Speak Up

In this week’s episode, we speak with our National President Tim Kittle, about the background to the changes in certification for the 2023 membership renewal. Then, Speak Up Reference Group member Christie Feerick, speaks with our own Rosie Miller about frequently asked questions related to the changes in certification. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge 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. Resources: SPA certification information: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Members/Certification_Program/SPAweb/Members/Certification_Program/Certification_Program.aspx?hkey=c3aca4b9-ba3a-4e11-aa12-16ef2d55bddc SPA documents including Scope of Practice: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/About_us/SPA_Documents/SPAweb/About_Us/SPA_Documents/SPA_Documents.aspx?hkey=9baff7ac-e3ad-4d6b-83e4-4f9e7c7af3fe Tara and Rosie discuss the inclusion of cultural learning in the certification program: https://soundcloud.com/speechpathologyaustralia/the-certification-program-s4-e17?si=43fb6dd05820436e87e2e094081d7827&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Contact National Office with further certification questions- office@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au or call on 1300 368 835

19 Apr 202334min

SPA’s Nadia Marussinszky speaks with SPA's Nichola Harris, AGOSCI and SPA’s Ria Ferris, and speech pathology consumer Lisa Emery about the Communication Hub. A new website designed to assist the diverse group of people with communication difficulties, their families and communication partners, and the wider community to understand the importance of communication in everyday life. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge 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. Resources: https://communicationhub.com.au

12 Apr 202329min

Emily McVeigh from the Speak Up reference group chats with Dr Emma Goodall, and A/Professor David Trembath about the Autism CRCs guideline on supporting autistic children. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge 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. Resources: Autism CRC: https://www.autismcrc.com.au/ info@autismcrc.com.au SPA member resources Autism Position Statement: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Members/Position_Statements/SPAweb/Members/Position_Statements/Position_Statements.aspx?hkey=b1a46941-246c-4609-bacc-1c1b5c52d19d#autism Autism Practice Guideline: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Members/Practice_Guidelines/SPAweb/Members/Clinical_Guidelines/Clinical_Guidelines.aspx?hkey=0fc81470-2d6c-4b17-90c0-ced8b0ff2a5d

5 Apr 202338min

In this week’s episode, our own Nathan Cornish-Raley speaks with Dr. María Rosa Brea-Spahn from New York University, and Dr. Xigrid Soto-Boykin from Arizona State University in the USA. They discuss inequity in countries like Australia and the United States related to language variation and speaking named languages other than English. They also share thoughts on how a translanguaging stance and practices in speech pathology can support linguistic justice. Resources from the speakers related to Translanguaging and Linguistic Justice can be found here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFdLiEFX_M/6gUejjSKjhM94uwkQu7DvQ/view?utm_content=DAFdLiEFX_M&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge 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.

29 Mar 20231h 2min

In this week’s episode, Lauren Nirsimloo chats with Dr. Michelle Swift about Cluttering and how to identify and support individuals with dysfluent speech. You can also find the Clinical Bite that Michelle Swift and Eleanor Brasted presented on Cluttering on the SPA Learning Hub. Resources for connecting clients with community https://www.stutteringhelp.org/cluttering This group is for "persons who clutter" in their speech. It is also for persons interested in fluency disorders, such as stuttering. All are welcome! ________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL CLUTTERING ASSOCIATION (ICA) WEBSITE http://www.icacluttering.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/icacluttering/ REDDIT Group https://www.reddit.com/r/cluttering/ TOO FAST FOR WORDS https://toofastforwords.com/ YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwiTJEJPwpnpZ17B8WASmtQ BOOK: Too Fast for Words AUTHOR: Rutger Wilhelm https://toofastforwords.com/about-the-book/ ________________________________________ JOSEPH DEWEY His YouTube channel has content about cluttering and interviews with persons who clutter: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClKimYbxlWel5-SOWPrQkZA STUTTERING HOME PAGE "Online Resources on Cluttering - the other Fluency Disorder" by Judy Kuster http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/cluttering.html __________________________________ BROCHURE "Cluttering: Some Guidelines" on the Stuttering Foundation of America (SFA) website. Author K. St. Louis, Ph.D. http://www.stutteringhelp.org/DeskLeftDefault.aspx?TabID=82 __________________________________ CLUTTERING SPEECH Facebook Group by Sister Carol Mary Nolan, O.Carm https://www.facebook.com/groups/56339307698/about/ References / Resources Bretherton-Furness, J. & Ward, D. (2015). Linguistic behaviours in adults who clutter and adults who stutter when reading and speaking. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 193, 62-71. Duchan, J.F. (2021). Frameworks used in cluttering treatments: Past, present and future. Advances in Communication and Swallowing, 24, 87-97. Meza, S. & Scaler Scott, K. (2022). A conversation with three cluttering community leaders: A preliminary sampling of perspectives. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 7, 1381-1390. Scaler Scott, K. (2020). Cluttering symptoms in school-age children by communicative context: A preliminary investigation. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 22(2), 174-183. Scaler Scott, K., Gurtizen, E., Giacumbo, K. & Kisenwether, J. (2022). A perceptual study of communication effectiveness in cluttering. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 7, 1347-1356. Scaler Scott, K. & Ward, D. (2013). Managing cluttering: A comprehensive guidebook of activities. Pro-Ed: Austin, TX. St Louis, K.O. & Schulte, K. (2011). Defining cluttering: The lowest common denominator. In D. Ward & K. Scaler Scott (Eds.). Cluttering: A handbook of research, intervention, and education. Psychology Press. van Zaalen, Y. & Reichel, I.K. (2015). Cluttering: Current views on its nature, diagnosis, and treatment. New York, NY: iUniverse. van Zaalen, Y. & Reichel, I. (2019). Clinical success using the audio-visual feedback training for cluttering. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 4, 1589-1594. van Zaalen, Y. & Strangis, D. (2022). An adolescent confronted with cluttering: The story of Johan. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 7, 11357-1369. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge 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.

