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A Case For Early Intervention Speech Therapy For All Children In The Foster Care System, Moriah Manchack May 2021

A Case For Early Intervention Speech Therapy For All Children In The Foster Care System, Moriah Manchack

Honors Theses

A look into the need for Early Intervention speech therapy services for children in the foster care system, as well as the laws and provisions for these services.


Importance Of The Social Model Of Disability In The Field Of Speech/Language Pathology, Sidney Salyers Apr 2021

Importance Of The Social Model Of Disability In The Field Of Speech/Language Pathology, Sidney Salyers

Honors Theses

The social model of disability seeks to differentiate between an individual's impairment and the ways in which society is disabling to them. In this thesis, I explore how the social model of disability can be implemented in the field of speech/language pathology, specifically highlighting appropriate language use and stigma.


Benefits Of Music Therapy When Used Collaboratively With Language Therapy, Rebekah Grace Oliver Mar 2021

Benefits Of Music Therapy When Used Collaboratively With Language Therapy, Rebekah Grace Oliver

Honors Theses

Music is a large aspect of every culture. Music can calm a child in distress, create friendships, give people a way to express themselves, and even define the differences between generations and cultures. Famous Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen once said, “Where words fail, music speaks.” Researchers have studied how music can influence a person’s ability to absorb knowledge, as well as induce fluent speech for a stutterer. However, the effects of music therapy in combination with language therapy for children with language delays have not been studied to their fullest extent. For the past year and a half, I …