http://www.multicsd.org/ 2012-02-08T11:03:44-08:00 http://www.multicsd.org/ http://www.multicsd.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2011-03-19T22:21:14-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=cultural_advocacy_in_speech-language_pathology&rev=1300598474&do=diff Cultural competency in Speech-Language Pathology is the ability to provide services that are in the best long-term interests of individuals with suspected or confirmed communication disorders, in a manner that is understood and accepted by those receiving these clinical services. For clinicians providing assessment and intervention services to bilingual individuals with suspected language disorders, professional cultural competency is built on three fundamental knowledge domains: knowledge of se… text/html 2011-03-19T21:52:56-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=speech_acoustics_tools_for_accent_modification_and_other_clinical_uses&rev=1300596776&do=diff Introduction Speech-language pathologists working with clients from various cultural and linguistic backgrounds may find it difficult to treat articulation when the nature of a client’s L1 phonological system is not understood. Perceptual assessment of a client’s phonological system may not be enough to distinguish a cultural difference from a disorder, especially if the clinician has no experience with the client’s linguistic background. It may be necessary, then, to perform objective measu… text/html 2011-03-19T21:38:02-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=ilocos_philippines&rev=1300595882&do=diff [A map of the Philippines] Ilocano is an Austronesian language spoken by over 10 million people, mainly in the northwest region of the Philippines, Ilocos (see map above). Austronesian languages are thought to have their origins in Taiwan. About 300 million people speak Austronesian languages in areas of the world that include Hawaii, New Zealand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Madagascar. text/html 2011-03-19T21:26:02-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=mexico&rev=1300595162&do=diff It is recommended that readers also review the Mam cultural, linguistic, and ethnic group page because the Mam are a Mayan group that resides in both Guatemala and Mexico. “The United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos), or simply Mexico (Spanish: México), is a country located in North America, bounded on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the North Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of M…