Volume 15, Number 2, Summer 2020

Cultural Considerations When Working with Diverse Children Via Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic

AUTHOR(S):

  • Barbara Lynna Bustamante, M.S., CCC-SLP, Children’s National Hospital, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA
  • Jasmine Stevens, M.S., CCC-SLP, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
  • Tommie L. Robinson, Jr., PhD, CCC-SLP, Children’s National Hospital, Scottish Rite Center for Childhood Language Disorders, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA

ABSTRACT

This article will focus on the knowledge and skills that clinicians need when providing speech-language services to children from diverse backgrounds via telehealth. Information regarding culture competence, parental involvement, and working in the home environment will be provided. In addition, treatment resources are presented with a description of how to use with parents to enhance patients’ speech-language skills.

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