Research: University of Ghana Speech and Language Therapy
A collaboration with the University of Ghana to develop services for people with communication disabilities.
Summary
Research summary
- Ongoing since March 2015
The initial project aimed to agree goals, activities, priorities and support needs for the development of services for people with communication disabilities in Ghana.
Through a series of visits between Manchester Met and the University of Ghana, the research teams:
- developed an agreement for ongoing collaboration
- supported the establishment of a masters degree programme in speech and language therapy
- identified opportunities to collaborate on research
Research outputs
The project produced:
- two theories of change related to the development of services in Ghana
- guidelines for the knowledge skills and attitude profile required of external support personnel
- collaborative research plans
The work led to a further project with Róisín McNaney, Lorraine Hudson and others to co-design a set of locally appropriate digital tools to enhance speech and language therapy training in Ghana.
Academic papers
- Hudson, L, Amponsah, C, Ohenewa Bampoe, J, Marshall J, Owusu, N, Hussein, K, Linington, J, Banks Gross, J, Stokes, J and McNaney, R (2020) Co-designing Digital Tools to Enhance Speech and Language Therapy Training in Ghana. Accepted for publication: Proceedings of 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Hawaii, USA, April.
- Bampoe, J, Owusu, N, Amponsah, C, Wylie, K and Marshall, J (2016) A helping hand, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) Bulletin, Nov 2016 (not peer reviewed)
Book chapter
- Marshall, J, Owusu, N and Sowden, R (2021 - in press) Maximizing the Benefits and Minimizing the Risks from the Contribution of ‘Outsiders’ to the Development of Services for People with Communication Disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa. In: Lüdtke, U, Kija, E and Karia, M (Eds) Handbook of Communication Disabilities and Language Development in sub-Saharan Africa. Springer, New York
Team
Research team
Lead researcher
Co-researchers
- Dr Karen Wylie, Curtin University
- Clement Amponsah, University of Ghana
- Josephine Ohenewa Bampoe, University of Ghana
- Nana Akua Owusu, University of Ghana
Funding
With funding from
Tropical Health and Education Trust
Contact
Contact us
For enquiries about the Communication Disability group or this project, you can contact research lead Prof Janice Murray.
