
Conference keynote address- Creating Speech Pathology impact S06 E12
In this week’s episode we speak with Professor Andrew Whitehouse ahead of his keynote address for the 2024 SPA conference, in Boorloo, Perth. Andrew speaks about some of the things he will cover in hi...
24 Apr 202427min

Demystifying Auditing S06 E11
In this week’s episode, Rosie Miller Advisor from the Professional Standards team discusses the audits that SPA conducts. Rosie clarifies the auditing process and speaks about why this is a process th...
17 Apr 202428min

Courageous conversations: Communicating in challenging situations S06 E10
In this week’s episode, SPA Early Career Reference Group member, Holly McAlister, speaks with mental health occupational therapist Michelle Bihary about developing skills and capabilities that support...
10 Apr 20241h

Working with people with lived experience of dementia – a new Practice Guideline! S06 E09
In this week’s episode Naomi Folder, who was the project officer for SPA’s newly released practice guideline ‘Working with people with lived experience of dementia’, speaks with Kym Torresi, Senior Ad...
3 Apr 202424min

Investigative questioning: Getting better health information and narratives S06 E08
In this week’s episode Dr Marleen Westerveld speaks with Dr Sonja Brubacher from the Centre for Investigative Interviewing. They discuss how speech pathologists can ask questions that prompt broader a...
27 Mar 202440min

Speech Pathology in Education S06 E07
In this week’s episode, SPA’s Jane Delaney speaks with Jane McCormack, Associate Professor at ACU, and Heather Tancredi, PhD candidate at QUT, about speech pathologists’ role in the education sector. ...
20 Mar 202434min

Ethical Employment Practices S06 E06
In this week’s episode we speak with Anna Pannuzzo from WorkPlacePLUS and Trish Johnson, SPA’s manager for ethics and professional issues, about understanding our obligations when someone is leaving a...
13 Mar 202450min

Creating a neurodiversity-enabling workplace and service S06 E05
In this week’s episode we speak with Joni Howell and Sandy Lin, neurodivergent speech pathologists at Superyou Therapy. They discuss how neurodivergent staff are an asset in the workplace, how an orga...
6 Mar 202451min




















