Making Waves SPA National Conference 2016 Brochure

This clinical guidelines project was commissioned by Speech Pathology Australia and produced by 12 Australian academic and clinical speech pathologists to bring together a comprehensive set of guidelines set in the context of practice-based evidence. Two broad categories are covered; Client-level guidelines and System- level guidelines. Client-level guidelines include clinical practices that engage directly or indirectly with clients and cover prevention, early identification, assessment and intervention. System-level guidelines describe two areas: (i) advocacy to enhance the role of speech pathologists as part of literacy-support teams, and (ii) collaborations and partnerships that are important for speech pathologists to foster when working in this field. The workshop will include small-group interaction tasks to supplement the presentation. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to explain how and why speech pathologists are well-placed to work in the area of literacy support based on their knowledge and expertise in oral language. Additionally, participants will be provided with strategies and information that can enhance their capacity to seek a greater role in literacy support. Introduction/Rationale This clinical guideline was commissioned because speech pathology practice in literacy (including reading, spelling and writing), represents an expanded role for the speech pathology profession that has grown in recent years ( Ehren & Ehren, 2001; Fallon & Katz, 2011; Schmitt & Tambyraja, 2015; Serry, 2013 ). However, a number of challenges and inhibitors face speech pathologists nationally and internationally in this area of practice ( Fallon & Katz, 2011; Serry, 2013 ) which means that speech pathologists' knowledge and expertise is not consistently being translated into practice ( Schmitt & Tambyraja, 2015, see p. 104 ). Attendance number: 80 Conference Program

Tuesday 17 May 2016

Communication and challenging behaviour: What is the role of the speech pathologist in a behaviour support team? Kylie Gough Disability Services Commission, WA, Australia Ageing with a lifelong disability and complex communication needs: Riding the waves of change Leigha Dark Australian Catholic University, NSW, Australia Enhancing interaction for individuals with intellectual disability through dance Caitlin Slaney 1 , Catherine Easton 1 , Leanne Robson 2 1. Charles Sturt University, NSW, Australia, 2. Yooralla, VIC, Australia T8 Harnessing key principles of plasticity in dysphagia rehabilitation (W) Emily Plowman 1 , Catriona Steele 2,3 1. University of Florida, Florida, USA, 2. Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Canada, 3. University of Toronto, Canada Historical dysphagia treatment has focused on maximizing swallowing safety though the utilization of postural adjustments, dietary modifications and environmental adaptations. This compensatory-based approach does not target rehabilitating the underlying pathophysiology or harness key principles of plasticity known to drive optimal recovery of function. During this 1.5 hour workshop, two presenters will introduce important principles of plasticity that can be incorporated in your clinical practice to maximize functional gains and recovery of function. Expiratory Muscle Strength Training and Progressive Lingual Resistance Training represent two rehabilitation techniques in dysphagia that incorporate key principles of plasticity and show promising early evidence of treatment effectiveness. The clinical application of these two interventions will be discussed with a focus on the physiologic rationale and evidence to support their use in dysphagia rehabilitation. Objectives • review current treatment approaches in dysphagia rehabilitation and differentiate between compensation-based approaches vs. active rehabilitation approaches

• introduce key principles of plasticity to optimise functional recovery in dysphagia rehabilitation (use, repetition, intensity, salience, difficulty, transference) • highlight ways to exploit these governing principles of plasticity in your clinical practice • provide an overview of two exercise based interventions that exploit the key principles of plasticity—Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST) and Progressive Lingual Resistance Training (PLRT). The physiologic rationale for the use of each will be provided and ongoing research being performed in the presenter’s laboratories will be highlighted. Attendance Number: 60 T9 Paediatric speech and voice Acoustic evaluation of the Rapid Syllable Transition (ReST) treatment for childhood apraxia of speech Alison Zhi Yi Kwok, Patricia McCabe, Elizabeth Murray The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia Treatment of co-occurring stuttering and speech sound disorder: A phase I trial Rachael Unicomb 1 , Sally Hewat 1 , Elizabeth Spencer 1 , Elisabeth Harrison 2 1. The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 2. Macquarie University, NSW, Australia Do the words that 2-year-olds say with non-final weak syllables predict their later communication, speech and language outcomes?: A prospective observational cohort study Deb James 1,2 , Joanne Bradbury 1 1. Southern Cross University, NSW, Australia, 2. The University of Adelaide, SA, Australia Children with Velocardiofacial Syndrome: What are their speech characteristics? Lavinia Teo, Patricia McCabe, Alison Purcell, Andy Smidt The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia A randomised, controlled trial of behavioural voice therapy for dysphonia related to prematurity of birth Victoria Reynolds 1 , Suzanne Meldrum 1,2 , Karen Simmer 1,3 , Shyan Vijayasekaran 4,1 , Noel French 5,1 1. The University of Western Australia, WA, Australia, 2. Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia, 3. King Edward Memorial Hospital, WA, Australia, 4. Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, WA, Australia, 5. State Child Development Centre, WA, Australia

T7 Disability Opening remarks and session format Cathy Olsson Speech Pathology Australia, VIC, Australia

"I think they need AAC - All hands on deck!"... Case study example of the roles different people can play to support a speech generating device AAC assessment Leanna Fox 1,2, Merryn Horsfall 1 1. Liberator Pty Ltd, NSW, VIC, Australia, 2. Sydney Children's Hospital, NSW, Australia

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