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Family Dynamics And Auditory Verbal Therapy, Casey Baldwin
Family Dynamics And Auditory Verbal Therapy, Casey Baldwin
Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders Undergraduate Honors Theses
Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) is an intervention approach that is structured around caregiver involvement. While this model emphasizes the need for interventions to occur throughout the week within activities of daily living, many families have different dynamics and are drifting away from the “standard” two-parent structure. This study aims to explore the different family structures and dynamics of children who are receiving AVT services. Findings demonstrated that AVT does not seem to interfere with participation in extracurricular activities, it may be beneficial for families to have different people in the family taking the child to therapy and facilitating therapy at …