Contributions of Speech, Language and Hearing Pathology and Audiology for social and professional integration of customers

Introduction: the Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist works in various professional contexts, making various interventions, which can be analyzed as the possibilities for participation of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology in social integration of patients. Objective: To investigate the perception of interviewees about how their performance contributes to the social and professional integration of their patients. Methods: Subjects: (60 speech-language pathologists and audiologists) using the technique of snowball sampling from disclosure made by mail to the contact lists of speechlanguage pathologists and audiologists. They answered a questionnaire administered in an online *Ph.D. in Clinical Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC-SP, Brazil. ** Full Professor at the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Department of the School of Human and Health Sciences of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC-SP, Brazil. ***Full Professor at the Department of Fundamentals in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Physical Therapy of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC-SP, Brazil. Conflict of interests: No Authors’ contributions: BPBA Contributed to paper conception, data collection, interpretation and analysis, methods, writing and reviewing paper. CMLBContributed to paper conception, data collection, interpretation and analysis, methods and writing paper. RSLFContributed to paper conception, data collection, interpretation and analysis, methods and writing paper. MCCContributed to paper conception, writing and critical review. BCACNContributed to paper conception, writing and critical review. LPFProject Administration Contributed to paper conception, data collection, interpretation and analysis, methods, writing and reviewing paper. Mailing address: Beatriz Paiva Bueno de Almeida. R. Professora Iolanda Bortolini, 573Santa Rita do Passa Quatro – SP. Brasil. CEP: 13670-000 E-mail adress: lebealmeida@gmail.comr Received: 23/07/2014; Accepted: 25/09/2014 Contributions of Speech, Language and Hearing Pathology and Audiology for social and professional integration of customers