The Evaluate the degree of satisfaction and familiarity of undergraduate speech therapy students with clinical education in the presence of treatment team in people with cleft lip and palate

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the degree of satisfaction and familiarity of undergraduate speech therapy students with clinical education in the presence of treatment team in people with cleft lip and palate. The population of this interventional Quasi Exerimental study was 29 speech therapy students. In the first group there were 17 students who spent their internship outside the cleft lip and palate clinic and without getting familiar with team work and in the second group there were 12 students who spent their internship in cleft lip and palate clinic and got familiar with team work. At the end of the course, the degree of student’s satisfaction and familiarity was examined by the researcher-made questioner. The result showed that the mean score of satisfaction and familiarity from team therapy was more in the second group and had significant difference with the first group. (p-value≤0.000). According to resent result, in order to increase student's familiarity from treatment team, increase quality and strengthen the communication and cognitive skills, it is recommended to use team attendance approach in student's clinical education.