Welcoming and Integrating Student Trainees Able to Serve Francophone Clients in Francophone Minority Communities: Handbooks
Francophones in Francophone minority communities are sometimes reluctant to ask for health and social services in French either because they are often convinced that such services are not available in their language or because they believe that wait times will be longer for services in French, and these may potentially be of lower quality. They may also feel linguistically insecure about their ability to understand the standard French used in professional settings. Failure to receive services in French may lead to several negative effects, including higher risks of hospital readmissions, misdiagnoses and non-compliance with medical recommendations or treatments.
To address this issue, health and social service professionals are called upon to actively offer services in both official languages. Active offer is multifaceted, but may be simply defined as “a verbal or written invitation for people to express themselves in the language of their choice. The offer to speak in the official language of their choice must precede the request for services” [Our translation].
Accordingly, offering clinical placements in French provides the opportunity for students enrolled in healthcare and social service programs to practise offering services and interventions in French.
Below are 4 resources for clinical placement opportunities in French, based on the results of a research project designed to propose and assess a clinical education model for bilingual students enrolled in English-language programs of study to prepare them for offering services in French (a summary of the project is provided in the handbooks).
To address this issue, health and social service professionals are called upon to actively offer services in both official languages. Active offer is multifaceted, but may be simply defined as “a verbal or written invitation for people to express themselves in the language of their choice. The offer to speak in the official language of their choice must precede the request for services” [Our translation].
Accordingly, offering clinical placements in French provides the opportunity for students enrolled in healthcare and social service programs to practise offering services and interventions in French.
Below are 4 resources for clinical placement opportunities in French, based on the results of a research project designed to propose and assess a clinical education model for bilingual students enrolled in English-language programs of study to prepare them for offering services in French (a summary of the project is provided in the handbooks).
Welcoming and Integrating Student Trainees Able to Serve Francophone Clients in Francophone Minority Communities: Handbook for service providers
Offering Your Bilingual Students Clinical Placements in Minority Official-Language Communities: Handbook for Clinical Educators
Powerpoint presentation of Francophone Communities in a Minority Setting and Active Offer
Fact Sheet on Francophone Minority Communities and Active Offer
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