Murray State Theses and Dissertations
Abstract
Speech-language pathology is part of a broader discipline of allied-health professions including occupational therapy and physical therapy. The professionals in these disciplines work alongside doctors and nurses to provide rehabilitative care for people with congenital or acquired disabilities across the lifespan. The organization and application of the field of speech language pathology is in various stages of development in countries around the world. The current dissertation seeks to understand the state of speech-language pathology in the Low- and Middle-Income Country (LMIC) of Guatemala and suggest a specific plan for the creation of a new graduate program for this discipline.
Year manuscript completed
2022
Year degree awarded
2022
Author's Keywords
speech-language pathology, communication disorders, rehabilitation, Guatemala, professional education
Dissertation Committee Chair
Teresa Clark
Committee Member
Tanya Romero-Gonzalez
Committee Member
Susana Bloomdahl
Document Type
Dissertation
Recommended Citation
Blackwell, Amanda, "THE STATE OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY IN GUATEMALA: A CASE FOR CREATING A NEW POST-GRADUATE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM" (2022). Murray State Theses and Dissertations. 242.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/etd/242
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