Useful Links

1. Learn more about TFA from one of our partner's perspectives:

🔗 An enduring commitment to speech… | The Australian Volunteers Program
 

2. The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing is funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care.

Their vision is to ensure that all aged care consumers in Australia experience inclusive and accessible care.

🔗 www.culturaldiversity.com.au
🔗 Multilingual Communication Cards

3. The Multilingual-Multicultural Affairs Committee of the IALP  has completed a series of answers to common questions about speech therapy services for multilingual populations.

These include:

• Progressive aphasia and Alzheimer’s disease
• Teaching in a diverse classroom
• Child language development
• Parent concerns

4. A great website for SLPs working with the Vietnamese-speaking population -> VietSLP.sdsu.edu

This website was created as a product funded by ASHA for Professor Giang Pham at San Diego State University, USA.

Its main purpose is to provide online resources for SLPs working with the Vietnamese-speaking population worldwide. Any professional who wishes to use the assessment tools from the website needs to register for an account.

The three project objectives are:

✔️ Provide foundational information on Vietnamese-English dual language learners.
✔️ Provide free access to research-based Vietnamese assessment tools.
✔️ Expand the availability of data on Vietnamese first language acquisition.

✔️ Expand the availability of data on Vietnamese first language acquisition.

5. The University of Sydney has developed an excellent resource on communication and swallowing in children diagnosed with childhood brain tumors, approved by the NHMRC in 2020.

📖 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Communication and Swallowing in Children Diagnosed with Childhood Brain Tumour or Leukemia

This resource is also available in Vietnamese.
 

6. Our regular volunteer, Ms. Sarah Day, wrote a fantastic article titled:

📖 "Speech-Language Pathology Telementoring Projects in Global Health Contexts: Partnerships, Payoffs, and Progression"

This paper summarizes three unique speech-language pathology cross-cultural telementoring projects from across the globe, with case studies specific to Ghana and Vietnam, in addition to a multi-country project.

🔗 Read the article here
 

7. A Teacher/Advisor has shared the following link, which provides insights into a broader focus and discusses exciting opportunities for speech therapy practice.

📖 Speech Pathology 2.0: The Latest Technologies Transforming Speech Therapy
 

8. Trinh Foundation Australia and Enjoyable English (EE) share a meaningful partnership dedicated to enhancing speech therapy education and professional development in Vietnam.

Through collaboration, we have worked together to provide language support for speech therapy students, ensuring they gain English proficiency to access international resources and advance their skills.

📌 Follow Enjoyable English on Facebook to learn more!
 

9. TFA extends our warmest congratulations to Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Chau on the successful publication of her international paper in the Journal of Voice!

Ms. Minh Chau is also one of the 12 graduates of the second SALT Master's program at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City – a program supported by MCNV's funding in collaboration with TFA.

📖 Read the article here