Explore Factors and Learn Strategies to Provide Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Rehabilitation Webinar was held as part of the first IPRC Full Day Onsite Conference.

October 9, 2014
In virtually all therapy environments in the United States, providers deliver services to individuals from cultural and linguistic backgrounds that are different from their own. This one hour presentation will provide an overview of the factors for consideration in the assessment and treatment of culturally and linguistically diverse patients/clients, including cultural beliefs related to etiology of disability, cultural differences that impact clinical care planning, and linguistic differences which affect treatment delivery. Specific information will be provided regarding the use of interpreters and guidelines for designing an assessment session for a patient/client from a different linguistic background. Resources for gathering information about various linguistic and cultural backgrounds will presented.

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:
-Describe cultural beliefs related to etiology of illness and disability that may affect therapy care.
-Outline cultural and linguistic differences that should be accounted for when assessing and treating patients from different backgrounds.
-Define the steps for successful use of an interpreter during evaluation or treatment sessions.
Presenters:
Kelly Nett Cordero, PhD, CCC-SLP Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist and Supervisor of Clinical Practice & Outcomes in Rehabilitation Therapies
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare

Karen Guerra MS, CCC-SLP Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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