Knowledge, attitude, and practice in communication assessment of speech-language pathologists working with adolescents with mental health concerns.
Purpose: The recovery model underlying mental health services emphasises the importance of the voice of the adolescent client in identifying needs, goals, and negotiating intervention. This study aimed to characterise speech-language pathologists' (SLPs) knowledge, attitude, and practice in relation...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 316 - 331 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2026
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