SUMMARY INFORMATION ABOUT OIC

SUMMARY INFORMATION ABOUT OIC What is Speech therapy and why is it needed in Cambodia? Currently, Cambodia has fewer than 10 internationally qualified speech therapists in the country. There is not yet a comprehensive academic training program to train Cambodians in this profession. However, there is a growing group of professionals embracing aspects of speech…

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Discussion Paper: Growing A Cambodian Speech Therapy Profession

Prepared by the “ Organization to Improve Communication and Swallowing Therapy Services in Cambodia” April 2020 What is Speech Therapy? Speech therapy involves the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and support of people with communication or swallowing difficulties. Speech therapy aims to maximize people’s abilities to communicate and to swallow effectively, thereby improving their quality of life.…

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Understanding Lived Experiences of Adults with Communication Difficulties: Exploratory Qualitative Research OIC Cambodia

Understanding Lived Experiences of Adults with Communication Difficulties: Exploratory Qualitative Research                                                ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Authors: Nathhaniel Rupp(Primary), Debbie Bong, Ruth Bryce, Katherine Dobson, Yit Variya & Uk Sokmea Communication difficulties impact on all areas of a person’s life, from interpersonal relationships and participation in the community, to education and work opportunities. 1 in 25 people in Cambodia need Speech Therapy…

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children's desk at the Happy Kids Clinic

Happy Kids Clinic

OIC’s Social Enterprise November 2017 We have now been running our social enterprise for over a year and have a staff consisting of 2.4 speech therapists, an occupational therapist, and two Khmer therapy assistants. We are also started doing some work with a psychologist to begin working on an autism…

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