Rebroadcast: Speech pathologists communicating their way S8E30
In this week’s episode we are celebrating speech pathology week. Podcast producers, Jess, Nathan and Nadia reflect on the 2026 SPA week theme “communication creates possibility” and how this was refle...
26 Aug 1h 4min
Housing choices for people with complex communication S8E29
In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Ashleigh McLeod and Professor Jo Watson about how we can support people with complex communication needs (CCN) to make choices about where and how they live. ...
19 Aug 48min
Embedding Indigenous Ways In allied health curricula S8E28
In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Morgan Carter, Troy Walker, and Alison Spence about a novel means of embedding Indigenous ways into a dietetics curriculum. They discuss what their curriculum ...
12 Aug 48min
Navigating NDIS change: Challenges and opportunities S8E27
In this week’s episode we're joined by Kirsty McGovern-Hooley (RSM Australia), Dr Erin West (SPA), Georgia Cunningham (ORS Group) and Kate Pollard (Melaleuca Therapies) to discuss the latest NDIS refo...
5 Aug 54min
SPs & engineers using AI to support speech differences S8E26
In this week’s episode, we speak with Professor Kirrie Ballad and Associate Professor Beena Ahmed about the opportunities that exist for speech pathologists to collaborate with engineers and how techn...
29 Juli 52min
Building communication partner skills in dementia S8E25
In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Dr Natalie Douglas who shares practical tips and advice for speech pathologists supporting communication partners caring for people with dementia. Resources...
22 Juli 42min
Virtual reality in voice therapy and beyond S8E24
In this week's episode, we speak with Jannis Hansa, speech pathologist, epidemiologist and researcher at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück in Germany, about the use of virtual reality (VR) ...
15 Juli 44min
Culture, safety, & sovereignty: A conversation with Professor Chelsea Watego S8E23
In this week’s episode, we are celebrating NAIDOC Week. SPA’s First Nations Lead, Nikita Westbury, speaks with Professor Chelsea Watego, a Munanjali and South Sea Islander woman with a career spanning...
8 Juli 47min
