Intercultural and Global Issues in Speech Language Pathology

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This course will increase students? cultural and clinical competence thus preparing them to work as speech-language pathologists with culturally and linguistically diverse populations. This course will lead to increased awareness of (1) one?s own cultural perspectives, (2) the cultural, linguistic and socioeconomic makeup of the United States, (3) the values, beliefs, traditions of several ethnic/cultural groups, (4) the state of speech-language pathology in other countries, and (5) the unique challenges faced by individuals from diverse backgrounds with communication and swallowing disorders.