Clinical teaching and mentoring: vital in the development of competent therapists.
The needs of under-graduate students and newly qualified speech and language therapists (SLTs) are discussed. The results of a small-scale survey of final year SLT students and one of newly qualified therapists are presented. Similarities between clinical teaching of under-graduates and mentoring of newly qualified therapists are identified. The paper calls for a combined training course for experienced SLTs to acquire the core knowledge and skills required to carry out either or both roles effectively.
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Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Lanarkshire Primary Care NHS Trust, Motherwell Health Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1TB.
D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000379:methods; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000193:education*