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Naomi H Rodgers1, Yanchen Zhang2,3, Philip Combiths1
1Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
|August 8, 2025
Summary
The STIRS training helps speech-language pathologists (SLPs) support social-emotional learning (SEL) in students with communication disorders. This pilot study showed the training increased SLPs' confidence and willingness to implement SEL practices.
Area of Science:
- Speech-language pathology
- Educational psychology
- Social-emotional learning
Background:
- Students with communication disorders often have unmet social-emotional needs.
- School speech-language pathologists (SLPs) lack specific training to address these needs.
- A novel training program, STIRS, was developed to integrate social-emotional learning (SEL) into SLP practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the preliminary effects of the STIRS training on SLPs.
- To assess the feasibility and acceptability of the STIRS training for elementary school SLPs.
- To inform the design of a future definitive trial for the STIRS program.
Main Methods:
- A pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted with 20 elementary school SLPs.
- SLPs were randomized to either the STIRS training or an active control condition.
- Measures included SLP attitudes, knowledge, self-efficacy, and training feasibility post-intervention.
Main Results:
- The STIRS training showed a small positive effect on SLPs' openness, knowledge, and self-efficacy compared to the control group.
- SLPs in the STIRS condition reported adequate acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility.
- The training demonstrated potential for increasing SLPs' confidence in supporting student SEL.
Conclusions:
- The STIRS training can enhance SLPs' willingness and confidence to support social-emotional learning in young students with communication disorders.
- Future trials should consider more clinical application training to improve engagement.
- Alternative trial designs may help mitigate enrollment challenges.
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