Bortz M A, Jardine C A, Tshule M
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Eur J Disord Commun. 1996;31(4):465-75. doi: 10.3109/13682829609031332.
At a time when South Africa is in the throes of transition, ideologies in the educational, medical, economic and social spheres are being redefined and redirected. The field of speech pathology and audiology is no exception. The Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of the Witwatersrand has acknowledged an urgent need to address the requirements of a multilingual and multicultural South Africa and extend training beyond the white middle-class population. It is the responsibility of the training institutions to redirect the objectives of their curricula in order to meet these needs. This paper describes the changes introduced by the Department. These include teaching of community work principles and primary health care to the speech and hearing therapist, and the training of personnel for an alternative form of service, such as the community speech and hearing worker (CSHW) and the community-based rehabilitation worker (CBRW).
在南非正处于转型阵痛期之际，教育、医疗、经济和社会领域的意识形态正在被重新定义和调整方向。言语病理学与听力学领域也不例外。威特沃特斯兰德大学言语病理学与听力学系已经认识到迫切需要满足多语言和多元文化的南非的需求，并将培训范围扩大到白人中产阶级以外的人群。培训机构有责任调整其课程目标以满足这些需求。本文描述了该系所引入的变革。这些变革包括向言语和听力治疗师传授社区工作原则和初级卫生保健知识，以及培训人员从事另一种服务形式，如社区言语和听力工作者（CSHW）和社区康复工作者（CBRW）。
