今日は、評価およびセラピーに関する文化的な認識の違いについてお話したいと思います。
Today, I would like to talk about cultural differences in parental attitudes toward their children receiving evaluation and therapy services. 

西洋文化あるいは多文化環境の親御さんに比べ、日本の親御さんはお子さんお発達評価やセラピーを受けることに関して消極的だという印象があります。

I have observed that parents from Japanese cultural backgrounds tend to be less proactive in seeking evaluation and therapy services for their children compared to parents from Western or multicultural backgrounds.

文化の違い、スピーチセラピーの知名度等、さまざまな要因があると思います。

There may be various factors on this, including cultural differences and familiarity of ST/SLP. 

お子さんの発達に遅れやつまずきがある場合、それを受け止めることは容易なことではありません。
しかし、問題を見つけ、それを解決あるいは改善する方法はあります。
I fully understand that it is not easy to accept it when their children have any delay or difficulties in their development. 
However, I know that there are ways to find the challenges and help them overcome the challenges. 

言語聴覚士のこと、私たちができることをもっと多くの方々に知っていただき、親御さん方がお子さんの発達のための一歩を踏み出せるための努力を続けていくことも私たちに大切な任務の1つだと考えています。

I believe that it is one of the important tasks to do for us to help more parents know who we are and what we can do for their children, and to help them take an action for their children’s development. 

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