The purpose of this guide is to introduce you to the resources and strategies that will help you do research in Communication Disorders. It includes links to recommended library and web resources, as well as detailed information on how to use these resources to locate current, relevant scholarship.
When you're first getting oriented to a topic, I recommend checking out The Practice Portal hosted by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). This resource features curated and peer-reviewed resources and succinct overviews of major clinical topics. While thorough research for evidence-based practice will require a deeper dive into the available scholarship, the Practice Portal offers a great introduction to major topics in the field of Communication Disorders.
Effective research skills are critical to the development of evidence-based practice (EBP), the method clinicians use to make informed, ethical decisions. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), "Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the integration of
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) resources from ASHA
A curated collection of tools, maps, tutorials, and a glossary of relevant terms
The Handbook for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders
Written for speech-language pathologists, this book demonstrates how to apply current best evidence in making critical decisions about the care of individual patients, be it screening, diagnosis or treatment of communication disorders.
