Gain practical strategies to gather meaningful information during bilingual evaluations.

Guest: Damaris Sánchez Rivera, MS, CCC-SLP

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Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, is joined by Damaris Sánchez Rivera, MS, CCC-SLP, host of the Spanish-language podcast SLPs en Acción, for a thoughtful conversation about ethical, strengths-based evaluation and treatment approaches for bilingual children. Together, they explore how clinicians can approach bilingual assessments with confidence, cultural responsiveness, and joy while supporting children and families across a variety of settings.

About the Guest: Damaris Sanchez Rivera's, MS, CCC-SLP, clinical experience includes working in private practices, charter schools, and home settings. Damaris is currently the Outreach Program Director at a non-profit organization where she coordinates hearing, vision, and speech and language screenings for preschools and Head Start centers for more than 1,000 children every year.

Contact Damaris:

• IG: @speechloveandplaymusic
• LinkedIn

Listen to SLPs en Acción:

• Apple Podcasts
• Spotify
• Youtube

Show Notes:

• Bilinguistics: The Ultimate Speech Language Parent Questionnaire Library
• Related Course: “Understanding Medical Interpretation”
• Find Resources: FindHelp.org
• The Children’s Trust Miami
• Dolly Parton Imagination Library
• Dolly Parton Imagination Library Bilingual Instructions
• Dysphagia Outreach Project
• Hablamigo: Bilingual resource for K-5 students
• Love Money: The United Way

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