Journal Reviews

Don’t be too apologetic: disclosing communication difficulties

2 March 2022 | | Speech and Language Therapy | cross-cultural, self-disclosure, stereotype threat, stigma, stuttering

People who stutter are frequently considered less intelligent or less confident, and are often discriminated against. These negative perceptions have been found to differ slightly across different cultural groups. For Hebrew speakers in Israel, having a stutter can have a...

Working with clients of communication disorders from culturally and linguistically diverse populations

1 May 2016 | | cross-cultural, cross-linguistic, family, school-aged children, speech and language therapists

Speech language therapists (SLTs) deliver evidence based services worldwide for communication disorders to culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) populations. They have to modify their approaches and tailor them to the needs of their students / patients. This article studies the...