Gather the Case History for SSDs

Question 1

case history, methods

Answer 1

• review child’s chart (medical and school)
• case history form completed by parent/guardian
• parent/guardian interview

Question 2

purposes examining case history information

Answer 2

• ID factors contributing to speech sound skills
• provide understanding of varied factors impacting on child’s development and performance (across area)
• provide data that may influence recommendations
• identify, rule out possible contributing factors
• determine need for referral

Question 3

given what you already know about protective and risk factors for SSDs, what are some things that you would look for in a case history?

Answer 3

• language impairments
• reading disabilities
• academic impacts
• social development prenatal and postnatal events (prematurity)
• siblings

Question 4

interview guidelines

Answer 4

• create an atmosphere that fosters communication between the interviewer and interviewees
• decrease clinician taking time and increase interviewee talking time
• avoid feeding the interviewee the answer
• use broad open-ended comments or questions initially to elicit information
• listen for and note themes

Question 5

create atmosphere that fosters communication between the interviewer and interviewees

Answer 5

• avoid abrupt shifts in topic
• acknowledge and respond to all responses
• use nonverbal behaviors that convey a notion of interest and acceptance

Question 6

decrease clinician taking time and increase interviewee talking time

Answer 6

• interviewer use nonverbal response shifting “turn” back to the interviewee
• what else, tell me more

Question 7

avoid feeding the interviewee the answer

Answer 7

• “you look at books with you child, right?”
• “Sam babbied a lot as an infant, didn’t he?”

Question 8

use broad open-ended comments or questions initially to elicit information

Answer 8

• I heard you say…
• tell me more about…
• can you tell me a little about how does he usually…
• what else?