History of the Speech-Language Pathology Teaching Assistance Center at the Federal University of Bahia

Abstract

Introduction: Speech therapy clinic-schools play a fundamental role in the training of future professionals. The Speech-Language Pathology Teaching Assistance Center (CEDAF) was created with the intention of being a clinic-school of the Graduation Course in Speech Therapy at the Federal University of Bahia. Purpose: Describe the history of CEDAF, to contextualize the changes it has gone through, highlighting the main events from the perspective of actors who are part of this path. Method: This is a qualitative study, characterized as exploratory and descriptive, carried out at the CEDAF clinic. Oral data sources were used, collected through interviews and focus groups, recorded in audio, transcribed, and analyzed according to thematic category, seeking to identify the core meanings. Results: It was possible to perceive the intense transformation that CEDAF has undergone throughout its twenty years of history. Among the most significant changes are the expansion of the physical space, the increase in the number of students in the course and the hiring of new professors, the admission of speech therapists in the clinic and the agreement signed with the municipal health network. Conclusion: Registering a first version of the history of CEDAF can contribute to making this place a field of research in continuous improvement in the training of future professionals in speech therapy and service provision.