The impact of a vocal improvement course in a speech language and hearing science prevention context.
BACKGROUND
Impact of a vocal improvement course.


OBJECTIVE
To analyze the impact of a course in the prevention and maintenance of the teachers' vocal health.


METHODS
Information analysis of 6 teachers, who attended a 32:30-hour-course, obtained from the questionnaires applied during the course and from an interview with 3 teachers, 11 months after the course ended.


RESULTS
Teachers valued the vocal warming up; took responsibility for the contents and activities which were not incorporated to their daily routine; followed the vocal health instructions when in the classroom and considered the time insufficient to retain the new concepts.


CONCLUSIONS
Changes were observed in the teachers' use of the voice, in higher or lower level.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal de São Carlos. mhgrillo@terra.com.br
Maria Helena Marotti Martelletti
MH
Grillo
D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014834:Voice Training