will need to take on a range of roles and to prioritise their child’s communication.
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“As the family alone, we can’t make it a success.”: exploring the role of parents in their children’s successful use of alternative and augmentative communication
2:50 PM - 3:05 PM**********
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