Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: to investigate the inclusion of Educational Speech-Language Pathology in the curricula of Speech-Language Pathology programs in Brazil. Methods: a descriptive, exploratory, documentary research based on information from public domain documents. Data were collected from the search on the website of the Conselho Federal de Fonoaudiologia, each institution’s curricula being analyzed. Results: a total of 72 higher education institutions in Brazil, offering a Speech-Language Pathology bachelor program, was found. Of those that had their curricula available on the website, 34 offered at least one course on Educational Speech-Language Pathology. In most institutions, such courses had a study load of 40 hours or more, and 87.88% were exclusively theoretical. Conclusion: the presence of Educational Speech-Language Pathology in the curricula represents a progress. However, there is still a long way to go and there are many adjustments to be made for the speech-language pathologist’s training to satisfactorily include the field of education.
Highlights
The relationship between speech-language pathology (SLP) and education exists since SLP emerged as a profession
The results reveal that, by region, there is a greater proportion, in general, of higher education institutions (HEIs) with Speech-Language Pathology Programs that include a course related to Educational SLP in their curricula (Table 2)
It was verified that the 7th Region of the System of Speech-Language Pathology Councils – which encompasses Rio Grande do Sul – has proportionally the greatest number of HEIs offering courses related to Educational SLP, as five (71.42%) out of the seven HEIs listed in that Region meet this criterion
Summary
The relationship between speech-language pathology (SLP) and education exists since SLP emerged as a profession. In almost a century of activities in Brazil – with the profession active and regulated since 1981, it is perceived that speech-language pathologists, due to multiple reasons, including the unfamiliarity with programs and public policies, have drifted away from the field of education and overlooked it, as they settled as health professionals[1]. The work of the educational speech-language pathologist is mainly aimed at promoting education and learning through actions directed to the school community in the different stages of life. To this end, they consider the socio-educational reality of those involved, based on studies involving that population’s health and education context[7]
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