In this week’s episode the SPA Ethics Team – Trish Johnson, Nadia Marussinszky and Kelly Williams – explore the common ethics themes of 2022. 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 communi...
Nov 23, 2022•16 min
In this week’s episode, Ruth Townsend, Senior Speech Pathologist and Stream Leader at Austin Health, speaks with Roz Shand, Speech Pathologist and researcher at Monash Health, Melbourne. Roz explores her recent research into working collaboratively with nurses to better support the communication needs of patients in hospital. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. We re...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 4 min
In this week’s episode, Amy Fitzpatrick, SPA’s Senior Advisor – Disability, chats with Cath Fernando, Speech Pathologist, and Melissa Maddox, Autistic Speech Pathologist. Cath and Melissa explore neurodiversity affirming practice through a speech pathology lens. Please follow these links for resources mentioned in the episode: https://neuroclastic.com/autism/what-is-autism/?amp https://ausometraining.com https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:Neurowild https://autismlevelup.com Speech...
Nov 09, 2022•46 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn speaks with Heather Renton, founder of SWAN Australia and parent of a child with FOXP1 syndrome. Heather explores the work of SWAN Australia and provides her lived experience of parenting a child with a rare genetic condition. Please follow this link to access the SWAN Australia website: https://swanaus.org.au/ Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders pas...
Nov 02, 2022•36 min
In this week’s episode, Maire MacCana, community-based Speech Pathologist with the Tasmanian Health Service, chats with Jasvinder Sekhon, Speech Pathologist and PhD student at La Trobe University. Jasvinder explores her current research into counselling training for speech pathologist to support the psychological wellbeing of people with post-stroke aphasia. Please email speakuppodcast@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au to request a reference list related to this episode. Speech Pathology Australia...
Oct 26, 2022•58 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Senior Advisor – Mental Health and Trauma, Laura Caire, chats with Sarah Verdon, Associate Professor in Speech and Language at Charles Sturt University. Sarah explores the importance of considering adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s) when assessing the communication development of children. Please follow this link to access the ACE questionnaire mentioned in this episode: https://www.goodsky.com.au/adverse-childhood-experience/#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20ACE%20Ques...
Oct 19, 2022•29 min
In recognition of International Developmental Language Disorder Day on Friday 14th October, SPA’s Anneke Flinn chats with Lisa Quinn, Speech Pathologist and Head of Allied Health at Language Disorder Australia about all things DLD. Please follow this link to access the Language Disorder Australia website: https://languagedisorder.org.au/ Please follow this link to access the RADLD website: https://radld.org/ Please follow this link to access the Communication Function Classification Systems (CFC...
Oct 12, 2022•28 min
In this week’s episode, Lauren Fletcher, Senior Speech Pathologist at Epworth Rehabilitation and Mental Health in Melbourne speaks with Dr Jade Dignam, Speech Pathologist and Postdoctural Research Fellow at Queensland Aphasia Research Centre (QARC). Jade explores her current research into the Comprehensive High-Dose Aphasia Treatment (CHAT) program. If you would like any further information about the CHAT program, please use this email address: qarc@uq.edu.au Speech Pathology Australia acknowled...
Oct 05, 2022•37 min
In this week’s episode, Bethany Wilson, Speech Pathologist in private practice in Western Australia, speaks with Mark Elsing. Mark shares his personal experience of living with dysarthria post-stroke and provides some interesting insights into being a consumer of speech pathology services. 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 an...
Sep 28, 2022•34 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Senior Advisor – Justice, Mary Woodward, chats to four members of South Australia’s Youth Justice service – Melissa Saliba (Speech Pathologist), Larissa Ashton (Speech Pathologist), Chris Galimitakis (Psychologist) and Luke Francis (Occupational Therapist). Melissa, Larissa, Chris and Luke explore their multidisciplinary approach when working with young people in the youth justice system. Please follow this link to access information about the screening assessment p...
