The Family as Supportive Personnel in Speech and Hearing Remediation.

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Title: The Family as Supportive Personnel in Speech and Hearing Remediation.
Authors: Gerber, Sanford E., Rehabilitation Services Administration (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Availability: Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 84
Publication Date: 1971
Descriptors: Aphasia, Conference Reports, Family Influence, Family Role, Hearing Impairments, Speech Handicaps, Stuttering, Voice Disorders
Abstract: The proceedings of the conference/short course on the role of the family as supportive personnel in speech and hearing remediation focus upon the family and its relationship and interaction with the speech, language, or hearing handicapped individual. The purpose of the course was to emphasize the importance of utilizing the family as a manpower resource in the fields of speech pathology and audiology. The five major papers concern voice disorders and the family environment, the family of the laryngectomee, family influences on stuttering and stuttering therapy, family role in the management of the deaf child, and the role of the family in aphasia. Substantial discussions follow each presentation. (KW)
Entry Date: 1973
Accession Number: ED072574
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The proceedings of the conference/short course on the role of the family as supportive personnel in speech and hearing remediation focus upon the family and its relationship and interaction with the speech, language, or hearing handicapped individual. The purpose of the course was to emphasize the importance of utilizing the family as a manpower resource in the fields of speech pathology and audiology. The five major papers concern voice disorders and the family environment, the family of the laryngectomee, family influences on stuttering and stuttering therapy, family role in the management of the deaf child, and the role of the family in aphasia. Substantial discussions follow each presentation. (KW)