Systematic review of speech and language therapy outcomes for children who are in Out of Home Care (OOHC)

Forfatter(e)

Byrne, N.

År

2017

DOI

10.1080/2050571X.2016.1207399

Tidsskrift

Speech, Language and Hearing

Sider

57-61

Kategori(er)

Omsorgssvikt og overgrep Språk og motorikk

Tiltakstype(r)

Barnevernsinstitusjon Foster- og beredskapshjem

Abstract

Purpose: To perform a systematic review of the research relating to the outcomes of speech-language pathology (SLP) intervention for children who have suffered maltreatment and are in Out Of Home Care.

Method: A search was performed of 10 electronic databases to identify studies which addressed two research questions. Structured review procedures were used to select and evaluate research studies.

Results: No studies met the review criteria, although some informal articles provided insight into potential ways to support children who had suffered maltreatment.

Conclusions: While there is a growing body of evidence that identifies an increasing number of children who have suffered maltreatment and are at high risk of communication impairment, there is a significant gap in the SLP research literature relating to the investigation of the outcomes of communication intervention for this cohort.