PURPOSE The COVID-19 pandemic was a far-reaching disruptor in K-12 education beginning in the spring of 2020 when nearly all schools pivoted to remote instruction. Although the pandemic was officially declared over by the World Health Organization in May 2023, many questions remain about the long-term impact of the pandemic on K-12 education. The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the continued impact of the pandemic among school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) at the onset of the 2023-2024 school year. METHOD This study involved a survey of 193 school-based SLPs between September and December 2023. The results of the survey were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively to identify key themes and trends related to how the pandemic influences both their direct work with students and how they approach and reflect on their own careers. Multiple efforts were made to ensure the credibility and trustworthiness of the analysis. RESULTS This survey found that although many SLPs in public schools have largely returned to prepandemic practices, most perceived that the pandemic continues to influence their work in key ways. Specifically, survey responses highlighted the altered needs of students (e.g., social-emotional needs and academic gaps) as well as changes to how SLPs reflect on their careers as professionals serving communities. CONCLUSION The results of this study indicate that although the most obvious effects of the pandemic are no longer visible in schools (e.g., masking, distancing, relying on virtual services), the pandemic continues to make the work of school-based SLPs more challenging as they navigate the disconnect between the postpandemic demands of their work and prepandemic expectations, policies, and regulations.

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回归常态还是新现实？COVID-19 大流行如何在 2023-2024 学年开始时继续影响学校的语言病理学家。


目的 从 2020 年春季开始，COVID-19 大流行对 K-12 教育产生了深远的干扰，当时几乎所有学校都转向远程教学。尽管世界卫生组织于 2023 年 5 月正式宣布大流行结束，但关于大流行对 K-12 教育的长期影响仍然存在许多问题。本研究的目的是更深入地了解大流行在 2023-2024 学年开始时对学校语言病理学家 （SLP） 的持续影响。方法 本研究涉及 2023 年 9 月至 12 月期间对 193 名学校 SLP 的调查。对调查结果进行了定性和定量分析，以确定与大流行如何影响他们与学生的直接工作以及他们如何处理和反思自己的职业生涯相关的关键主题和趋势。我们做出了多项努力来确保分析的可信度和可信度。结果这项调查发现，尽管公立学校的许多 SLP 在很大程度上已经恢复到大流行前的做法，但大多数人认为大流行继续以关键方式影响他们的工作。具体来说，调查回复强调了学生需求的变化（例如，社交情感需求和学术差距）以及 SLP 如何反映他们作为为社区服务的专业人士的职业生涯的变化。结论 本研究的结果表明，尽管大流行最明显的影响在学校中不再可见（例如，戴口罩、保持距离、依赖虚拟服务），但大流行继续使学校 SLP 的工作更具挑战性，因为他们在大流行后的工作需求与大流行前的期望之间游走。 政策和法规。