Can you please help?

I constantly receive email regarding SLP in Asia, particularly from consumers in Asia looking for services for children and adults with communication impairments; members of "expat" / foreign communities in Asia looking for SLP services in their own languages; researchers trying to contact individuals, professional associations or universities in relation to their research; and recently qualified SLPs graduates wanting to extend their experience by  working abroad. 

I am indebted to, and rely upon, Speech-Language Pathology / Therapy colleagues throughout Asia for help in keeping this page up to date and accurate. If you can, please suggest sites, provide corrections, and help fill the gaps in the information here. 

Please note that clinic sites will not be listed unless they include the names, qualifications (e.g., BSc, MA, PhD) and professional affiliations (e.g., ASHA (CCC), HKAST, ISHA, JAS, KASA, NZSTA, RCSLT, Speech Pathology Australia,  SHAS) of the speech-language pathologists (speech and language therapists) involved. 

Prospective clients should be aware that the inclusion on this page of particular clinics and agencies providing speech pathology assessment and treatment services does not imply endorsement. Caroline Bowen

The Bangladesh Health Professions Institute(BHPI)has been running a BSc in Speech and Language Therapy course since July 2004. The course co-ordinator is Mr Mostafa Zaman and the program is currently predominantly staffed by foreign Speech and Language Therapists/ Speech Pathologists. There are opportunities for Speech and Language Therapists/ Speech-Language Pathologists to come and be involved in training and development of clinical services on a short or long-term basis.

For more information contact Mr Mostafa Zaman

Speech & Language Therapy
Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI)
Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP)
Chapain Savar 1343 Dhaka Bangladesh
www.crp-bangladesh.org

Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Editorial Department, 
238 Wuchang Jiefanglu, 
Wuhan, 430060, China
 
Dr Gu Rui
Otolaryngological Institute 
of General Hospital of Liberation Army, 
Beijing, China

Beijing Association of Voice
Yan Hejun, Lu Yunxian, 
Institute of Artistic Voice, 
Beijing 100050 China

Dr Yang Baoqi
Institute of Otolaryngology of Tianjin, 
Tianjin 300192 China

Dr Wang Yensheng
Otolaryngological Department, 
Municipal Hospital of Weifang, 
Weifang, 
Shandong 261041 China

Dr. Lian Ma
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department
Peking University School of Stomatology
22# Zhong Guan Cun Southern Road
Beijing 100081
Tel: 86 10 62179977-2258
Fax: 86 10 62173402 
lamaiana@public.bta.net.cn
or
Lmaa@hkucc.hku.hk  

Hong Kong

University
Dr Tara Whitehall
Head
Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education
5th Floor Prince Philip Dental Hospital
34 Hospital Road Hong Kong
Tel (852) 28590599   /   (852) 28590595
Fax(852) 25590060

The Hong Kong Association of Speech Therapists
MEMBERS ONLY
GPO Box 372, Central, Hong Kong.

ISHA
Indian Speech and Hearing Association
History of ISHA

My Indonesian correspondent Hikmatun Sadiah A.Md TW.,S.Pd informs me that the Speech Therapist Association began its activities in 1994 and that they have almost 250 members throughout the country. They welcome correspondence and contact with SLPs elsewhere in the world.

Indonesian Speech Therapist Association
Kramat VII / 27, Jakarta Pusat 10430, Indonesia
email: munas_ikatwi@mail.com
phone : 62-0818139926 (Hikmah)

In Japan, nationally certified professionals who work with individuals who have problems in speech, language, hearing and /or related areas are now called speech- language- hearing therapists. The first national license examination took place in March 1999. By April 2000 approximately 4600 individuals had passed the examination. A new  professional organization, the Japanese Association of Speech-Language-Hearing Therapists (JAS) was founded January 16, 2000. JAS has been recognized by both the Japanese Association of Speech Therapists (JAST) and the Japanese Speech-Language-Hearing Association (JSLHA) to be the sole representing organization for speech- language- hearing- therapists. On March 31 2009 JAS had 8,349, and in June 2009 it will hold its 10th annual congress in Okayama.

