The Impact of Workplace Factors on Evidence-Based Speech-Language Pathology Practice for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Trembath, David
Arciuli, Joanne
Togher, Leanne
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Although researchers have examined barriers to implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) at the level of the individual, little is known about the effects workplaces have on speech-language pathologists ' implementation of EBP. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of workplace factors on the use of EBP amongst speech-language pathologists who work with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This study sought to (a) explore views about EBP amongst speech-language pathologists who work with children with ASD, (b) identify workplace factors which, in the participants' opinions, acted as barriers or enablers to their provision of evidence-based speech-language pathology services, and (c) examine whether or not speech-language pathologists ' responses to workplace factors differed based on the type of workplace or their years of experience. A total of 105 speech-language pathologists from across Australia completed an anonymous online questionnaire. The results indicate that, although the majority of speech-language pathologists agreed that EBP is necessary, they experienced barriers to their implementation of EBP including workplace culture and support, lack of time, cost of EBP, and the availability and accessibility of EBP resources. The barriers reported by speech-language pathologists were similar, regardless of their workplace (private practice vs organization) and years of experience.
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International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
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15
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© 2013 Informa Healthcare. This is an electronic version of an article published in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, August 2013, Vol. 15, No. 4 , Pages 396-406. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology is available online at: http://informahealthcare.com with the open URL of your article.
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