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Facilitated communication: The empirical imperative to prevent further professional malpractice

Mostert, Mark P.·2012·Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention
DOI 10.1080/17489539.2012.693840
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Boynton (Citation2012) recounts her discovery that facilitated communication (FC) is a completely ineffective educational intervention. Using her experience as a beginning point, I briefly outline the rise of FC, summarize previous research in the area, and present an empirical imperative as a means of debunking FC claims. Source of funding: No source of funding reported.

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  • The review by Mostert (2012) did not follow systematic review guidelines closely but included a review of previous reviews of FC and drew broader conclusions from more recently generated evidence of the pro-FC movement; no additional studies were reviewed.

    “The review by Mostert (2012), although not following systematic review guidelines closely, did include a review of previous reviews of FC and drew broader conclusions from the more recently generated evidence of the pro-FC movement; no additional studies were reviewed.”

    From Facilitated Communication and Authorship: A Systematic Review (2014) · cites this paper as Mostert (2012)

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Metadata

Authors
Mostert, M. P.
Affiliations
Disability Consultants International
Corresponding author
Mostert, Mark P.
Venue
Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2012-03
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
18-27
ISSN
  • 1748-9539 (ISSN-L)
  • 1748-9547
DOI
10.1080/17489539.2012.693840
OpenAlex
W2019122623
Cited by
12
References
44
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4
FWCI
4.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › Disability Education and Employment
Keywords
facilitated communication, professional malpractice, empirical evaluation, educational intervention, evidence-based practice, intervention effectiveness

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