Ghali Samantha, Abdalla Fauzia, Aseeri Areej
The University of Kansas, Lawrence.
Department of Communication Disorders Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait City.
Perspect ASHA Spec Interest Groups. 2023 Feb;8(1):217-225. doi: 10.1044/2022_persp-22-00103. Epub 2023 Feb 8.
This article outlines opportunities and challenges pertaining to service delivery faced by audiologists and speech-language pathologists/therapists working in Arabic-speaking Middle Eastern nations. Among the most diverse regions in the world, the Middle East is a region characterized by rapid development in a number of sectors relevant to audiology and speech-language pathology, including education and health care. Despite these developments, there remains a number of challenges, including growing service demands, awareness of the scope of practice of audiologists and speech-language pathologists/therapists, regulation of clinical practice, and shortages of clinicians and evidence-based clinical resources.
Developments to address these challenges, as well as strategies that may enhance service delivery, will be presented.
本文概述了在讲阿拉伯语的中东国家工作的听力学家和言语语言病理学家/治疗师在服务提供方面面临的机遇和挑战。中东是世界上最多样化的地区之一，其特点是在与听力学和言语语言病理学相关的多个领域，包括教育和医疗保健领域，发展迅速。尽管有这些发展，但仍存在一些挑战，包括不断增长的服务需求、对听力学家和言语语言病理学家/治疗师执业范围的认识、临床实践的监管，以及临床医生和循证临床资源的短缺。
将介绍应对这些挑战的发展情况以及可能加强服务提供的策略。
