A Qualitative Examination of Current Guidelines for Evidence-Based Practice in Child Language Intervention

Abstract

EBP is a necessary part of effective and ethical treatment. The resources needed, time involved, and availability of relevant information make current guidelines for EBP challenging for most full-time practitioners. Specific recommendations to address these concerns are offered.

Examining Speech Sound Acquisition for Children With Cochlear Implants Using the GFTA-2

“…Their reviews, pertaining to behavioral, social, health, and educational interventions, are indexed in MEDLINE (Clark, 2007). However, these organizational resources may be of limited value for issues pertaining to speech and language interventions primarily due to their focus on randomized controlled trials that are not typically employed with children (Brackenbury, Burroughs, & Hewitt, 2008), and they require a paid subscription. The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) provides an international database of systematic reviews on health care interventions; this rapidly growing collection of systematic reviews is freely accessible to the public.…”

Epilogue: What We Know about Nonspeech Oral Motor Exercises

“…He stated that clinicians have a responsibility ''to evaluate the literature and choose management procedures that have a credible evidence base.'' However, many clinicians state that a lack of time and access to appropriate materials interfere with their ability to use current research to guide clinical practice (Brackenbury et al; 22 Zipoli and Kennedy 21 ). Several researchers have offered suggestions to attempt to circumvent those issues.…”

“…Zipoli and Kennedy 21 further suggested that ASHA make available clinical practice guidelines and reviews that summarize the evidence on topics related to clinical practice. Brackenbury et al 22 also provided a variety of ideas to help clinicians access efficiently and evaluate pertinent information related to clinical practice. Although all of those recommendations may make it easier for clinicians to obtain information, it is ultimately their responsibility to use that information as appropriate in their own clinical practice.…”

Is Evidence-Based Practice a Threat to the Progress of the Qualitative Community? Arguments From the Bottom of the Pyramid

“…While scholars have gone to great lengths to illustrate the value of qualitative research and ensure that it is well-represented in all areas of academic life, there remains a gap of equality when compared to quantitative research, which is still viewed by many as superior, specifically in applied fields such as health (Brackenbury Burroughs, & Hewitt, 2008;Estabrooks, 1998). This has become particularly true as the evidence-based movement has continued to find its way into discussions around the legitimacy of qualitative research and resulted in calls for making qualitative research 'more scientific' and 'disciplined' (Lather, 2013), which has somewhat contentiously resulted in some more positivist ways of thinking about qualitative methods (St. Pierre, in press).…”