Sep 21, 2022•46 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Senior Advisor for Disability, Amy Fitzpatrick, chats with Professor Bronwyn Hemsley, Head of Speech Pathology at the University of Technology Sydney and Project Lead of the “Co-creating Safe and Enjoyable Meals for People with Swallowing Disability” project. Bronwyn explores the project and resulting co-designed and co-created training program. To access the Enjoy Safe Meals website run by Professor Bronwyn Hemsley, please follow this link: https://enjoysafemeals.c...
Sep 14, 2022•40 min
In recognition of RUOK Day on Thursday 8th September, four members of SPA’s Early Career Reference Group – Brianna Tuckerman, Vivienne Hui, Davina Lo and Julie Sax – explore sources of stress and burn out in speech pathology and how to manage it at four different points along the speech pathology career journey – student, early career, mid-career and later-career. The group chat to Brittany Fong, Bridget Forrester, Rebecca Reinking and Melinda Hull. Follow this link for information about the Lif...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 10 min
In this week’s episode, Lisa Terry and Samantha Bradley, Senior Speech Pathologists from Monash Health, speak with Dr Laura Chahda, from the University of Melbourne, and Dr Lindsay Carey, from La Trobe University. Laura and Lindsay explore the role of speech pathology in palliative care through the lens of their award winning paper “Speech-language pathologists and adult palliative care in Australia”. Follow this link to access Laura and Lindsay’s award winning paper from the International Journ...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 2 min
In this week’s special Speech Pathology Week episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn takes you around Australia to hear from members of our wonderful Speech Pathology community. 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, count...
Aug 24, 2022•21 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Senior Advisor - Mental Health and Trauma, Laura Caire, speaks with Anna Kearns and Lauren Hamill from Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick. Anna and Lauren explore the importance of routine screening and onward referral for families who have unmet basic needs. Please follow the links for resources mentioned by Anna and Lauren in the episode: • Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network (UCSF) = https://sirenetwork.ucsf.edu/ • Integrating Social Care into ...
Aug 17, 2022•49 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn chats to Eliza Galvin and Louise Philpott, Senior Speech Pathologists, about their role supporting auctioneers attending the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association (ALPA) training program with their voice and presentation skills. A number of members of ALPA also generously speak about their perspective of working with Speech Pathologists. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughou...
Aug 10, 2022•58 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn speaks with Dr. Renato Ulpiano, Co-founder of Ladybug House and Director of the Little Bugs Foundation charity. Ren explores his recent doctoral research into online systems for rating health professionals. For information about SPA’s advertising policy, please follow this link (member login required): https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Members/Ethics/Advertising/SPAweb/Resources_for_Speech_Pathologists/Advertising/Advertising.aspx?hkey=...
Aug 03, 2022•32 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn chats to Larney Lamers, Psychologist from Mullum Road Psychology Clinic, and Gen Ward, Senior Speech Pathologist, Animal Assisted Therapist and Director of The Speech Express. Larney and Gen explore a number of important clinical considerations when working with people with ADHD. Keep an eye on the Speech Pathology Australia Learning Hub for details about Larney and Gen’s upcoming face-to-face event in Melbourne in October 2022. Please email Anneke at: ...
Jul 27, 2022•49 min
In this week’s episode, Kristen Potts, private speech pathologist, explores four AAC case studies across the lifespan with experienced speech pathologist and AAC enthusiast Amanda Hartmann. Amanda is a lecturer at the University of Queensland, a consultant with AssistiveWare and runs her own private practice, 4 Little Monkeys, in Brisbane. Keep an eye on the Speech Pathology Australia Learning Hub for details about Amanda’s upcoming Live Online event in October 2022. Speech Pathology Australia a...
Jul 20, 2022•42 min
In this week’s episode, the SPA Ethics Team – Trish Johnson, Nadia Marussinszky and Kelly Williams – chat about the responsibility all speech pathologists hold when interacting online in the digital world. Please refer to this link to access the SPA FAQs about testimonials mentioned in this episode: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Resources_for_Speech_Pathologists/Advertising/Testimonials.aspx Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas an...
