外来相談システムの運用状況の分析(第2報) : 教育機関との連携にみる言語聴覚士の役割

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We initiated cooperation with educational institutions using an outpatient consultation system in our department in April 2012. We analysed the use of this consultation system between April 2011 and September 2013. We investigated the cooperation methods used with educational institutions and discussed the roles of speech-language-hearing therapists (STs). These results revealed that consultation system activity of for school-aged children had increased year by year during fiscal years 2011 (N = 15), 2012 (N = 16) and 2013 (N = 24). A total of 24 school-age children were receiving continuous support under this consultation system, and cooperation with educational institutions was being implemented for 13 of these children (54.2%). Cooperation methods included information sharing in writing or by telephone and tours by teachers to the guidance settings of STs. In addition, as a meaningful practical method, STs may visit schools in some cases. To enable smooth cooperation, it is necessary for educational institutions to recognize STs as a "familiar" presence. In this respect, it was also considered as effective for STs to visit schools and to propose specific guidance plans that enable appropriate speech activities in educational settings.