Culturally Responsive Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, Graduate Certificate

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The Graduate Certificate in Culturally Responsive Practice in Speech-Language Pathology will offer students in the MS in Clinical Speech-Language Pathology program at NAU and practicing clinicians the tools to assess and treat culturally and linguistically diverse individuals with a wide range of communication disorders.

The certificate covers dual language development and disorders, best practice in providing assessment and intervention for culturally and linguistically diverse individuals across the lifespan, and investigates cultural aspects of neurodiversity and intellectual disability. The coursework will prepare clinicians to use least biased assessment for individuals who speak a language or dialect other than Mainstream American English or are not represented in normative data samples, while equipping them with evidence-based practices and cultural humility to effectively provide speech-language intervention. The lessons learned will be applied in a practicum, supervised by experts in the field who have experience working with a wide range of cultures, languages, ability levels, and clinical settings.

Completing the certificate program will give students and practicing speech-language pathologists the skills to problem-solve and make culturally informed decisions based on an understanding of an individual's lived experiences, values, communication styles, and unique worldview when working with individuals from any culture.

For More Information

Visit NAU's webpage about the Culturally Responsive Practice in Speech-Language Pathology graduate certificate or contact Lindsey Hiebert at Lindsey.Hiebert@nau.edu.

This initiative was submitted on July 30, 2025.