Aim: The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand how occupational therapists engage in reflexive professional practice while completing an 8 week programme for unemployed people. The study proposes to identify ...

How do Perceived Parental Behaviours Influence the Career Development of Adolescents in Irish Schools! A Pilot Study, aimed to establish if the behaviours of parents affect how adolescents view their career decisions, ...

Background Community participation is a major goal for all disabled people, but one which has proven difficult for adults with intellectual disabilities (HSE 2011). With a strong history of isolation and current change ...

Background: Research has examined the efficacy of whole-class language intervention implemented by mainstream teachers to school-aged children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds (Goodwin & Ahn 2013; Hadley et al. 2000; ...

Background: Perceptual listening is considered the ‘gold standard’ in the assessment of speech disorders relating to cleft palate (Kuehn and Molle 2000) but controversy remains as to the most appropriate type of rating ...

In a world that is becoming increasingly dependent on technology, people are becoming more at ease with its importance. Despite this, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) investments in the Irish education system ...

Factors such as cognitive ability, fatigue and patient compliance hinder the effectiveness of current treatment measures for the dysphagic population (Sdravou et al. 2012, Bulow et al 2003, McCurtin 2012). Research highlights ...

Background: Morbidity and mortality from aspiration pneumonia is a significant health issue in dysphagic patients. Therapeutic techniques which facilitate safe swallowing in these patients are needed. Identification of new ...

Background: Anomia varies widely across aphasic individuals. Particularly important are the types of errors that aphasics make. Error types, whether semantic or phonological, can provide clues as to where the breakdown has ...

Background: Conversation Partner Schemes, an intervention for individuals with aphasia influenced by the social model of disability, are now a key component of speech and language therapy student training. The impact of ...