Jul 13, 2022•20 min
In this week’s slightly longer episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn speaks with Dr Kieran Flanagan, Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator of Speech Pathology at Australian Catholic University in Queensland. Kieran explores three current research papers in the area of Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Murray, E., Iuzzini-Seigel, J., Maas, E., Terband, H., & Ballard, K. J. (2021). Differential diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech compared to other speech sound disorders: A systematic review [Review]. A...
Jul 06, 2022•57 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn speaks with Dr Maria Lathouras, speech pathologist and Project Manager at the Autism Hub, Department of Education – Queensland. Maria explores some key considerations in regards to reading assessment and intervention for primary school aged students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. For further information about Maria’s upcoming Speech Pathology Australia LIVE Online workshops in July and August, please follow this link (member login required): https://...
Jun 29, 2022•30 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn speaks with Kate Pollard, Senior Speech Pathologist, Director of Melaleuca Therapies situated in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, and member of the FASD Hub Australia. Kate chats about the speech pathology role when working with people with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Please follow this link to access the FASD Hub Australia: https://www.fasdhub.org.au/ Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throu...
Jun 22, 2022•32 min
In this week’s episode, Matthew Ernst, Speech Pathologist and Regional Manager – Better Rehab in Queensland, speaks with Dr. Cath Gregory, Speech Pathologist and lecturer, from the University of Technology Sydney. Cath chats about the speech pathology role when working with people with a Functional Neurological Disorder. For further information about the Functional Neurological Disorder Society please follow this link: https://www.fndsociety.org/ Please follow this link to access the neurosympto...
Jun 15, 2022•31 min
In this week’s episode, Kate Broderick, Speech Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and Director of Spot Therapy Hub in Sydney, chats all things paediatric feeding with Carly Veness, Speech Pathologist and founder of Babble and Munch Speech Pathology. Carly speaks about responsive feeding therapy, the importance of infant mental health in paediatric feeding and her own paediatric feeding journey. To access the Getting Started in Feeding Therapy tip sheet mentioned by Carly in the episode, along w...
Jun 08, 2022•35 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Senior Advisor for Disability, Amy Fitzpatrick, speaks with the Autism Assessment Team at Melton Health – Dr Mandira Hiremath – Paediatrician, Joanne Romell – Speech Pathologist, Claire Thorpe – Occupational Therapist and Alex Charalambous – Clinical Psychologist. The team explore how their ASD consensus team works to achieve assessments consistent with the “National Guideline for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Australia”. Please follow...
Jun 01, 2022•36 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn chats with Rosie Miller, SPA Professional Standards Advisor, and Tara Lewis, SPA’s Senior Advisor for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy and Practice. Rosie and Tara explore the upcoming changes to Speech Pathology Australia’s Certification Program. Please refer to this link for more information on the Certification program, including the Certification Program requirements, an FAQ, and a guide: https://speechpathologyaustralia-my.sharepoint....
May 25, 2022•29 min
In this week’s episode, Arielle Cassian, member of the Early Career Reference Group, chats with Nathan Cornish-Raley, SPA Professional Support Advisor, and Claire Salter Parry, Speech Pathologist and Clinical Services Manager at Umbo: Online Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy. Nathan and Claire explore the ethical, responsible and sustainable use of telepractice within a national and international context. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas a...
May 18, 2022•42 min
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Anneke Flinn speaks with Professor Gail Gillon, founding director of the Child Well-being Research Institute at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. Gail is a keynote speaker at the upcoming Speech Pathology Australia conference. She explores the Better Start Literacy Approach and gives an insight into her upcoming keynote address. It is not too late to register for the 2022 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference! Please follow this lin...
May 11, 2022•38 min
In this week’s episode, Helen Saunders, Deputy Manager – Speech Pathology and Dietetics at Epworth Rehabilitation and Mental Health in Melbourne, speaks with Annabelle Vaughan, Senior Speech Pathologist at Gold Coast Health and PhD candidate at the University of Queensland. Annabelle explores her current research into the use of physical rehabilitation when working with people with a central facial nerve palsy. For further information about this research, please email Annabelle at: annabelle.vau...
May 04, 2022•48 min
