Posts Published by Janella Velasco

Janella Velasco is a second-year speech-language pathology graduate student at the University of Southern California (USC) and is a member of National NSSLHA’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Action (IDEA) Work Group. Please note that as a non-Indigenous person, Velasco approaches this topic with humility and a commitment to amplifying Indigenous voices. She recognizes that Indigenous people’s perspectives and lived experiences are essential to understanding and addressing the needs of their communities.

Supporting Indigenous Populations as Future Speech-Language Pathologists: Embracing Cultural Strengths and Practicing Cultural Humility

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work with a wide range of populations, including Indigenous communities—also identified as Native American, American Indian, and Alaska Native. This population holds a great amount of cultural, linguistic, and historical diversity, along…

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