Collaborative Efforts to Improve Opportunities for Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Ghana

Baigorri, Miriam; Crowley, Catherine; Bukari, Belinda

doi:10.1044/2019_pers-sig17-2019-0020

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“…The second cohort of 13 speech-language therapists is expected to graduate in October 2021. 44 Similarly in Togo, the Ecole Nationale des Auxiliaires Médicaux of Lomé has been offering a program in speech-language therapy for French-speaking students from African countries with new cohorts graduating every 3 years since 2003. 45 , 46 In Ethiopia, Transforming Faces partnered with the University of Toronto and Addis Ababa University to create Ethiopia's first speech therapy university program and the first group received their degrees in 2019.…”

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“…The first cohort of 12 speech-language therapists graduated in August 2018. The second cohort of 13 speech-language therapists is expected to graduate in October 2021 44 . Similarly in Togo, the Ecole Nationale des Auxiliaires Médicaux of Lomé has been offering a program in speech-language therapy for French-speaking students from African countries with new cohorts graduating every 3 years since 2003 45,46 .…”

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Barriers and Resources to Cleft Lip and Palate Speech Services Globally: A Descriptive Study

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Sommer

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Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

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Background: Although a number of international cleft organizations and cleft professionals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have built and supported comprehensive cleft care and speech therapy models to address the shortage of speech services in LMICs, the specific speech needs of individuals with cleft lip and palate (CLP) in such countries remain unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the barriers to accessing speech services for patients with CLP as well as the resources and models of speech services that are currently available for individuals with CLP in LMICs, with the goal of better understanding the needs of this population. Methods: Qualitative and quantitative methods consisted of Smile Train partner surveys that were distributed June 25th to July 31st, 2018 worldwide. Surveys were distributed through Smile Train's online medical database, Smile Train Express, which every Smile Train partner uses to report their Smile Train sponsored treatment outcomes. A total of 658 Smile Train partners responded to the surveys. Respondents included surgeons, speech therapists, orthodontists, administrators and nurses who represented non-governmental organizations, hospitals (private or public), hospital groups, and private clinics. Results: Results indicated that lack of resources, including access to local speech providers and language materials, as well as financial constraints such as patient travel and speech treatment costs, are the most commonly reported barriers to accessing speech services across all geographic regions surveyed. Conclusions: Improving access to CLP speech services in LMICs may require strategies that address lack of speech providers, language materials, and financial constraints.

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Barriers and Resources to Cleft Lip and Palate Speech Services Globally: A Descriptive Study

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Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

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Examining the Prevalence of Intervention Approaches Internationally: The Use of Nonspeech Oral Motor Exercises in Guatemala

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Purpose: Little is known about the use of nonspeech oral motor exercises (NSOMEs) to treat Speech Sound Disorders (SSDs) in low- and middle-income countries, such as Guatemala, where the field of speech-language pathology is less well established. The purpose of this study is to examine clinical practices for SSDs in Guatemala. The authors then compare these findings with previous literature on the use of NSOMEs in countries with developed fields of speech-language pathology. Method: Nonmembers and members of the professional association for speech providers, Asociación de Terapistas del Lenguaje de Guatemala (SomosTLgt; n = 65), completed an online survey regarding the use of NSOMEs. Results: Although approximately half of the clinicians in Guatemala reported using NSOMEs in therapy, the time spent in therapy sessions using these exercises was limited to 25% of the time. Very few clinicians (19.8%) reported to use NSOMEs almost always or 50%–75% of the time. NSOMEs were not reportedly used by 33.8% of the clinicians when treating SSDs. A significant positive correlation was found between years of experience and use of NSOME in clinical practice. Nearly all respondents specified learning about NSOMEs at university. Conclusions: Contrary to previous studies from high-income countries that indicate that NSOMEs are commonly used by speech-language pathologists when targeting SSDs, the use of NSOMEs across speech therapists from Guatemala in this current investigation is less. Future studies should explore the rationale behind the use of NSOME across different countries.

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Collaborative Efforts to Improve Opportunities for Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Ghana

Cited by 2 publications

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Barriers and Resources to Cleft Lip and Palate Speech Services Globally: A Descriptive Study

Barriers and Resources to Cleft Lip and Palate Speech Services Globally: A Descriptive Study

Examining the Prevalence of Intervention Approaches Internationally: The Use of Nonspeech Oral Motor Exercises in Guatemala

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