SIG 17 Perspectives Vol. 1, No. 1, May 2011 (2011)

You have accessPerspectives on Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related DisordersCE Questions1 May 2011SIG 17 Perspectives Vol. 1, No. 1, May 2011Earn 0.2 CEUs on This Issue Claire Penn Claire Penn Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.1044/gics1.1.1-ce SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In “Cultural Safety and the Curriculum: Recommendations for Global Practice,” Penn 1. Cultural safety is: the same as cultural competence when a client feels that his or her cultural, social, and human values are respected by the clinician and institution an awareness that cultural factors play a major role in communication disorders an organizational framework of service delivery that includes providing an interpreter when necessary 2. Cultural competence: should be integrated into each model of professional training is best taught in a course module that considers the influence of social and cultural aspects on beliefs and behaviors, because these interact during health care delivery and when devising interventions is most effectively learned through attending courses in anthropology and sociology is best learned in clinical settings where there are diverse caseloads 3. Assessment and therapy techniques can be developed for diverse caseloads by: translating and standardizing current tests involving a member of the local community in the clinic developing new tools through qualitative research methods a global research initiative 4. Cultural brokers: are an essential feature of effective intercultural practice and should be trained together with the SLP/audiologist should help the clinician understand the client's life should only be involved when the clinician does not speak the client's language should have an overlap in scope of practice with audiology and speech-language pathology services “Multilingual Prosperity-Inspiration Outsourced!,” Chakraborty 5. According to the 1951 census, the number of spoken languages including dialects recognized in India was: 245 845 1,652 500 6. According to the three-language formula, the Indian government mandates: professional/technical colleges to provide state-level entrance exams in three languages private colleges to offer professional courses in Hindi all schools to provide education in three different languages all schools to provide education in three languages no later than grade/class 5 7. In India, when a student's disability significantly interferes with the regular school curriculum the: curriculum is modified student is advised to complete community-based rehabilitation projects student receives education in special schools student attends a vocational program 8. The government in India has specific departments to ensure service providers are: using culturally sensitive and linguistically applicable products and services so that language never becomes a barrier between the service provider and the recipient operated by the state or national agencies and have a separate unit for speech, language, and hearing evaluation and treatments increasing globalization and migration patterns required to undertake a year's compulsory community service 9. In the 2000 United States Census, among the 262.4 million people aged 5 and over, 47 million (18 percent) spoke: multiple languages at home a language other than English at home only English at home a language other than Hindi at home “Audiology Services in India,” Mandke 10. Half of the world's hearing loss and deafness is preventable through: early detection, proper management, and program development identifying a deafness-causing disease improving social and economic circumstances, as well as quality of life increasing the number of audiologists working in the private and public sector 11. Hearing care at a tertiary level may require the help of: government agencies general practitioners and/or otolaryngologists primary care nurses and community volunteers ENTs, audiologists, hearing aid dispensers, speech therapists, and teachers of the deaf 12. India's Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched an interactive training program to: establish guidelines for community health centers provide knowledge of ear disease and help people use hearing aids effectively reduce maternal and infant mortality rates investigate public sector facilities 13. P. A. Peston Jamas manufactured the first: indigenous electronic, body-level hearing aid BTE instruments cochlear implant brainstem implants with fewer than two digit numbers 14. The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) Act is responsible for: the Auditory Verbal Therapy training program the All India Workshop on Speech and Hearing monitoring rehabilitation professionals and personnel in the country promoting and recommending policy change, providing technical support, and acting as a resource center “Effective Approaches to International Work: Substance and Sustainability for Speech-Language Pathology Student Groups,” Crowley & Baigorri 15. The purpose of a study tour is to: share knowledge and skills in communication disorders learn about the current state of communication disorders in the visited country with direct services being ancillary to the trip's goals make changes in policy regarding individuals with disabilities create professional relationships 16. Sustainability refers to: creating a dependency on foreign aid introducing new ideas and skills training skills so that locals can continue to work assessing the needs of foreign countries 17. An example of a sustainable approach would be to: provide hearing screenings provide schools with technology teach skills through interpreters so that caretakers learn the skills as well donate hearing aids 18. Interpreters used in international programs: must be formally trained to interpret can serve as linguistic and cultural informants should be approved by ASHA should only be used for the purpose of interpreting, not for training new skills 19. In order to address risk when traveling to other countries, it is recommended that you: bring a first aid kit, hold predeparture meetings, and have emergency contact information obtain grants from within the college or university ask international clients to sign releases indicating that they understand the implications of the services avoid recognizable photographs to protect privacy rights Additional Resources FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 1Issue 1May 2011 History Published in issue: May 1, 2011 Get Permissions Add to your Mendeley library Metrics Topicsasha-topicsasha-sigsasha-article-typesCopyright & Permissions© 2011 American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationPDF downloadLoading ...