Cambodia: Week Twelve
Our final week at the National Paediatric Hospital (NPH) and Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC).
This week we were very conscious that it was our last opportunity to consolidate the new skills the Speech Advisors at both settings have learnt during our time in Phnom Penh. More than ever, it was really important that we took a back seat during sessions and let Alin and Samnang take the lead.
With Samnang, the focus was on building his confidence in recording clinical notes. At the CSC, all medical notes are recorded in…
When asked what it is like having a cleft lip and palate, he said that he didn't know as he didn't know what is was like not having one. What a brilliant & smart answer. If you ever wondered what the council is all about, now the secret is out: lots of fun and…
In week 10, we finalised the new Khmer Infant Speech Screen for the Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), a result of both Samnang’s and our own work and many hours trying to get our heads around the Khmer (Cambodia’s language) sound inventory. The idea to create a new screen came from Samnang, who identified a need for something more fun and engaging for young children who come for speech assessments. The flip book has a selection of cartoon pictures which Samnang will look through with the children, with the hope that they will name some…
This week, one of our main tasks has been to finish some of the resources we have been making for the Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) and the National Paediatric Hospital (NPH) so that we have time to train Samnang and Alin in using them effectively.
Usually it is attended not only by our Trustees but all CLAPA Staff. This year we all prepared a little presentation to the Trustees, summarising our work and key achievements over the past year. We were all very excited about this and spent days perfecting our speeches. On the day the Trustees agreed and signed the…
