Social communicative disorders have been gaining attention recently, but in South Korea, clear statistics on prevalence rates and diagnostic criteria are lacking, resulting in inaccurate diagnosis and intervention in clinical settings. Previous studie...
Social communicative disorders have been gaining attention recently, but in South Korea, clear statistics on prevalence rates and diagnostic criteria are lacking, resulting in inaccurate diagnosis and intervention in clinical settings. Previous studies have primarily focused on the characteristics of social communicative disorders, while research on speech-language pathologists' awareness and intervention practices regarding social communicative disorders is insufficient.
In this study, we examined the differences in the conceptualization of social communication disorders based on demographic information among 43 speech-language pathologists' working in clinical settings, using an online survey. Additionally, we explored variations in their experiences with diagnosing and evaluating social communication disorders, as well as differences in their intervention practices. Furthermore, we investigated their awareness levels of social communication disorders, current practices in diagnosis and evaluation, and the status of clinical experience and intervention practices.
The research findings are as follows:
Firstly, while speech-language pathologists' are aware of social communicative disorders, the lack of standardized assessment tools for social communicative disorders made diagnosis unclear.
Secondly, issues such as insufficient education and materials for social communicative disorder intervention, as well as difficulties in parental counseling, were identified.
The significance of this study lies in providing foundational data for reassessing speech-language pathologists' understanding of social communicative disorders and enhancing intervention capabilities in clinical settings. It aims to contribute to the improvement of effective social communicative disorder language rehabilitation services.