- Title
- Aboriginal families' experiences of attending speech-language pathology services
- Creator
- Graham, Laura; Byrne, Nicole
- Relation
- Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech Language Pathology (JCPSLP) Vol. 19, Issue 1, p. 19-26
- Publisher
- Speech Pathology Australia
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Speech-language pathologists may be uncertain about how to work with Aboriginal families. However, Aboriginal children are at increased risk of communication impairment, due to a range of risk factors. The aim of this pilot study was to identify factors that assisted Aboriginal families to attend and engage with paediatric speech-language pathology (SLP) services and to gain feedback from caregivers on ways to improve the cultural-appropriateness of these services. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with ten caregivers of Aboriginal children attending a mainstream (i.e., not Aboriginal-specific) SLP service. The participants' responses related to three themes: the client and caregiver, the health service, and the community and Aboriginal culture. Possible solutions for improving services were provided by the caregivers, which included providing information to families about what to expect from therapy, services being flexible with appointments, and displaying Aboriginal artwork. The need for further rigorous research in the area is highlighted.
- Subject
- Aboriginal; attendance; engagement; indigenous; speech-language pathology
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1387222
- Identifier
- uon:32557
- Identifier
- ISSN:2200-0259
- Language
- eng
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