scholarly journals FOR THE 1ST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION VOICE AND SWALLOW DISORDERS; 13-15 MARCH 2015

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Amina Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Human Race ◽  
Human Infants ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
National Conference ◽  
The World ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Multiple Languages

It was indeed an enormous honour for the College of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences (CSLHS), Ziauddin University to host our country’s 1st National Conference on Communication Voice and Swallow disorders (1NCCVS), with distinguished speakers and guests enthusiastically participating from India, England, UAE, America, Sweden, Lahore and Islamabad, endeavoring to bring Pakistan on the world map in the field of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology. Communication is inherent to our existence; it is the divine blessing that makes us who we are. Language magnanimously characterizes the human race and has the power to bind those that share it as a common medium of shared thoughts and information amongst one another. Proficient knowledge and use of multiple languages by people of our world can profoundly affect their socio-cultural beliefs and practices. Human infants are born with the potential to acquire language, which is one of the most miraculous human abilities that encompasses sensory, neuromotor, psycholinguistic, social and cognitive skills.

International Telesupervision: The Clinical Fellowship Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 73-78
Author(s):  
David W. Rule ◽  
Lisa N. Kelchner
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Access To Services ◽  
East African ◽  
The World ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
National Certification

Telepractice technology allows greater access to speech-language pathology services around the world. These technologies extend beyond evaluation and treatment and are shown to be used effectively in clinical supervision including graduate students and clinical fellows. In fact, a clinical fellow from the United States completed the entire supervised clinical fellowship (CF) year internationally at a rural East African hospital, meeting all requirements for state and national certification by employing telesupervision technology. Thus, telesupervision has the potential to be successfully implemented to address a range of needs including supervisory shortages, health disparities worldwide, and access to services in rural areas where speech-language pathology services are not readily available. The telesupervision experience, potential advantages, implications, and possible limitations are discussed. A brief guide for clinical fellows pursuing telesupervision is also provided.

Multilingual Prosperity–Inspiration Outsourced!

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Educational Structure ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
The Government ◽  
Multiple Languages

With the advent of broader scientific and socio-educational motivations across the globe, cross-cultural and cross-linguistic inspirations are increasingly prevalent in the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. This essay presents a sketch of a multilingual community, India. An overview of the general educational structure and the special education system has been presented to acknowledge the sensitivity of the government and non-government sectors towards multiple languages. Finally, an attempt has been made to present some socio-linguistic questions that are inherently tied to potential globalization of the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology.

Decolonizing Speech-Language Pathology Practice in Acquired Neurogenic Disorders

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Penn ◽  
Elizabeth Armstrong ◽  
Karen Brewer ◽  
Barbara Purves ◽  
Meaghan McAllister ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The World ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Transformative Approach ◽  
Neurogenic Disorders

Indigenous peoples throughout the world, despite being known to suffer from increased risk of stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI), are marginalised in terms of access to rehabilitation services and have poorer health outcomes than non-indigenous peoples. Speech-language pathology services for indigenous people with aphasia have rarely been discussed in either clinical or research fora in this field, with few guidelines available for clinicians when working with indigenous clients, families, and communities. Exploiting the broad input gathered through the collective problem-solving of a focus group, the paper integrates the input of a group of practitioners and researchers at an international roundtable held in 2016 to generate a “declaration” of issues that need to be addressed regarding aphasia services for indigenous clients with aphasia. The paper aims to promote a transformative approach to service delivery that is driven by decolonizing attitudes and practices, and acknowledges historical, sociopolitical, linguistic, and family contexts as a framework for understanding indigenous clients with aphasia.

