Improving Clinical Interactions With Diverse PopulationsImproving
						Clinical Interactions With Diverse Populations

Michael E. Illovsky

doi:10.1037/051329

The Northwest Participant and Clinical Interactions Network: Increasing opportunities for patients to participate in research across the Northwestern United States

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science ◽

10.1017/cts.2016.18 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 94-100 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Laura-Mae Baldwin ◽

Laurie Hassell ◽

Cindi Laukes ◽

Michelle Doyle ◽

Anne Reedy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Research Collaboration ◽

Research Network ◽

Innovation Network ◽

Diverse Populations ◽

Funded Research ◽

Effective Interventions ◽

Implementation And Dissemination ◽

Governance Tools ◽

Clinical Interactions ◽

Interactions Network

IntroductionThe Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) promotes and supports translational research collaboration between clinicians, communities, and investigators across the five-state Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) region. The ITHS has developed a collaborative regional clinical research network, the Northwest Participant & Clinical Interactions Network (NW PCI), involving 12 diverse clinical health systems and academic institutions.MethodsThis descriptive article details NW PCI’s development, infrastructure and governance, tools, characteristics, and initial outcomes.ResultsRegional NW PCI sites are conducting largely industry-sponsored studies; they are interested in including more grant-funded research. Regional NW PCI sites had over 1,240 open studies involving over 6700 patients in 2016. NW PCI trials are largely industry-sponsored; NW PCI sites are interested in including more grant-funded research. In its first three years, the NW PCI Coordinating Center facilitated regional sites’ participation in 34 new grant and contract applications across diverse topics.ConclusionThe NW PCI model supports the goals of the developing CTSA Trial Innovation Network by increasing access to cutting-edge research across the Northwestern U.S., by supporting investigators seeking diverse populations, including those with rare diseases, for their research studies, and by providing settings to test implementation and dissemination of effective interventions.

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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations: Serving GLBT Families in Our Schools

Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations ◽

10.1044/cds16.1.11 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 11-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ashley M. Frazier

Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Cultural Competence ◽

Service Delivery ◽

Linguistically Diverse ◽

Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽

Diverse Populations ◽

Cultural Issues ◽

Willingness To Disclose ◽

Bisexual And Transgender ◽

Societal Changes

Abstract School speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are increasingly likely to serve children of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) parents or GLBT students as cultural and societal changes create growth in the population and increased willingness to disclose sexual orientation. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has a progressive nondiscrimination statement that includes sexual orientation as a protected status and strongly urges the membership to develop cultural competence as a matter of ethical service delivery. The purpose of this article is to describe cultural competence in relation to GLBT culture, discuss GLBT parent and student cultural issues as they are important in parent-school or student-school relations, and to provide suggestions for increasing sensitivity in these types of interactions. A list of resources is provided.

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A Comparison of Experiential and Observational Approaches for Enhancing the Interpersonal Communication Skills of Speech-Language Pathology Students

Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders ◽

10.1044/jshd.4602.208 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 46 (2) ◽

pp. 208-213 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Deborah R. Klevans ◽

Helen B. Volz ◽

Robert M. Friedman

Keyword(s):

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Skills Training ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

Student Speech ◽

Verbal Skills ◽

Interpersonal Effectiveness ◽

Helping Relationship ◽

Interpersonal Skills Training ◽

Language Pathology ◽

Clinical Interactions

The effects of two short-term interpersonal skills training approaches on the verbal behavior of student speech-language pathologists were evaluated during peer interviews. Students who had participated in an experiential program in which they practiced specific verbal skills used significantly more verbal behaviors though to facilitate a helping relationship than did students whose training had consisted of observing and analyzing these verbal skills in clinical interactions. Comparisons with results of previous research suggest that length of training may be a crucial variable as students appear to need considerable time and practice to master the complex skills necessary for interpersonal effectiveness.

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