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Parent experiences of undertaking speech therapy with their child with a cleft speech disorder
What is it about?
What parents felt about in-depth training and taking the lead in therapy activities with their child with a cleft-related speech disorder. Parents were very positive about the training course, and mainly about the intervention programme. They felt empowered to help their child. This tells us that SLPs should train parents so they can take a direct role in intervention with their child, whilst providing ongoing supervision and support.
Why is it important?
This is the first study in which parents have had in-depth training so that they are equipped and empowered to undertake therapy with their child with cleft-related speech sound disorders. It is a detailed report of their experiences of the training and the subsequent therapy they undertook with their child. This evidence suggests that this could be an alternative model of service delivery for children, with the potential to improve access to therapy in a climate where there are typically long waiting lists.