Structured observation and informant report assessments in intellectual disability: Reflections of qualified and student speech-language pathologists.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of qualified and student speech-language pathologists (SLPs) on the clinical utility of informant report and observation tools following a 1-day workshop using a decision tree.

Method: Each participant group (qualified [ = 4] or student SLP [ = 8]) attended a 1-day workshop where they engaged with informant report and structured observation tools using video case studies. Each workshop concluded in a focus group conducted by an independent researcher.