International work as an SLP? Sounds amazing, right? Well, it can be. On the surface, it appears that we we are helping people around the country receive services they can’t get otherwise. However, sometimes these trips abroad can be more harmful than hurtful. Today, I am going to explain why not all international work is …
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For day 13 of Better Speech and Hearing Month, I am discussing culturally sensitive SLP assessment tools. We will all have diverse identities on our caseloads, and our assessment tools need to reflect that. The tools I share will be as non-biased as possible, and test non-english based skills in the instance of linguistically diverse …
For day 12 of Better Speech and Hearing Month, I am discussing microaggressions and macroaggressions in SLP. Microaggressions describe comments or actions that can be discriminatory and hurtful to certain identities, regardless of the intent. If we can be aware of these, we can be more supportive and practice actual allyship for identities different than …
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 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 …
