InterPHACE - Internetworked links for Phonetic Analysis in Clinical Education

This collaborative project addresses two key issues. The first is the need for Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) students to develop skills in analysis of a wide range of speech disorders and to apply these to clinical practice. The second is the lack of availability of instrumental analysis equipment in many SALT clinics. Telematic links between Queen Margaret University College (QMUC) and a variety of Health Care Trust clinics are being established, allowing speech data to be transmitted from SALT clinics to QMUC. Speech data is analysed in the QMUC Speech Analysis Laboratory, and the results are accessible by SALTs. QMUC staff and students are then able to engage in teleconference discussions with the SALT responsible for each client’s management, thus learning about the impact of analysis results on diagnosis and management. A data-base of clinical speech material is also being developed as a teaching/learning resource.