Collaboration between parents and SLTs produces optimal outcomes for children attending speech and language therapy: Gathering the evidence.
Inge S Klatte, Rena Lyons, Karen Davies, Sam Harding, Julie Marshall, Cristina McKean, Sue Roulstone
PMID 32383829WHAT IT FOUND
No tested outcome is reported for collaboration between parents and speech and language therapists.
The paper proposes a theory for future research.
What this paper is
This is a discussion paper proposing a preliminary programme theory for collaboration between parents and speech and language therapists. It reviews existing ideas and suggests future research, but it does not report patients, outcomes, or tested interventions. There is no finding here to change clinical practice.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the proposed programme theory as evidence that collaboration between parents and speech and language therapists improves children's language outcomes. The paper states it is a discussion paper intended to stimulate debate and research.