Speak Up Speak Up: A Speech Pathology Australia Podcast

In this week’s episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn chats with Amy Graham, speech-language pathologist, founder of Graham Speech Therapy and co-author of the Bjorem Speech Sound Cues for Lateralisation. Amy provides her clinical insights for successfully working on lateral /s/.

For further information about Amy and her work, please refer to Amy’s website: https://www.grahamspeechtherapy.com/

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

In this week’s episode, SPA’s Adult and Aged Care Project Officer, Nikki Gearon, speaks with Professor Alison Mudge, clinical lead of the Eat Walk Engage program, and Narelle O’Connor, speech pathologist and Eat Walk Engage program facilitator. Alison and Narelle discuss the Eat Walk Engage program and its role in improving care and health outcomes in older patients in acute care.

For further information about the Eat Walk Engage program please email: EatWalkEngage@health.qld.gov.au

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

In this week’s episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn hosts a panel discussion about the Speech Pathology Australia Re-entry Program. SPA’s Senior Advisor for Professional Standards, Diana Russo, is joined by two recent participants of the program, Janine White and Nicole Hadlow, who explore their experiences before, during and after their involvement in the program.

Please follow this link for more information about Speech Pathology Australia’s Re-Entry Program: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Join_Us/Re-entering_the_Profession/Re-entering_the_Profession.aspx

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

In this week’s episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn speaks with Tessa Weadman, paediatric speech pathologist and PhD candidate at La Trobe University. Tessa chats about the clinical applications of her research study looking at the classroom-based shared book reading strategies used by early childhood teachers, and how these can be developed to better support the oral language and emergent literacy skills of preschoolers.

If you would like further information, please contact Tessa on: t.weadman@latrobe.edu.au

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

In this week’s episode, Indu Jacob, member of the WA Professional Education committee, chats to Rachelle Robinson, Senior Speech Pathologist in Head and Neck Oncology at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney. Rachelle explores the role of a speech pathologist in adult tracheostomy management.

Refer to Speech Pathology Australia’s Learning Hub for details of Rachelle’s upcoming Live Online event.

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

In this week’s episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn chats to Cathy Basterfield, speech pathologist and founder of Access Easy English. Cathy explores how speech pathologists can consider Easy English in written documentation provided to clients, families and consumers.

Cathy’s website is: www.accesseasyenglish.com.au

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community.