Global Issues and Practices

2078V - Reframing Our Thinking for the Future of the Speech-Language Pathology Profession Globally: An Invitation

ON-DEMAND

Format: 1-Hour Seminar (Virtual)

Audience: Students, International Affiliates, Researchers, Related Professionals, Early Career Professionals (under 5 years)

Keywords: global SLP, equity, participation, community, International partnerships

Presenting Author(s)

Marise Fernandes

University of North Carolina Greensboro

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Julie Marshall

Manchester Metropolitan University
T. Rosario Roman

Bilingual Multicultural Services, Inc.
Ryann Sowden

University of Bristol
Carol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP

consultant
Bilingual Multicultural Services
Karen Wylie

Curtin University
Ellen Hickey

Dalhousie University

Presenting Author(s)

Brenda Staley

Charles Darwin University
Mershen Pillay

Massey University

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David Rochus

Yellow House Health and Outreach Services

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David Rule

University of Cincinnati Medical Center

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Sally Hartley

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Helen Barrett

manchester metropolitan univeristy, UK
Harsha Kathard

University of Cape Town

Providing equitable support for people experiencing communication disorders globally is an historical and contemporary challenge. Given the confronting health inequities, this is a time for necessary professional transformation. Fourteen speech language pathologists from eight countries, with ongoing and sustained experiences in Majority and Minority World contexts, met to discuss the following questions: What are the issues around access to SLP services globally? What is our vision for the future of the SLP profession to ensure we innovate and remain relevant? This presentation is a synopsis of our deliberations, resulting in provocative statements for reframing our thinking about the future of SLP. This is also an invitation for SLPs to add their voices to an ongoing discussion via social media.

Learning Objectives:

Appraise ways that terminology could change to shift power dynamics and center people experiencing communication disabilities
Design ways that SLPs globally can work collaboratively with communities to co-design equitable and culturally sustaining services
Discuss ways that SLPs globally can work to de-imperialise the profession