Journal of Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids
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Abbey M. Leibig

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• Research Article
  Bullying in Schools: Speech Language Pathologists’ Responses to Specific Bullying Incidents
  Author(s): Gordon W. Blood, Kathryn L. Decker, Kristen A. Raviotti, Abbey M. Leibig and Ingrid M. BloodGordon W. Blood, Kathryn L. Decker, Kristen A. Raviotti, Abbey M. Leibig and Ingrid M. Blood
  
  Objective: The perceptions of school-based Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) about the seriousness of different bullying incidents, the likelihood of their intervention, and their selection of management strategies were examined. The following hypotheses were tested: 1) SLPs view all four types of bullying of children with SLI (Speech Language Impairment) as equally serious, 2) SLPs are equally likely to intervene in all four types of bullying of children with SLI, and 3) SLPs are likely to use similar intervention strategies in all four types of bullying of children with SLI. Methods: A mailed survey describing 4 types of bullying (physical, verbal, relational and cyber) of students with Specific Language Impairment was completed by 436 SLPs (93.1% female; mean age=45.6 years, SD=13.9). Results: A majority (89%) of .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2375-4427.1000121

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