Byrne Nicole
University of Newcastle, Australia.
Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2010 Aug;12(4):344-51. doi: 10.3109/17549500903464346.
This paper provides insight into the reasons why students from similar undergraduate professional preparation programs (education and allied health) choose not to enter the speech-language pathology (SLP) program. A survey was conducted with students of education (n = 162), occupational therapy (n = 139), physiotherapy (n = 49) and social work (n = 64). Qualitative and quantitative analyses suggested that many of the students did not know about the speech-language pathology profession at the time when they selected their career or they had a limited knowledge of the scope of professional practice (e.g., identified SLP as too specific) and this may have influenced their decision making. These findings, along with recent research in regard to the factors that influence career choice in SLP, inform the SLP profession of the need for increased public education about the profession. Further, this increased need for public education becomes more vital as the profession prepares to ensure adequate number of SLPs for future service delivery in the face of increased service demands and SLP shortages.
本文深入探讨了来自类似本科专业预备课程（教育和健康相关专业）的学生选择不进入言语语言病理学（SLP）专业的原因。对教育专业学生（n = 162）、职业治疗专业学生（n = 139）、物理治疗专业学生（n = 49）和社会工作专业学生（n = 64）进行了一项调查。定性和定量分析表明，许多学生在选择职业时对言语语言病理学专业并不了解，或者对专业实践范围的了解有限（例如，认为SLP过于专业化），这可能影响了他们的决策。这些发现，连同近期关于影响SLP职业选择因素的研究，让SLP专业了解到有必要加强对该专业的公众教育。此外，随着该专业准备在面对服务需求增加和SLP短缺的情况下确保未来有足够数量的SLP来提供服务，对公众教育的需求增加变得更加至关重要。
