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24 Speak Out February 2013 Speech Pathology Australia
SPA Online update and SPA profile
Role within SPA?
I became actively involved with SPA
as a new graduate. I joined the CPD
committee in the mid 90s and became
the CPD Portfolio Leader at the turn of
this century!
What do you do in this role?
My role as WA CPD Leader is an
easy one, as I am supported by
an amazing committee of speech
pathologists who are enthusiastic
about their own and others’
professional development. As a team,
we work to develop and provide a
comprehensive CPD program for WA
speechies. We have representatives
from all sectors of WA Speech
Pathology practice to ensure a well-
rounded and balanced calendar. We
also strive to introduce new modalities
and formats for CPD to enable a wider
audience to attend events.
Role outside SPA?
I have two roles in my day-to-day
work life: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
(SCGH) Speech Pathology Head of
Department & SCGH Allied Health
Coordinator.
What do you do in this role?
As HOD, I manage the running
of a large, adult tertiary hospital
Speech Pathology department.
SCGH provides a comprehensive
range of clinical services and is home
to WA’s only comprehensive cancer
centre and is the state’s principal
hospital for neurosurgery and liver
Volunteer profile – Kim Brookes
SPA Twitter update
Links to recent newsworthy articles tweeted on
the Speech Pathology Australia Twitter feed in
January included:
• Does language development change in
children adopted from abroad?
• Singing helps some stroke patients
suffering from non-fluent aphasia
according to a new study from Germany
• How does teaching style impact
on children's speech and language
development?
• Toddlers’ language skills predict
less anger by preschool
• Forbes has named speech pathology as
one of the top ten jobs for work and family
balance
Join in the conversation and follow
Speech Pathology Australia on Twitter:
@SpeechPathAust
Speech Pathology
Australia is active
on social media
platforms Facebook and
Twitter and we encourage
everyone to join the online
discussions!
While we post important
Association information
and updates in Speak Out,
e-News and occasional
dedicated emails to members,
becoming part of SPA's
online community gives
members the opportunity
to keep informed about
articles and events that
may be of interest to speech
pathologists and to comment
and interact with a global
group of peers with similar
interests.
Facebook
All SPA members
and the general
public can visit the SPA
Facebook page at http://
pages/Speech-Pathology-
Australia/206849462687352
to view links to articles of
interest, SPA news and
member comments. If you
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