For day 10 of Better Speech and Hearing Month, I will be outlining federal legislation that connects to cultural competence. Yesterday, I discussed the ASHA Code of Ethics and Cultural Competence. Today’s article is a broader extension of that topic. Federal Legislation Here are the pieces of federal legislation I am outlining: Title VI of …
For day 9 of Better Speech Language and Hearing Month, I am talking about ASHA’s information on the intersection of ethics and cultural competence. First, I will discuss the most relevant principles and rules from the Code of Ethics. Then, we will talk about ethics issues related to cultural and linguistic competence. Principle of Ethics I …
For day 8 of Better Speech and Hearing month, I am going to share what makes TikTok a great place to learn about Cultural Sensitivity. You’re probably reading this headline and thinking I’m totally wrong, but hear me out! TikTok’s mission is to spread joy with shortform videos. Many users on TikTok are becoming creative …
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For day seven of Better Speech and Hearing Month, I am sharing resources where you can learn about Deaf culture so we can be better advocates. Given the exclusionary name of this month, I think it’s important to discuss what the name leaves out. I have heard other names proposed like “Better Language and Communication” …
Cultural differences are very present in our clinical practice. As a result, we need to understand cultural differences. To do that, can educate ourselves on what they are. We can also communicate with our patients, students and families on how that relates to their goals in therapy. Today, I am sharing 10 resources you can …
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In my last post, I shared links to free CEUs as well as low-cost CEUs related to cultural sensitivity in healthcare. For day 5 of Better Speech and Hearing Month, I am going to share ten free CEUs you can use to start your cultural sensitivity training today. Please not the listings with an asterisk …
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My last two posts talked about normalizing gender pronouns in healthcare and how to use pronouns appropriately. For day four of Better Speech and Hearing Month (and Star Wars Day… May the Fourth Be With You.), I am talking about identifying and owning internal biases as an SLP. Likely, many of us have gender bias …
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What Are Gender Pronouns For? My last post addressed ways that you can normalize pronoun use in healthcare. Now, I’m going to backtrack a bit and explain WHY using correct gender pronouns is important. Let’s say, for example, you changed career paths. You used to be a teacher, but now you’re an engineer. What if …
Why is Pronoun Use in Healthcare Important? We have always had patients who feel they do not align with pronouns that are assigned to them based on their appearance or genitalia. Now that more people are learning about what different pronouns mean, it is time to normalize pronoun use in health with all the people …
What is Cultural Sensitivity in SLP? HAPPY BETTER SPEECH AND HEARING MONTH! This post is part of a month-long series of posts related to cultural sensitivity and SLP. First, let’s dive in to what cultural sensitivity in SLP actually is. The term used by ASHA and many other organizations is “cultural competence”. However, over time …
