Significance of cultural variables in assessment and therapy

Folia Phoniatrica Et Logopaedica : Official Organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)
J J Semela

Abstract

Language is a function of culture. Within the African culture traditional and faith healers play an essential role in counseling the community on various personal and communal health- and life-related conditions. This kind of practice is particularly observed among the native populations, among those less affected by Western influences, and among those who have less opposition from Western and Asian religions. It is in this context that diagnosis and treatment of the bilingual child with potential language disorders were examined from the point of view of the African culture. The present study examines the degree to which the traditional or/and faith healers diagnose and explain the nature of the child's problem to the parent(s). The impact of the African traditional healer is compared to the diagnosis made by the modern medical practitioner who adheres to the Cartesian dualism model which seeks to treat the patient by applying medical and surgical procedures. Speech-language pathologists need to recognize and consider the healer's impact on any child with a potential language disorder.

Citations

Jun 5, 2013·Journal of Communication Disorders·Sharynne McLeodUNKNOWN International Expert Panel on Multilingual Children's Speech
Jan 18, 2013·International Journal of Speech-language Pathology·Karen WylieJulie Marshall
Feb 26, 2009·The International Journal of Social Psychiatry·Mohamed Omar SalemSufyan Sabri
Oct 1, 2005·International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders·Julie A CarterCharles R J C Newton
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