The language experience and proficiency questionnaire (LEAP-Q): Ten years later

M Kaushanskaya, HK Blumenfeld… - … : Language and Cognition, 2020 - cambridge.org
The Language Experience and Proficiency Questionnaire (LEAP-Q) is a validated
questionnaire tool for collecting self-reported proficiency and experience data from bilingual …

Working with clients with limited English proficiency: mapping language access in occupational therapy

M Mirza, EA Harrison - Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Nearly one in ten US residents have difficulty speaking and understanding English and are
deemed to have limited English proficiency (LEP). Despite federal mandates for provision of …

Improved knowledge following an interprofessional interpreter-use training

C Pechak, C Summers, J Velasco - Journal of allied health, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
INTRODUCTION: Language barriers between patients and their healthcare providers are
associated with negative outcomes. One approach to bridge language discordance is to …

An online training to prepare occupational therapy students to work with clients with limited English proficiency and interpreters

EA Harrison, M Mirza - Journal of Occupational Therapy …, 2018 - encompass.eku.edu
Effective communication between occupational therapists (OTs) and their clients is key to
quality, client-centered services. Most OTs can expect to work with clients with Limited …

The utility of limited Spanish proficiency in interpreted genetic counseling sessions

RM Waggoner, N Harkavy, L Way… - Journal of Genetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Professional interpreters are an integral component of healthcare for Spanish‐speaking
individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP). Research has demonstrated that errors in …

Improving patient-provider communication: evolution of a tool to assess physical therapist students' Spanish-language proficiency

C Pechak, L Dillon, E Umucu - Health Communication, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Communication is at the foundation of safe and effective health care. When patients with
limited English proficiency (LEP) have healthcare providers who do not speak their …

Integrated Spanish language training: Learners' expanded Spanish vocabulary and positive perceptions after 4 semesters

E Villarreal, C Pechak - Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Methods. Participants were first-year students from the UTEP DPT Program. Students
enrolled in a required 8-week, 1-credit beginner or advanced Spanish medical terminology …

Interprofessional collaboration to promote culturally engaged and strengths-based practice

E Ellis, M Kubalanza, G Simon-Cereijido… - Perspectives of the ASHA …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose To effectively prepare students to engage in interprofessional practice, a number of
Communication Disorders (COMD) programs are designing new courses and creating …

An Evaluation Of Interprofessional Knowledge And Attitudes In Graduate Students From Six Programs In Health Sciences After An Interprofessional Education …

J Velasco - 2018 - scholarworks.utep.edu
Interprofessional Education (IPE) occurs when two or more disciplines learn about, from,
and with each other to provide interprofessional patient-centered care which ultimately …