PRÁTICAS FONOAUDIOLÓGICAS COM A LINGUAGEM NO CONTEXTO EDUCACIONAL.

This research aims to identify and analyze which practices, especially with language, have been carried out by a group of speech therapists working in education in Bahia, and to reflect on the theoretical bases that support these practices. This is a cross-sectional, qualitative study, which had the participation of five speech therapists working in the educational area. Data were produced through semi-structured interviews, later transcribed, organized and categorized for analysis. The results pointed to the fact that speech therapy practices carried out in the field of education, especially with language, are still quite heterogeneous and guided, above all, by demands related to disturbs and disorders. It is concluded that it is still necessary, at the base of speech therapy practices, health perspectives and demedicalizing language that contribute to improving the quality of education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]