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Use and implementation of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health with Children and Youth within the context of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: an integrative literature review
Purpose: to discuss the implementation and use of the International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health, Children and Youth Version (ICF-CY) among children and adolescents, within the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) field. /
Methods: an integrative literature review. PubMed, Web of Science and VHL databases
were searched for papers published between 2006 and 2017 that reported on the use
of ICF and ICF-CY within the AAC context. Eighteen papers were reviewed and sorted
into: Category i) papers which reported on the use of the ICF or ICF-CY with people
who rely on AAC; and Category ii) theoretical papers or papers that used the ICF and
ICF-CY to organize the results. /
Results: papers used the frameworks with different purposes, including the characterization of the children and their environment, goal setting and measurement of the
results of therapeutic intervention. The papers drew on all elements, however, Activities
and Participation were the components most used. Parents or caregivers were most
commonly consulted in classifying the childrenâs and young peopleâs profiles of functioning, followed by the Educators and speech and language pathologists. /
Conclusion: classifications have shown advantages when used in the AAC field.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide training in order for professionals to implement
them in services
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