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COVID-19: A Global Perspective (WEBS1721708)
These SIG 17 Perspectives articles focus on the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on service provision and student training in four global contexts: Cyprus, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Topics include the rise of telesupervision, telepractice in speech-language pathology (SLP), and distance learning in Cyprus during COVID-19; the effectiveness of SLP and related service treatment of patients with COVID-19 in an inpatient rehabilitation setting in the United States; the impact and transformation of an SLP university program in South Africa due to COVD19; and the perspectives of parents/caregivers on SLP service provision during COVID19 for children born with cleft palates in the United Kingdom.
Learning
Outcomes
You
will be able to:
- describe the impact of global pandemic (COVID-19) on the field of communication sciences and disorders and related disorders on clinical practice and student training in Cyprus
- discuss treatment approaches and strategies for patients recovering from COVID-19 in the United States context with implications for global practice
- describe parent experiences and perspectives of SLP service provision during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in the United Kingdom with implications for global practice with implications for global practice
- identify factors the hindered or improved SLP student training at a university in South Africa with implications for global practice
Assessment
Type
Self-assessment—Think
about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your
new knowledge.
Articles in This Course
- Speech-Language Therapy Clinical Services, Student Education, and Practical Training in the Time of COVID-19: The Rise of Telepractice, Telesupervision, and Distance Learning in Cyprus by Louiza Voniati, Margarita Kilili-Lesta, and Maria C. Christopoulou , published in SIG 17, Volume 6, Issue 4, August 20, 2021
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Transformation in a Speech-Language Pathology University Program in South Africa by Jaishika Seedat, Skye Nandi Adams, Kim Coutts, Kelly-Ann Kater, Jenna Sher, and Cynthia Sawasawa, published in SIG 17, Volume 6, Issue 5, October 20, 2021
- Speech-Language Pathology Provision During the COVID-19 Pandemic for Children Born With Cleft Palate in the United Kingdom—Parent/Caregiver Perspectives and Experiences by Lucy Southby, Sam Harding, Amy Davies, Matthew Fell, and Yvonne Wren, published in SIG 17, December 8, 2021
- The Effectiveness of Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy in the Treatment of Patients With COVID-19 in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting by Leah Bellinger, Nelle Hannah Ouellette, and Julie Leonard Robertson, published in SIG 17, Volume 6, Issue 5, October 20, 2021