The Speech Generating Device (SGD) Mentoring Program: Supporting the Development of People Learning to Use an SGD

Liora Ballin; Susan Balandin; Roger J. Stancliffe

doi:10.1007/s10882-012-9322-0

The Speech Generating Device (SGD) Mentoring Program: Supporting the Development of People Learning to Use an SGD

Liora Ballin
, Susan Balandin
, Roger J. Stancliffe

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Abstract

Mentoring in speech generating device (SGD) use by adults who use an SGD proficiently offers the potential to improve the device usage of people learning an SGD. The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of SGD mentoring on the mentees' SGD usage. Three mentors, aged 23, 31, and 54 years, and 3 mentees, aged 13, 14, and 32 years, participated. A nonconcurrent multiple baseline across participants design was used to assess the outcomes. Mentee conversation samples were analyzed for the number of total words, the number of different words, and the number of bound morphemes produced in mentoring sessions. Improvements were made in these measures across the mentees following commencement of mentoring sessions with a trained SGD mentor. These results provide preliminary evidence of SGD mentoring success.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	437-459
Number of pages	23
Journal	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-012-9322-0
State	Published - Aug 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledgements This research is supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia/Cerebral Palsy Foundation co-funded doctoral scholarship and by funds provided by Speech Pathologists, Physiotherapists, and Occupational Therapists on Developmental Disabilities (SPOT on DD) and Speech Pathology Australia. The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of these organizations. The authors would like to thank the participants who contributed their time to this research.

Keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
Learning
Mentor
Mentoring
Modeling intervention
Speech generating device (SGD)

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