Speech-Language Pathologists and Culturally Competent Intervention

Abstract

This study explored speech-language pathologists’ (SLPs) demonstration of culturally responsive service provision when planning intervention. A fifteen-item survey revealed (a) SLPs consider culture when choosing therapeutic materials, and (b) family structure was the cultural factor selected by the most SLPs, followed closely by race and/or ethnicity. Religion was the least commonly selected cultural factor. Knowledge of multiple factors of culture should be considered to provide culturally competent intervention.