Engaging multiple stakeholders to improve speech and language therapy services in schools: an appreciative inquiry-based study

Table 2 Participant details (parents)

Participant reference	Relationship to child	Location	Speech and language therapy services accessed
P1	Mother	Dublin	Primary care service^a, language class^b & CAMHS^c
P2	Mother	Limerick	Primary care service, language class & private SLT
P3	Mother	Dublin	Primary care service, language class & special school
P4	Mother	Clare	Primary care service
P5	Mother	Cork	Primary care service
P6	Mother	Dublin	Primary care service & private SLT
P7	Mother	Dublin	Primary care service
P8	Father	Dublin	Primary care service
P9	Father	Tipperary	Early intervention^d, primary care service & language class

P parent
^aspeech and language therapy service provided in the community as part of a primary care team
^ba ‘special’ class with reduced numbers of children in a mainstream school, all of whom have severe DLD. There is an SLT (employed from the local health service) assigned to the class, providing regular input
^cChild and Adolescent Mental Health Services
^dmulti-disciplinary team of health professionals who provide diagnostic services and treatment for children with multiple needs prior to school-age

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