The theme for this SIG 14 activity is bilingual parents’ experiences receiving advice regarding language use and perspectives related to multicultural training with SLPs. Topics include: examining the advice parents of bilingual children received from health care professionals and teachers regarding the language(s) their children should learn and use, as well as assessing whether SLPs feel adequately prepared to interact with, assess, instruct, or treat multicultural clients.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• identify similarities and differences in the type of language use advice received by parents of children with speech and language disorders and parents of children with typical development
• synthesize data collected in the article as it pertains to the future of SLPs and multicultural training

Articles in This Course

1. Bilingual Parents’ Experiences Receiving Advice Regarding Language Use: A Qualitative Perspective by Camila Blanc, Anny Castilla-Earls, Ferenc Bunta, and Katrina Fulcher-Rood, published in SIG 14, November 8, 2022
2. Perspectives Relating to Multicultural Training With Speech-Language Pathologists by Evy J. Hayes, L. Amanda Mathews, and Steven J. Cloud, published in SIG 14, Volume 7, Issue 5, October 20, 2022

DEI Professional Development Requirement

This course counts toward the ASHA certification maintenance professional development requirement for DEI (which encompasses cultural competency; cultural humility; culturally responsive practice; and diversity, equity, and inclusion). See more courses that count toward this requirement or read more about professional development requirements for certification maintenance.

Assessment Type
Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.