Contact information for JAS
Japanese Association of Speech-Language-Hearing Therapists (JAS)
2-5-16-801 Shinjuku, Kasumi Building, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-0022
Email: kaiingai@jaslht.gr.jp
FAX:(81)3-6412-9854
URL: http://www.jaslht.gr.jp/

Universities
Japanese universities with English language sections on their home pages include:
International University of Health and Welfare   
2600-1 Kitakanemaru, Otawara-shi, Tochigi 324-8501 Japan

National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled
1, Namiki 4-chome, Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture 359-8555, Japan

Kitasato University  
Shirokane, Sagamihara, Sanriku, Towada, Japan

Stuttering
Japan Stuttering Home Page

The President and founder of the Korean Speech and Hearing Association is Do-Ha Kwon PhD. He is a Professor in the Department of Speech Pathology at Taegu University, who gained his M.A at Eastern Michigan University where he was a student from1980 to 1983. Professor Kwon can be contacted at the following email and postal addresses:
Do-Ha Kwon PhD
President
KSHA
Taegu University, 
Taegu, 
Korea
Tel: +82-53-629-7322

All the professors at Taegu University are contactable by email. The Department of Speech Pathology was founded in 1988. Forty students enrol annually at undergraduate level, and 20-30 each year at graduate level.

Korean Academy of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology (KASA)
Founded in 1990, KSHA  has over 600 members. Its goals are modelled upon those of ASHA. Over 500 participants are involved in KSHA's continuing education program held in the last week of July each year, and in the first week after the New Year break (each for one week). Anyone interested in speech pathology can join the program. Web Site   http://www.kasla.or.kr/

Universities
In South Korea, there are two speech pathology programs at undergraduate level and six at graduate level, including:

Korean Academy of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Ihwa Women's University, 
Seoul, 
Korea
Fax: +82-2-360-2726

Stuttering
Korean Stuttering Home Page 

Malaysian Association of Speech Language and Hearing
Malaysian Association of Speech-Language and Hearing 
PO Box 610, Pejabat Pos Jalan Sultan, 46770 
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
e-mail mash1995@yahoo.com

Here is information about MASH provided by its executive on March 31, 2001 and updated on October 13, 2008. 

Degree programmes
MASH recognises courses in Audiology and Speech Science at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Contact details:

Dr Rogayah Razak
Speech Science Programme Co-ordinator
The Department of Audiology & Speech Sciences
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Jalan Raja Muda Aziz, 
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel : 603 - 2691 4230 

speecHelp is an independent speech pathology practice, "dedicated to providing culturally suitable resource material for children and adults in Asia who have speech, language, hearing and communication disorders"

The first ever BSc course  in Speech Language Pathology in Pakistan has commenced at Ziauddin Medical University.

Philippines

Philippine Association of Speech Pathologists
Unit G 16 Timog Avenue, 
Quezon City 
Philippines
+63 2 416 3030
pasp_secretariat@yahoo.com

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University of the Philippines (Manila campus) 
Speech Pathology
Admissions Office
Office of the University Registrar
Quezon City 1101 
Philippines
011+632-920-5301
http://www.upm.edu.ph/camp/history.html 
Masters in Rehabilitation Science (Speech Pathology)

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University of Santo Tomas-College of Rehabilitation Sciences (UST-CRS)
Saint Martin de Porres Building
Espana Boulevard, Manila
Philippines 1015
(63 2) 7409713 
BS Speech-Language Pathology

Singapore

Speech Language Hearing Association Singapore (SHAS)
Speech Therapy Department
Singapore General Hospital
Outram Road
Singapore 169608

Phone: (+65) 326 5481 (ask for Radika)
Fax: (+65) 326 5497

enquiries@shas.org.sg  

http://www.med.nus.edu.sg/dgms/SLP.shtml

Master of Science (Speech and Language Pathology)
The Master of Science (Speech and Pathology) is a 2-year full-time programme offered jointly by the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (SoM) and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) under the administration of the Division of Graduate Medical Studies (DGMS). This new programme, which will start in January 2007, is designed for graduates  from any discipline who are seeking professional practice training as a speech and language pathologist.

Sri Lanka

University of Kelaniya Faculty of Medicine
Disability Studies Unit
PO Box 6
Thalagolla Rd 
Ragama
Sri Lanka      
Tel: 94-1-958219 Fax: 94-1-958337

"... In collaboration with the University of London, the Disabilities Studies Unit conducts a diploma course in Speech Therapy, the only one of its kind in the country..."

