Trinh Foundation Australia works to assist the Vietnamese people to establish Speech Therapy as a profession in their country. We collaborate with our Vietnamese partners to create ...
You can volunteer for Trinh Foundation in a number of ways – and you don’t have to leave the country, if you don’t want to. We are always looking for volunteers, to travel to Vietnam ...
TFA works in partnership with a number of educational and clinical institutions throughout Vietnam to deliver on our mission of bringing speech therapy to Vietnam ...
TFA works in partnership with a number of educational and clinical institutions throughout Vietnam to deliver on our mission of bringing speech therapy to Vietnam.
From Hanoi in the north, to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in the south, and places such as Hue and Danang, we are focused on creating new university courses, helping establish new clinics with the speech therapy graduates of our past courses, supporting the training of interpreters and translators, and contributing to graduates’ continuing professional development.
Read more about our current projects below.
May 6, 2021
The continued closure of international borders means that international speech and language therapists (SLTs) still cannot travel to Vietnam to supervise students in the master and bachelor degrees in...
January 26, 2021
In 2010, Ms Na received a TFA scholarship to attend the inaugural SALT training program in HCMC. Ten years later Ms Na is a great example of the train the trainer model at work as she provides clinica...
January 26, 2021
Dr Sarah Verdon and Dr Ben Pham have finalised the training package for the Vietnamese Language Screener (VLS). The package is based on the work of a group of students from Newcastle University who un...
January 26, 2021
The 2020 Beyond Border’s Mentoring Program finished in December. Pandemic, floods and time differences did not get in the way of another successful year of mentoring. 5 mentors, 13 mentees and 5 inter...
January 26, 2021
A key focus area decided upon at the 2020 TFA strategic planning meeting was to increase our public education about speech pathologists, speech pathology services and communication disorders in Vietna...
October 25, 2020
In September TFA completed the third year of our partnership with MCNV and commenced our fourth contract year from 1 October 2020 for the SALT in Vietnam Project. TFA is pleased to partner with MCNV t...
October 25, 2020
The Beyond Borders Mentoring program continued for a third year. Our dedicated and skilled mentors from Australia, the UK & USA reconnected with groups of Vietnamese speech therapists to support their...
October 25, 2020
I was really pleased and excited to be asked to go to Vietnam to teach student speech and language therapists about lifelong disability and AAC. I had planned the teaching, booked my leave and even ar...
October 25, 2020
14 MSALT students presented their masters research thesis proposals on a diverse range of topics to an audience of academics from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, (UMP) HCMC, Dr Ben Pham from ...
August 9, 2020
Reflections from One of the Teaching Team, Lecturer Janella Christie About Online Teaching My disappointment of not being able to teach face to face and spend some time in Vietnam was immeasurable whe...
August 9, 2020
Introducing Ms Tran Ngo who is an essential ingredient to the success of the SALT degrees rolling out in Vietnam. We are so fortunate to have such a highly skilled and experienced interpreter/translat...
April 20, 2020
Bachelor students attending the SALT course at Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy recently completed observational clinical placements at local paediatric hospital-based clinics. As...
April 20, 2020
Second year Bachelor SALT students from Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy have attended their first clinical placement earlier this year. Small groups of students were placed acros...
April 20, 2020
On the 8 January 2020, the ‘Master in Rehabilitation Techniques, Majoring in Speech Therapy’ was officially opened at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMP), District 5, HCMC. TFA directors Lin...
April 20, 2020
Early in January Speech and Language Therapists from Da Nang Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Da Nang Hospital of Rehabilitation and Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy attended a Cl...
April 20, 2020
Now that Bachelor SALT students at Da Nang University of Medical Technology & Pharmacy (DUMTP) have completed their first semester of SALT-specific subjects, they are preparing for their first clinica...
April 20, 2020
The Beyond Border’s Online Mentoring program commenced in June and wrapped up in December for another year. The 2019 program saw 12 mentors from Australia, the UK and USA mentor 29 recently graduated ...
April 20, 2020
Recently volunteer lecturer Dr Cate Madill taught ‘Voice and Voice Disorders’ for the Master in Rehabilitation Techniques with specialization in Speech and Language Therapy (MSALT) at the University o...
April 20, 2020
Volunteer lecturer Associate Professor Diane Jacobs recently taught Atypical Language Development in Early Childhood the Bachelor in Rehabilitation Techniques with specialization in Speech and Languag...
December 31, 2019
Australian Volunteer Leah Paice delivered the first of the clinical practice subjects that the students will take for Bachelor of Rehabilitation Techniques with Specialization in Speech and Language T...
December 31, 2019
On 26 September TFA Directors Sue Woodward and Bronwyn Coop were delighted to attend the opening of the Bachelor of Rehabilitation Techniques with Specialization in Speech and Language Therapy at the ...
