An Overview of the profession of Speech Therapy in Morocco

Authors

  • Myriam Boueddine Speech Therapist in private practice, Morocco
  • Najat Boulahna Professor at ISPITS

Abstract

The Speech therapy practice in Morocco faces many challenges related to the standardization of practice, quality training for the students, and accessibility for all citizens. This emerging profession has to deal with issues such as multilingualism (various Arabic dialects, Amazigh, French, English, and Spanish) and a lack of funds for research. However, some decisive changes are happening nowadays. The present study aims to provide an overview of the different characteristics of the profession of speech therapy in Morocco in the fields of training, teaching, sectors of practice, geographic distribution, languages, speech therapists’ profiles, and practices. This report is based on two tools: a questionnaire that was distributed to 100 speech therapists and structured interviews with ten more speech therapists in Morocco. The results provide some preliminary description of speech therapy practice, the limitations it encounters, and directions for the future development of the profession.

Author Biographies

Myriam Boueddine, Speech Therapist in private practice, Morocco

Speech Therapist in private practice, Morocco 

Najat Boulahna, Professor at ISPITS

Professor at ISPITS

Additional Files

Published

11/20/2022

How to Cite

Boueddine, M., & Boulahna, N. B. (2022). An Overview of the profession of Speech Therapy in Morocco. Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 7(1), 1–34. Retrieved from http://mail.arjals.com/ajal/article/view/348

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022): Speech-Language Therapy Services in the Arab World and the Diaspora

Section

New Articles

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