Determining parental attitudes towards speech and language therapy services

Speech and Language Therapy ProgramAnadolu University-The Institute of Health Sciences, September, 2005Advisor: Assist. Prof. lknur MAV ŞThe aim of the study is to determine parental attitudes of the effectiveness of therapy servicesthrough a questionnaire called ?A Scale of Parental Attitudes Towards Preschool Speech andLanguage Therapy Services? (Glogowska, M., Campell, R., Peters,T.J., Roulstone S.,Enderby, P.,2001). The study has a descriptive design. 40 parents participated in completingthe questionnaire.Firstly, reliability and construct validity of the questionnaire was examined in order to adapt itto Turkish parents. Afterwards, it was determined whether parents reflected positive ornegative attitudes towards therapy of language delay or articulation/phonological disorders.The other aim was to determine if the parental attitudes differ among children?s age, sex,diagnosis and duration of therapy sessions.The results of the study revealed that parents had positive attitudes towards speech andlanguage therapy services. The mentioned scale was accepted to be applicable to Turkishparents. Parental attitudes did not differ according to the factors related to children.Keywords: Speech and Language Therapy Services, Parental Attitudes, Scale Adaption