WORKING WITH LOW AND MIDDLE- INCOME COUNTRIES AND IN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN CONTEXTS A COMMUNICATION THERAPY INTERNATIONAL SURVEY – IN COLLABORATION WITH RCSLT

Working with Low and Middle-Income Countries and International Humanitarian Contexts Survey

Name
1. Please tick one of the following that best fits your current main role, in relation to Speech and Language Therapy (SLT):
2. Are you a member of the RCSLT?
3. Age(Required)
4. If you are already qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist, when did you qualify:
5. How many years in total have you worked in SLT or in SLT-related fields?
6. If you are a SLT student, when do you expect to qualify?

Please respond to questions 8-20 if you are already qualified as an SLT. Students/Apprentices, please go straight to question 21

8. As a qualified SLT, have you worked in any Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and/or international Humanitarian contexts? Please refer to the definitions provided at the start of this survey.
This includes remote working such as mentoring people based in these settings, offering guidance on services, education or training, or supervising Post-graduate Research students. You do not need to have necessarily physically visited the context. (Please tick all that apply, if applicable.)

If you answered ‘no experience’ to question 8, please skip to question 31

9. How many years did you work as a SLT before you started SLT Low and Middle-Income Country / international Humanitarian work?
10. Please indicate the number of separate Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) and/or humanitarian projects you have been involved in as a qualified SLT
12. Do you consider yourself to have any personal connection to the country or countries with which you have collaborated (e.g., country of origin, country of residence, or familial ties)
13. Has your Low and Middle-Income Country / international Humanitarian experience been:
14. What, if any, preparation did you do before engaging in SLT Low- and Middle-Income Country / international Humanitarian project/s?:
Tick as many as you wish
16. Which individual(s) or organisation(s) recruited you to participate in SLT work in Low and Middle-Income Country or international Humanitarian contexts?
(Please tick all that apply across all relevant experiences, if applicable.)
17. What type(s) of work were you doing?
(Please tick all that apply.)
18. Whilst undertaking any Low and Middle-Income Country / international Humanitarian work, did you receive mentoring, supervision or coaching support from the following?
(Please tick all that apply.)

The following questions relate to any Low- and Middle-Income Country and/or international Humanitarian experiences undertaken during your Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) university education, whether you are currently a student/apprentice or qualified.

21. Have you had any Low and Middle-Income Country / international Humanitarian experience as an SLT student or SLT Apprentice?
If you had no Low and Middle-Income Country/international Humanitarian experience as a student, please go to question 31
22. In which year of your SLT studies did you have SLT Low and Middle-Income Country / international Humanitarian experience:
24. Was your SLT student /SLT Apprentice LMIC / international humanitarian experience: (tick one or both)
25. As an SLT student/SLT Apprentice what preparation did you undertake for your LMIC/ international Humanitarian experience work in LMIC/ international Humanitarian Sector:
(Please tick all that apply if applicable.)
27. Who recruited you to do this work?
(Please tick all that apply if applicable.)
28. What were your main responsibilities?
(Please tick all that apply if applicable.)
29. Whilst undertaking any student LMIC/ international humanitarian work, did you receive mentoring, supervision or coaching support from any of the following?
(Please tick all that apply if applicable.)
30. How long did this SLT student experience last?

The following questions are for all respondents, including those who have not experienced international Humanitarian work/ working in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

31. Do you intend to do SLT Low and Middle-Income Country / international Humanitarian work in the future?
32. Please select from the list below, any types of support do you think would be beneficial for SLTs preparing to work in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and/or international Humanitarian settings?
33. To what extent do you believe the RCSLT should be responsible for developing resources to prepare/ support SLTs for work in Low- and Middle-Income Countries or international Humanitarian settings?

Thank you for your participation