Training communication partners of students with complex communication needs in the school context: a literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Borges, Bianca Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Lourenço, Gerusa Ferreira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Educação Especial (UFSM)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/educacaoespecial/article/view/68753
• topic: Comunicação Alternativa; Formação de professores; Revisão Sistemática da Literatura; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Teacher training; Literature systematic review; Comunicación Alternativa; Formación de profesores; Revisión sistemática de la literatura

Communication partners have very important roles in the implementation process of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems. In the school context, teachers of students with complex communication needs are the main communication partners. Literature indicates the existence of a deficit in the preparation of these teachers to deal with the communication demands of these students, which highlights the necessity of offering inital and continuing training programs to minimize such problems. In this scenario, this study sought to investigate how this training is being conducted. To this purpose, the research methodology adopted was a systematic literature review, with papers advanced search in Portal de Periódicos da CAPES e SciELO, published in the last 10 years, in Portuguese and English, obtaining a final sample of 22 papers. The results of these papers indicate that training programs are being proposed mostly in the international context, with low recurrence in the national context reported in these databases. Furthermore, training programs have been focusing on communication partners beyond teachers, including other education professionals, such as paraprofessionals, peers, and the user's family, as well as CAA users themselves. All papers reported positive results in at least some of the strategies taught, reinforcing the need for these professionals to receive adequate training and be prepared to deal with the demands of their students. Concludes the relevance of investigations on the training and qualification of facilitators and partners in the school environment.