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Appendix. Interview guide
Primary: Tell me about your recent experience conveying
developmental concerns to parents with the aid of the
“Blue Book”.
Secondary:
What went well about the experience?
Why did you feel that went well?
What was more difficult about the process?
Why did you find that difficult?
Reflecting on your most recent experience, how did you
feel conveying these concerns to parents?
What do you like and/or dislike about this situation?
Primary: Did you find the “Blue Book” useful as a
resource when conveying developmental concerns to
parents?
Secondary:
How did you use it?
Can you tell me about the aspects of the blue book that
you found useful?
Can you tell me about the aspects of the blue book that
you found were not useful?
How did having this resource make you feel?
In what way did this resource support you?
Primary: What do you feel you have learnt from
conveying developmental concerns to parents?
Secondary:
Can you tell me about your preferred approach to these
discussions?
Are there any other tools/information you believe would/
could support your approach to these discussions?
Is there anything else you would like to add to our
conversation today?
Tara Shem is a speech-language pathologist and PhD candidate
at Flinders University in South Australia. Chris Brebner is a
paediatric speech-language pathologist and senior lecturer at
Flinders University. Lilienne Coles is a paediatric speech-
language pathologist and clinical education coordinator at Flinders
University.
Correspondence to:
Tara Shem
Speech-language pathologist
Speech Pathology, School of Health Sciences
Flinders University of South Australia
GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001
phone: + 61 8 8204 5942
email:
educators. Collaborating with educators could assist in
earlier identification and therefore intervention for children
with developmental difficulties, including those related to
communication. However, the results also suggest there are
issues with parents accessing services and following
through when concerns are identified. Therefore, future
research could further examine these issues with access to
services during the early years.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the following: the childcare
centres and staff for their support and participation in this
study; Child and Youth Health (South Australia) and
Catherine Isam for generously providing background
information and resources for this study.
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1 The CHR was referred to as the “book” and the “blue book” by
participants.