Date of Graduation
5-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science Education
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders
Advisor/Mentor
Hagstrom, Fran
Committee Member/Reader
Aslin, Larry
Committee Member/Second Reader
Frazier, Kim
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the inclusion of music in speech-language therapy. One hundred practicing speech-language pathologists (SLPs) participated in the study. There was no control for geographic location, length of time as an SLP, or work setting. A questionnaire devised from the research literature that gathered demographic information and the integration of music into speech-language therapy practices was used to gather data. It was electronically distributed via social media by means of a link that remained active for approximately six weeks. Data from the questionnaire was used descriptively to answer the questions of the study. The results indicated music is used in speech therapy across a wide range of settings with a variety of disorders; that it was used more with children than with adults; and that therapists believe that music use is beneficial in their interventions.
Citation
Farnell, T. (2015). The Inclusion of Music Therapy in Speech-Language Interventions. Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/rhrcuht/42