Models of Academic and Clinical Education

2126V - Reframe Your Thinking to Get Started in Implementation: Challenges and Opportunities

ON-DEMAND

Format: 1-Hour Seminar (Virtual)

Audience: Researchers

Keywords: Clinical-practice research, Early intervention, School-age, AAC, Evidence-based Practice

Presenting Author(s)

Meghan Davidson

University of Kansas

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John Heilmann

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Mollie Romano

FSU
Cathy Binger

University of New Mexico

Author Only (Not Presenting)(s)

Jennifer Kent-Walsh

University of Central Florida

Presenting Author(s)

Natalie Douglas, PhD, CCC-SLP

Associate Professor
Central Michigan University
Julie Fuerstein

University of Central Florida
Jessica Caron, ABD, CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor
Penn State University

Implementation science (IS), or the study of how evidence-based practices are adopted into real-world clinical settings, is a growing area of research in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). However, CSD IS researchers continue to face challenges while also identifying opportunities to grow and sustain research in this area. The purpose of the proposed presentation is to share four case examples of how current researchers are addressing and identifying challenges and opportunities for IS in CSD related to language sample analysis, early intervention, AAC, and literacy. In each case example, IS researchers describe a brief overview of their project, the IS Framework used, challenges faced, and opportunities found.

Learning Objectives:

Identify different implementation science (IS) frameworks
Describe challenges teams face when conducting IS research
Indicate potential opportunities to faciliate IS research