A Psychoeducational Group for Limited-English Proficient Latino/Latina Children

Applying Risk Reduction Features to Limited English Proficient Students

One can view the notion of risk from many vantage points in evaluation. Problems emerge in attempting to identify risks that affect limited English proficient students, and the relationship of these risks as barriers to targeted academic performance. The article introduces features of the Goal Attainment Risk Reduction model as possible evaluation considerations by a campus or district. Focus i...

The Effects of Official English Laws on Limited-English-Proficient Workers

This paper examines whether workers with limited English skills suffer adverse effects in the labor market when states declare English the official language. Official English laws may harm individuals who do not speak English very well if employers view the laws as allowing or requiring them to adopt workplace Englishonly rules that lower the demand for limited-English-proficient workers. Using...

Best methods for increasing medical translators for limited English proficient patients: the carrot or the stick?

Limited English Proficient Patients and Time Spent in Therapeutic Range in a Warfarin Anticoagulation Clinic

BACKGROUND While anticoagulation clinics have been shown to deliver tailored, high-quality care to patients receiving warfarin therapy, communication barriers with limited English proficient (LEP) patients may lead to disparities in anticoagulation outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS We analyzed data on 3770 patients receiving care from the Massachusetts General Hospital Anticoagulation Management ...

Serving limited English proficient callers: a survey of 9-1-1 police telecommunicators.

INTRODUCTION The emergency telephone number 9-1-1 serves as a lifeline to the public during emergencies, and first responders rely on information gathered by 9-1-1 telecommunicators who speak with callers. Timely, accurate information from the telecommunicators is essential for providing appropriate care on scene. Language barriers can hamper these efforts and result in less efficient informati...