August 18, 2019
Leah Paice has been living in Da Nang, Vietnam since January this year. She is currently completing a 12 month assignment as a volunteer speech pathology advisor with the Australian Volunteers Program...
August 18, 2019
We are all prepared for the start of 2 speech and language therapy (SALT) degrees commencing in Vietnam later this year! The students have completed their foundation year of studies in the Bachelor de...
August 18, 2019
Earlier this year two further foundation subjects were taught for the upcoming Masters SALT course at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC. Thanks to Professor Emerita Lindy McAllister who ...
August 18, 2019
Dr Ben Pham recently taught Speech Sound Disorders one of the foundation subjects for the upcoming masters and reflects on her time with the students. “All students are the best Vietnamese learners ev...
February 17, 2019
The Masters in speech and language therapy commences at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City in March 2019. Four foundation subjects will be taught in this spring session. Vietn...
November 27, 2018
Development of Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) in Vietnam continues to advance with the Central Vietnam city of Da Nang hosting a range of stakeholders participating in the October workshop aimed a...
November 27, 2018
Thank you, Speech Pathology Australia, volunteer mentors, interpreters and Vietnamese speech therapy mentees for your support and involvement in the Beyond Borders Skype Mentoring Program (BBSMP). Wha...
November 18, 2018
The first Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) orientation workshop was given recently to students who have commenced in the Bachelor of Rehabilitation Course at Da Nang University of Medical Technology...
July 19, 2018
In May this year TFA launched the Beyond Borders Skype Mentoring Program which is a 6 month pilot project where recent speech therapy graduates from Vietnam were matched with experienced international...
July 19, 2018
With the pilot Bachelor of Rehabilitation (Speech Pathology) due to open in just a few months (September 2018) at Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, the planning for student clinic...
July 19, 2018
Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy (DUMTP) recently hosted a joint TFA-DUMTP continuing professional development event across 3 full workshop days. 15 participants enjoyed a mixed l...
April 23, 2018
On 4 April MCNV delivered a 1-day workshop to launch the Development of Speech and Language Therapy Education in Vietnam and share the results of the needs assessment of Speech and Language Therapy Tr...
April 23, 2018
Work is underway to develop the Masters in Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) to be held at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMP) in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). The purpose of the masters is to t...
January 28, 2018
As part of our five year partnership with MCNV (Medical Committee Netherlands – Vietnam) a 3 month research project into the needs for SALT education in Vietnam has been completed. The needs assessmen...
October 29, 2017
For the 32 graduates of the 2016-17 Paediatric Speech Therapy post-graduate course, the 14 September was a day they will not forget quickly! On that day Ho Chi Minh City almost came to a standstill. W...
July 3, 2017
A report by Sarah Day (Speech Pathology Clinical Educator, Australian Volunteer for International Development, University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach (UPNT), HCMC). It’s summer in Vietnam… which means...
June 25, 2017
The 32 students enrolled in the 10 month paediatric speech therapy training program at the University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach (UPNT), Ho Chi Minh City have almost finished their 3rd Term. At the s...
June 25, 2017
Beginning in September at the University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach (UPNT), 32 students from across Vietnam have successfully completed Term 1 and are now undertaking their first clinical placements...
May 1, 2015
The success of all of our volunteers in Vietnam are critically dependent on accurate, consistent and fluent interpreting (for spoken communication) and translation (for written materials) between Viet...
May 1, 2015
We’re helping not one but TWO universities in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi – to create new speech therapy courses – each with different types of students. It’s more common in Vietnam than in Australia to ...
May 1, 2015
We are helping to get short courses in speech therapy and professional development happening at Danang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy (DUMTP), to support existing health professionals w...
May 1, 2015
In the beautiful city and region of Hue in Vietnam, there are just 2 speech therapists to service a regional population of 13 million people. At the Office of Genetic Counselling and Disabled Children...
May 1, 2015
We are working with the University of Pham Ngoc Thach (UPNT), on the creation of a 4 year bachelor degree course in speech therapy. In September 2016 UPNT, with support from TFA, commenced a 10 month ...
May 1, 2015
We are working hard to support the 33 graduates who have now received official government approval to form Vietnam’s first professional group of speech therapists: this is known as the Speech Therapy ...
May 1, 2015
TFA has already supported two postgraduate training courses in speech therapy (2010-2014), in partnership with the University of Pham Ngoc Thach in HCMC. There are now 33 Vietnamese-trained speech the...
Our database contains the locations of over 33 speech therapists and clinics located in Vietnam.
How Vietnam’s first 33 graduate speech therapists are helping the people who need them.
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