Section Three: Social and Systemic Influences

Many overarching societal, systemic, and professional structures affect our profession and our work. The modules in Section Three address how people judge each other, the social and health-related systems that influence our clients and our profession, and the influence of our society’s educational systems on our clients and on our profession.

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Many interacting elements affect communities, healthcare, education, individuals, and clinical and professional practice in speech-language pathology
Do all children receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education? What does that mean, and how does our profession play a part?

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Social constructs and societal structures affect our clients, our colleagues, our profession — and our own actions.

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Section Three: Social and Systemic Influences

Module 9: Stereotypes, Prejudices, and Discrimination

Module 10: Health, Development, Disability, and Diverse Abilities

Module 11: Social and Systemic Factors in Education

Social constructs and societal structures affect our clients, our colleagues, our profession — and our own actions.

Culture for SLP