An International Perspective on Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Ostergren ◽  
Sara M. Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
World Health ◽  
Policy Statement ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
The World ◽  
Language Pathology

In 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank highlighted several pressing concerns in the area of service provision to individuals with disabilities, including a global shortage of rehabilitation personnel. The use of mid-level workers was recommended as one strategy for improving human resource capacity in this area. In the United States, speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) are one type of mid-level worker that has received recent attention. The American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) updated its policy statement on SLPAs in 2013 and also implemented a voluntary affiliation for assistants in 2011. Unfortunately, a paucity of research exists in the United States on this topic. Internationally, however, researchers have reported on the topic of assistants in the field of speech-language pathology. This manuscript serves as an integrative review of the research literature on the topic of assistants in the field of speech-language pathology from an international perspective, including information on the effectiveness of assistants in service provision, important elements related to their training and supervision, opinions from supervisors on this topic, and novel extensions of assistant services to areas such as cross-disciplinary tasks and telerehabilitation.

Understanding the robot: Comments on Goudey and Bonnin (2016)

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell Belk
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Humanoid Robots ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Human Race ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Mary Douglas ◽  
Visual Presence ◽  
The World

Goudey and Bonnin provide an important demonstration of our willingness to accept robots regardless of the degree to which they look like us. This comment seeks to expand their insights in two ways. First, by broadening our conception of what constitutes a robot, I argue that we have already accepted many non-humanoid robots, and that even robotic entities without a visual presence can be compelling and engaging. Second, I suggest expanding the original paper’s psychological treatment of category ambiguity through the anthropological treatment of Mary Douglas. Douglas suggests that category ambiguity is abhorrent because things perceived to transgress categorical boundaries challenge our cultural beliefs and social order. In the case of robots, the beliefs that are challenged are our basic understandings of what makes humans unique and privileged in the world. As machines grow more and more capable, by some accounts they threaten to eclipse and even supplant the human race. I identify several behavioral and ethical research issues that are imperative if we are to deal with and prepare for such possibilities.

A Brief Overview of the WPATH Companion Document on Voice and Communication

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelagh Davies
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Professional Association ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Standing Committee ◽  
Transgender Health ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The World ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
The Voice

Transgender voice and communication is an emerging area of practice within the scope of speech-language pathology. The evidence that informs this practice is still sparse, but is rapidly expanding. To support clinicians, the Voice and Communication Standing Committee of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) has recently prepared a document that summarizes the evidence-based literature up to 2013 and offers suggestions to guide clinical practice. This paper is a brief outline of that document, which will be available in an upcoming issue of the International Journal of Transgenderism and also, free of charge, on the WPATH website at http://www.wpath.org .

The Evidence Behind the Practice: A Review of WPATH Suggested Guidelines in Transgender Voice and Communication

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 64-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelagh Davies
Keyword(s):  
Professional Association ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Transgender Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Language Pathology

Voice and communication change for gender-divergent people is a rapidly growing specialty within the practice of speech-language pathology. In 2015, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) published an article to support clinicians, researchers and educators in this emerging field. This “Companion Document” expands on WPATH's Standards of Care in Transgender Voice and Communication. What follows here is a brief summary of the document's content.

scholarly journals A Survey of Telepractice in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology in India

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haritha S. Mohan ◽  
Ayesha Anjum ◽  
Prema K.S. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Clinical Services ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
The World ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage

Telepractice has emerged as a form of service delivery to assess and treat individuals with communication disorders. The present study surveyed speech-language pathologists and audiologists in India about the use of telepractice. Two hundred and five (N=205) speech-language pathologists and audiologists responded to a questionnaire, with 12.19% reporting their use of telepractice to deliver clinical services. Respondents also indicated an urgent shortage of professionals in India to deliver clinical services in speech-language pathology and audiology, and opined that these needs can be met via the use of telepractice. India is well known throughout the world for the advanced application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), with 931.95 million telephone subscribers, over 900 million mobile phone users, and the second-largest mobile phone usage in the world.  India has also experienced a tremendous rise in the number of internet users. Therefore, India is well poised to fully develop telepractice to overcome the barriers of distance and amplify the availability of speech-language pathology, audiology and other healthcare services. But first, the widespread use of telepractice throughout the nation will require an improved infrastructure (e.g., to uphold privacy and security); training for professionals; and telepractice policies. While very promising, the deployment of telepractice throughout India will require the attention of policy makers and government organizations. Keywords: Audiology, India, Speech Language Pathology, Telehealth, Telepractice

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