Introduction:

the history of speech therapy in Pinar del Rio has its basics in the systematization of the foundational schools and the development of speech therapy and phoniatrics in Cuba carried out by medical specialists, speech therapists, as well as by studies carried out in the area of pedagogical sciences.

Objective:

to analyze the historical development of speech therapy in Pinar del Rio and its evolution from the triumph of the Cuban Revolution to the present in the process of initial and permanent training of the speech therapist.

Methods:

a historical study was carried out, using an interpretative approach, with the use of historical-logical research methods, documentary analysis, interviews, testimony and key informants.

Results:

an analysis of the history of speech therapy in Pinar del Rio after 1959 was carried out, which made it possible to determine the main events that have characterized the development of this discipline, arranged chronologically by moments or historical periods.

Conclusions:

the history of speech therapy in Pinar del Rio is characterized by the intersectorial and multidisciplinary link, address to the community. The initial and permanent training of the speech therapist is based on the association with universities and personalities of medical, psychological, pedagogical and linguistic sciences at international and national level.

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