Progressing toward Life Goals: A Person-Centered Approach To Evaluating Therapy

This article on speech-language therapy argues that new emphases on the client's life participation, involvement in clinical decision making, and cultural sensitivity should be seen as additions rather than alternatives to therapeutic impairment-oriented approaches. It proposes that the client&...

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Published inTopics in language disorders Vol. 22; no. 1; p. 37
Main Authors Duchan, Judith, Black, Maria
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.11.2001
Subjects
Goal Orientation
Language Impairments
Outcomes of Treatment
Participative Decision Making
Quality of Life
Speech Impairments
Speech Language Pathology
Speech Therapy
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Summary:This article on speech-language therapy argues that new emphases on the client's life participation, involvement in clinical decision making, and cultural sensitivity should be seen as additions rather than alternatives to therapeutic impairment-oriented approaches. It proposes that the client's progression toward life goals be the standard used to evaluate the whole course of therapy. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
Bibliography:Theme Issue: Alternative Measures for Evaluating Treatment Outcomes.
ISSN:0271-8294
DOI:10.1097/00011363-200111000-00005