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The aim of this presentation is to report on the application and outcomes of an ETSU Cultural Competency grant awarded in 2021.The purpose of the grant was to allow students enrolled in CDIS 5240 (M.Sc. SLP Program) the opportunity to demonstrate understanding of multicultural multilingual issues and their application in the assessment and treatment of children with cleft lip and palate to better prepare them for the workforce, contribute to meeting the requirements of American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), and most importantly ensure that Hispanic children and other culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children with CLP receive improved services to enable them to reach their maximum potential.

In the absence of a gold standard, this study illustrates the process involved in the cross-cultural translation and adaptation of the FOCUS© and its shortened version, FOCUS-34© (the Parent Form and Instruction Sheet, as well as the Clinician Form and Instruction Sheet), while also determining the social validity and clinical applicability of the translated measure. The target language used as example was Afrikaans, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa.

This study investigated changes in vocabulary and speech production in response to storybooks embedded with specialized language prompts and speech recasts. Six children received intervention, 3 with cleft palate (CLP), displaying speech-language delays, and 3 with nonclefts, each 12-24 months of age. A multiple baseline design across behaviors was implemented by a clinician. Results indicated all children increased use of target vocabulary and production of stop consonants, while reducing compensatory articulation errors. Generalization of targets to a picture-naming task, a free-play task, and to the home was observed. Effect sizes were moderate-to-high. Children with CLP required more sessions to achieve criterion. Analysis of 20-minute language samples, collected pre- and post-intervention, showed that both groups increased their vocabulary and speech measures.

Insufficient research training contributes to the current shortage of researchers in the field of speech-language pathology and contributes to the dearth of multicultural and multilingual (MCML) research. There is limited information regarding how MCML issues are addressed in Research Methods courses in CSD. This research explores the extent to which MCML issues are included in CSD Research courses.Learner Outcome(s): Identify the importance of MCML in research method courses Describe ASHA MCML resources Describe strategizes to integrate MCML issues into coursework

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Introduction: Statements of commitment to change are commonly used to evaluate continuing medical education. However, this approach is new to evaluating the continuing professional development (CPD) of other health care practitioners such as audiology, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy in low- and middle-income countries. This study explored the use of Personal Commitment (to change) Statements (PCSs) as an evaluation tool of continuing education for health professionals in low- and middle-income countries, and its impact on the integration of new knowledge and skills with previous knowledge and clinical practice. Methods: PCSs were used in a case study conducted at a 1-day interprofessional CPD event held for health practitioners in South Africa. A qualitative thematic analysis was made of these PCSs, and results were synthesized into main themes. Results: Thirty-two participants turned in a PCS at the end of the CPD event with a total of 71 text statements. Three main domains were identified: (1) applying new knowledge in practice (61.97%); (2) increasing training-related content knowledge (21.12%); and (3) sharing information, skill, and resources (16.9%). Discussion: This study demonstrated that personal commitment statements can be used to describe the outcomes of CPD events for audiologists, speech-language, occupational, and physiotherapists. Participants engaged in reflection generated by the personal commitment statement, which contained no guiding statements, yet elicited responses showing that participants were more aware of the assessment tools and how they could use them in practice. Further study is warranted into the process and the role of follow-up regarding health practitioners' commitment to change in clinical practice.

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A brief overview of adolescents and young adults with CLP and their multidisciplinary needs will be presented and a service delivery model for transition of care described (Vallino & Louw, 2017). The key components of the clinical toolbox to be discussed are: 1) communication strategies and styles with adolescents and young adults, 2) practical strategies for preparing and supporting the adolescent, young adult, and their families for the transition of care, 3) tips for developing self-management of health through health education and health promotion, 4) assessments and protocols as outcome indicators incorporating the domains of the ICF with an emphasis on self-report to gain a holistic perspective of function and QOL, and 5) outcome indicators of transition of care for individuals with CLP.

Background and purpose: For many young adults with cleft lip and palate (CLP), traditional team services come to an abrupt end at age 18, necessitating a transition from child-centered to adult-centered care. There is a shift in focus from the cleft itself and clinician reported outcomes to patient self-report about the perceived impact of the cleft. Transition also befalls the parents and team providers. We propose an evidence-based person-centered delivery model of care using the concepts of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) (WHO, 2001, 2004). The ICF represents a shift from health condition and body impairment-centered descriptions of disability to a more comprehensive documentation, including a wider range of functionality indicators. This model of Transition of Care is proposed to facilitate a positive shift from pediatric to adult-centered care. It is timely for teams to embrace the concept of transition of care, and to provide services that recognize the importance of personal and environmental factors in facilitating holistic transition planning and service delivery (ICF, WHO, 2001), which are developmentally appropriate to young adults with CLP (Farre & McDonagh, 2017; Farre et al., 2016).The purpose of this proposed evidence based model is to provide a framework for redesigning the way services are delivered to a young adult with CLP. The concepts of this model are relevant to all specialists on the cleft palate team. The aim of this presentation is to create an awareness of young adults with CL/P who are generally a neglected population in terms of team care and to suggest a new and fresh approach to service delivery to these individuals with the emphasis on clinical resources.Content: A brief overview of adolescents and young adults with CLP and their multidisciplinary needs will be presented. A framework for a holistic service delivery model developed by Vallino and Louw (2017) will be presented. We will suggest strategies for teams to improve the care for young adults with CLP and share a clinical toolbox comprised of a compendium of resources.Conclusion: The proposed Service Delivery Model for young adults with CLP necessitates a change in perspective that embraces constructs such as person-centered care in order to ensure the best outcomes for these individuals. These concepts can be applied by all cleft palate team members. Adopting a life span perspective reinforces the understanding that living with and managing CLP is dynamic and that transition is a process rather than a point in a person's life.