22 Mar 202349min

In this week’s episode, SPA’s Laura Caire speaks with Kizzy Searle about how speech pathology and mental health and trauma overlap. Resources: Find Kizzy: Website: https://attunedspeech.com.au/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/attunedspeech/ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/kizzysearle/ Resources for Speech Pathology Australia members: Mental Health (speechpathologyaustralia.org.au) : https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Resources_For_Speech_Pathologists/Mental_Health/SPAweb/Resources_for_Speech_Pathologists/Mental_Health_and_Trauma/Mental_Health.aspx?hkey=0f368c85-6283-47be-bb45-6e33e4e80af7 Trauma (speechpathologyaustralia.org.au) : https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Resources_For_Speech_Pathologists/Trauma/SPAweb/Resources_for_Speech_Pathologists/Mental_Health_and_Trauma/Trauma.aspx?hkey=6051f352-157f-4e54-ac64-b3fadaca12a8 Resources for the public: Mental Health (speechpathologyaustralia.org.au) : https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Resources_for_the_Public/Mental%20Health/SPAweb/Resources_for_the_Public/Mental_Health/Mental_Health.aspx?hkey=ebe803c6-a217-461e-bd88-004d0d547c29 ASHA trauma informed care : https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/leader.FTR3.27052022.trauma-informed-care.24/full/ Beacon House : https://beaconhouse.org.uk/?section=welcome-to-beacon-house Emerging Minds : https://emergingminds.com.au/ Hand model of the brain : https://drdansiegel.com/hand-model-of-the-brain/ Window of tolerance : https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/window-of-tolerance/ Neurosequential model of therapy : https://www.bdperry.com/clincal-work Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge 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.

15 Mar 202345min

In this week’s episode, SPA’s Nathan Cornish-Raley and Nadia Marussinszky speak with new graduate speech pathologist, Jen Wong, early career professional Steven Pitt, and practice owners and supervisors Nicola Dann and Ishwari Samarakoon about transitioning into the speech pathology workforce and the supports that help new grads to do this. Resources for Speech Pathology Australia Members: Work Ready: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Members/Early_Career_Support/Work_Ready/SPAweb/Members/Early_Career_Support/Ready_for_Work.aspx?hkey=3e7ab3d7-2c27-4d4c-a617-e46f6b5e3c0e Supervision: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Members/Supervision/SPAweb/Members/Supervision/Supervision.aspx?hkey=bfb8c396-1fa1-4069-afdf-e2ffe706d051 Early Career Support: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Members/Early_Career_Support/SPAweb/Members/Early_Career_Support/Early_Career_Support.aspx?hkey=478d7842-df32-4fc4-83ec-7f1687dde730&WebsiteKey=fc2020cb-520d-405b-af30-fc7f70f848db Resources from presenters: Hawkins, P. and Shohet, R. (2012) Supervision in the Helping Professions (4th Edition) Bouverie Centre – Clinical Supervision Training: www.latrobe.edu.au St Luke's Innovative Resources – Stepping into Supervision: A Strengths Approach: https://innovativeresources.org/training/online-training/ The Grad Life Roadmap: https://thespeechielife.mykajabi.com/tss-sales-landing-page-1 Burnout E-book: https://thespeechielife.activehosted.com/f/13 Free resources: https://linktr.ee/thespeechielife Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge 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.

8 Mar 20231h 6min

In this week’s episode, our own Anneke Flinn chats with a panel of dual qualified speech pathologists. This episode features four speech pathologists who each wear multiple hats . Kate Broderick, is a speech pathologist, and also an OT, Felicity Conlan is a speech pathologist, and also a teacher, Robyn Fernandez-Baca is a speech pathologist, and also a music therapist, and Natalie Manley is a speech pathologist, and also a psychologist. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge 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.

1 Mar 202346min