The Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) recently released a position paper on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in CSD (Friberg et al., 2024). In a 2023 journal article that we co-authored with our colleagues Jen Friberg and Kerry Mandulak, we (Alli Sauerwein and Jerry Hoepner)...
A Guide for Practicum Administrators For faculty who organize external practicum placements, the primary responsibility is to ensure that graduate students in speech-language pathology receive high-quality clinical education in a variety of clinical settings. This requires building and maintaining strong relationships with supervisors, securing appropriate clinical placements, and managing contracts—all...
The global pandemic has highlighted experiences of isolation, upheaval, and uncertainty, while also revealing divisions within society. In this environment, it is crucial to examine biases that may exist both personally and within professional practices. This paper will focus on the importance of addressing assessment bias with children who are bilingual—defined...
This presentation examines healthcare disparities for people with communication disabilities, drawing on real clinical encounters to illustrate gaps that standard accessibility policies often fail to close.
This presentation looks at how healthcare systems are designed for patients with hearing loss, pointing to communication breakdowns and accessibility barriers that have persisted despite years of established guidance.
This presentation examines healthcare disparities for people with communication disabilities, drawing on real clinical encounters to illustrate gaps that standard accessibility policies often fail to close.
This presentation describes a five-year grant using participatory action to train healthcare students alongside advocates with intellectual disabilities, examining how community partnerships can shift long-standing power imbalances in care.
This presentation examines how medical students interact with standardized patients portraying speech disabilities during simulated clinical visits, uncovering gaps between recognizing bias and translating that awareness into practice.
This panel discussion brings together advocacy, federal, and policy representatives to consider how researchers, clinicians, and policymakers can collaborate to advance equitable healthcare for people with communication disabilities.
