In this course, Paula V. Pineda, SLPD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL-TSSLD-BE, explores how speech-language pathologists can design culturally and linguistically responsive clinical education experiences for bilingual and multilingual clinicians. Participants will examine how cultural backgrounds, language experiences, supervisory power, and unspoken expectations about professionalism and communication can influence clinical training, feedback, and evaluation.
Participants will learn to identify linguistic strengths and individual learning needs, distinguish essential clinical competencies from subjective cultural or linguistic expectations, and establish clear expectations for supervisees. The course will also address supervising clinicians who provide services in languages the supervisor does not speak, including determining which clinical skills can be evaluated directly, when to seek language-specific consultation, and how to support clinical independence without assigning inappropriate interpreting, translating, or administrative responsibilities.
Through practical examples, guided reflection, and case-based activities, participants will practice identifying potential bias in supervisory evaluations, developing specific and constructive feedback, and adapting observation and assessment practices to better support multilingual supervisees. SLPs will leave with strategies they can use to clarify expectations, structure supervisory conversations, evaluate clinical performance more equitably, and foster professional growth across clinical settings.
Participants will learn to identify linguistic strengths and individual learning needs, distinguish essential clinical competencies from subjective cultural or linguistic expectations, and establish clear expectations for supervisees. The course will also address supervising clinicians who provide services in languages the supervisor does not speak, including determining which clinical skills can be evaluated directly, when to seek language-specific consultation, and how to support clinical independence without assigning inappropriate interpreting, translating, or administrative responsibilities.
Through practical examples, guided reflection, and case-based activities, participants will practice identifying potential bias in supervisory evaluations, developing specific and constructive feedback, and adapting observation and assessment practices to better support multilingual supervisees. SLPs will leave with strategies they can use to clarify expectations, structure supervisory conversations, evaluate clinical performance more equitably, and foster professional growth across clinical settings.
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