"... activities include a Diploma Course in Speech Therapy which is sponsored by the Ministry of Health and supported by the University of London, Centre for International Child Health and the Hospital for Children Great Ormond Street, Department of Speech and Language. Post-basic Diploma ( leading later of Degree ) Programmes in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy will be started in collaboration with the University of Sydney, Faculty of Health Sciences.

Through all these activities the DSU seeks to improve the quality of life of people who have disabilities, focusing particularly on promoting the greater use of the health referral system for bringing about an improvement in their health situation. The DSU is the only academic unit in a university in a developing country focusing entirely on disability issues. Moreover, it is a self-financing unit."

There are 3 academic programs in Taiwan: a professional program (4 years of undergraduate study: information in English) and 2 graduate programs (master's level), and one professional association.

Degree program
Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
Chung Shan Medical University
College of Medical Sciences and Technology
110 Chien Kuo North Road, Sce.1
TAICHUNG, 402, TAIWAN.
Office Phone: 886-4-24730022 ext.1780
Office fax:   886-4-24753053
Chairperson
Professor Frances Nan Mai Wang
Email: frances@mercury.csmc.edu.tw

The Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology – the first and only four-year undergraduate university program in Taiwan – provides an academic and professional education in the fields of speech, language, and hearing sciences and disorders. The program, initially founded as part of the School of Rehabilitation Medicine in 1994, became its own independent department in 2000. The department provides faculty and students with a range of academic and clinical resources.

Graduate program
Department of Speech and Hearing Disorders and Sciences
National Taipei College of Nursing
No. 89, Nei-Chiang St, Wanhua 108
Taipei, Taiwan
Office Phone: +886-2-23717101 ext 5150
Fax No.:     +886-2-23891404
Chairperson
Professor Shen Hwa Chen  
Email: shchen@ntcn.edu.tw  

Graduate program
Graduate Institute of Audiology and Speech Therapy
No.116, Heping 1st Rd.,
Lingya District,
Kaohsiung City 802,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
National Kaohsiung Normal University
Tel: 886-7-7172930-2350 Fax:
Office Phone: 886-7-7172930 ext. -2350
Office fax: 886-7-7111681
Chairperson
Professor Jingyi Jeng
Email: jjeng@nknucc.nknu.edu.tw 
WEBSITE: http://giast.nknu.edu.tw/english/e-01.htm

Professional Association
The Speech-Language-Hearing Association 
of the Republic of China
President: Sheng Hwa Chen
Email: slh@mercury.csmc.edu.tw
WEBSITE: http://www.slh.org.tw/ 
Phone: 886-4-24720897
Fax No.: 886-4-24753043

Postal address
The Speech-Language-Hearing Association 
of the Republic of China
Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
Chung Shan Medical & Dental School
110 Chien Kuo North Road, Sce.1
TAICHUNG, 402, TAIWAN.

Interesting person from Taiwan!
Li Hsieh PhD Wayne State University

University
Division of Communication Disorders
Department of Otolaryngology
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital
Mahidol University
Rama VI Road Bangkok 10400 Thailand
Tel: (66-02) 245-9505
Fax: (662) 246-2123, 201-1515

Speech & Audiology Clinic: rasdc@mucc.mahidol.ac.th
Professor Krisna: krisna44@hotmail.com 

Professional Association
Thai Speech and Hearing Association
Division of Communication Disorders
Department of Otolaryngology
Faculty of Medicine
Ramathibodi Hospital
Mahidol University
Rama VI Road Bangkok 10400 Thailand
Tel: (66-02) 245-9505
Fax: (662) 246-2123, 201-1515
Professor Krisna: krisna44@hotmail.com 

Thank you Dr Sumalai Maroonroge for providing this information Maroonroge@aol.com

CRSLP       
The Centre for Research in Speech and Language Processing (CRSLP) was founded in 2001 as the Centre of Excellence by Chulalongkorn University. The centre is situated at the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University. The centre has two main research areas, human processing and computer processing of language and speech.

Practice (services in English)
Amy Begley Brewington, MS, CCC-SLP
27 Soi Saengchai, Sukhumvit Road Soi 38
Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Phone 02-391-0107, 391-4438
amy.begley@gmail.com
 

Viet Nam

Liaison Office of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 861-0737
Fax: (202) 861-0917

Page updated 25 Aug 2009

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