title: Emerging issues concerning the education of speech and language pathologists and audiologists in Brazil and South America.
abstract: Diversity is one of the major characteristics of Brazil and all South America. This paper presents an overview of the current situation of the education of speech and language pathologists (SLP) and audiologists in Brazil and in several other countries of South America. This paper also discusses the main challenges shared by these countries. The discussion is focused on the mutual interferences between education and the areas of professional practice, cultural diversity and continued education. There are many emerging issues about the education of SLP and audiologists in South America. The suggested conclusion is that, despite the many differences, the South American SLP and audiologists' education would benefit from joint efforts and collaborative experiences.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. fernandadreux @ usp.br
authors.forename: Fernanda Dreux M
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Claudia R F
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.forename: Debora M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Befi-Lopes
authors.forename: Haydée F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Wertzner
authors.forename: Suelly C O
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Limongi
mesh_terms: D001298:Audiology / Q000193:education*; D001938:Brazil; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000639:trends; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000639:trends; D013020:South America; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000193:education*; D000078329:Workforce