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However, this training is not always fully used in clinical work and clinicians may find it difficult to maintain their skills, suggesting a \u2018theory\/practice gap\u2019.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>This paper surveys speech and language therapists\u2019 (SLTs) views of their training, practice and maintenance of transcription in order to investigate the posited theory\/practice gap and to explore how education in phonetics is translated into practice.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods &amp; Procedures<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 759 SLTs from the UK were surveyed via an online questionnaire. Multiple\u2010choice questions were analysed using descriptive statistics, and free\u2010text comments were analysed thematically.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Outcomes &amp; Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Thirty\u2010five per cent of SLTs found learning phonetics quite easy, and 30% quite difficult. Respondents suggested that more time was needed to practise transcription in and out of the classroom; nevertheless, the majority felt at least equipped to undertake transcription after their training. A total of 75% of SLTs require transcription for their role, with 61% using it often or all the time. Some 45% use a mix of broad and narrow transcription, with 41% using only broad transcription. Those not using narrow transcription attributed this to lack of confidence. A total of 57% of SLTs did not feel supported to maintain transcription skills in the workplace, and 80% had never attended a refresher course in transcription, with 75% wishing to do so.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions &amp; Implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>As many clinicians found it difficult to learn transcription, there is an opportunity to provide more transcription practice both in and beyond the classroom. Despite most clinicians feeling equipped to undertake transcription upon completion of their training, and a large majority requiring transcription for their role, a theory\/practice gap is apparent in the relatively small number of clinicians using narrow transcription exclusively, and those not using it expressing lack of confidence in their skills. Additionally, as many clinicians have never attended refresher training in transcription, and rely on their course notes to maintain their skills, more provision of opportunities for revision should be made available. With clinicians remembering a need for more practice during their training, and expressing a desire for more training opportunities in practice, there is an opportunity for clinicians, educators and regulatory bodies to work together to provide packages of transcription training material that can be used by students and practitioners to maintain and extend their skills.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/1460-6984.12381","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,28]],"date-time":"2018-02-28T06:23:03Z","timestamp":1519798983000},"page":"776-787","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":25,"title":["Clinicians\u2019 views of the training, use and maintenance of phonetic transcription in speech and language therapy"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"53","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7804-7250","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rachael\u2010Anne","family":"Knight","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences, City University of London London UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chandni","family":"Bandali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences, City University of London London UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Clare","family":"Woodhead","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences, City University of London London UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Parul","family":"Vansadia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences, City University of London London UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_7_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3109\/13682828509012268"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/14015430902913535"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_4_1","first-page":"1","volume-title":"The New Phonologies: Developments in Clinical Linguistics","author":"Ball M. 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