This paper introduces our special issue about ideologies in sign language vitality and revitalization and discusses ideologies related to the vitality of sign languages. Rather than taking for granted the notions of vitality and endangerment or developing criteria for measuring sign language vitality, the papers in this issue will provide a discursive construction of sign language endangerment. This construction in turn provides critical and historical reflection on how vitality has emerged as a concern for sign languages in specific local, national, and international contexts, the actors and institutions bringing forward this framing, and in whose interest it is to promote such discourses. The issue will survey how and by whom these ideologies are described, mobilized and legitimized, and what conceptualizations of language are emphasized and by whom.
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IntroductionThe Netherlands is changing from a welfare to a participation society in which citizens themselves are responsible for their health. However, this is not accessible to every citizen, resulting in an increase in marginalized vulnerable groups, often with a migrant background with problems in health, debt, addiction and poor housing. Within the Health Faculty, there is a lack of training students to become interprofessional professionals in community-based health promotion in the urban diverse environment.ObjectivesAn educational innovation has been started, based on the theory of positive health and social determinants of health, using design thinking as methodology. This educational innovation enriches interprofessional collaboration and intercultural communication competences of students and prepares students for their future role as health professionals in urban settings.ApproachDeveloping community-based education as a continuous learning line in the curricula of all bachelor courses (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Nursing) based on a sustainable assignment portfolio of citizen challenges in the urban environment.Result/Practice implicationsA total of 84 students participated in interprofessional education teams. They learned to use each other's expertise to devise 'citizen-oriented' solutions for health promotion. Until now, the students have focused on complex challenges such as loneliness, liveability in and around high-rise flats, fall prevention for elderly and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. ConclusionStudents carry out assignments and internships in the community for citizens with complex needs. The teaching staff supervises students in the community and local professionals and citizens enrich education focused on diversity and interprofessional health promotion.
In order to optimize collaboration between Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) and parents of children with Developmental Language Disorders (DLD), our aim was to study what is needed for SLTs to transition from the parent-as-therapist aide model to the FCC model and optimal collaborate with parents. Chapter 2 discusses the significance of demystifying collaborative working by making explicit how collaboration works. Chapter 3 examines SLTs’ perspectives on engaging parents in parent-child interaction therapy, utilizing a secondary analysis of interview data. Chapter 4 presents a systematic review of specific strategies that therapists can employ to enhance their collaboration with parents of children with developmental disabilities. Chapter 5 explores the needs of parents in their collaborative interactions with SLTs during therapy for their children with DLD, based on semi-structured interviews. Chapter 6 reports the findings from a behavioral analysis of how SLTs currently engage with parents of children with DLD, using data from focus groups. Chapter 7 offers a general discussion on the findings of this thesis, synthesizing insights from previous chapters to propose recommendations for practice and future research.
