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Acknowledgements
T
he
Speech Pathology 2030 - making futures happen
project has presented a unique opportunity to shape an
aspirational vision for the future of speech pathology in
Australia. The strength and relevance of the vision would not
have been possible without bringing together the experiences,
insights and wisdom of many people from many contexts.
We thank the clients and their family members who so
generously gave their time and shared their personal stories
so honestly and openly. Their contributions provided a strong
and clear foundation on which to build this vision. Clients who
were happy to be formally acknowledged include Virginia
Hortis (Victoria), Stephen and Tracy Ward (New South Wales),
Sean and Kate (New South Wales), Janet Waddell (New South
Wales), Geoff Johnston (South Australia), Vicki Robinson
(Victoria), Greg (New South Wales), Yarraka Bayles and Quaden
Georgetown (Queensland), Mark and Tracey (New South
Wales), Caroline and Tony (New South Wales), Wally Bak (New
South Wales), Fiona Bell (New South Wales) and Robert Hurren
(Queensland).
We recognise the numerous speech pathologists who
shared stories highlighting practice at the cutting edge of
developments in our field. In particular we thank the speech
pathologists who contributed to the case studies included
in the following pages, including Dr Barbara Solarsh (Scope,
Communication and Inclusion and Resource Centre, Victoria),
Ms Kylie Web (Literacy and Young People’s Services, State
Library of Queensland), Ms Clare Burns (Royal Brisbane and
Women’s Hospital, Queensland Health), Professor Liz Ward
(Centre for Functioning and Health Research, Queensland
Health and School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The
University of Queensland), Dr Annie J Hill (Centre for Research
Excellence in Telehealth, School of Health and Rehabilitation
Sciences, The University of Queensland), Ms Lynell Bassett
(Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Queensland Health),
Ms Helen Sargison (Deadly Ears Program, Queensland
Health), Ms Jo Gerangue (Department for Education and Child
Development, South Australia), Ms Pamela Thuan (Mahogany
Rise Primary School, Victoria), Dr Janet Beilby (Curtin University,
Western Australia), and Ms Kylie Stothers (Indigenous Allied
Health Australia).
We also acknowledge our professional colleagues who
supported this work by sharing knowledge from a wide
range of fields across which the speech pathology profession
works. Each of you provided powerful and thought provoking
perspectives to help us understand a wider range of future
possibilities for speech pathology practice.
Many thanks to the
Speech Pathology 2030
Steering
Committee; Gaenor Dixon (SPA National President), Chyrisse
Heine (SPA Board representative), Robyn Stephen (SPA Board
representative), Gail Mulcair (SPA CEO), Trish Johnson (SPA
staff representative), Michael Kerrisk, (SPA staff representative)
and Christine Lyons (SP 2030 Project Lead). Their commitment
and desire to ensure that the project outcomes represented
the profession was greatly appreciated.
This project would not have been possible without the hard
work and expertise of the project consultants; ably led by
Gretchen Young (Project Manager and Senior Consultant) from
Young Futures; Katy O’Callaghan, Project Consultant from
Outpost Consulting and Jane Haswell, Project Assistant. The
team’s strong project management skills, attention to detail
and dedication to the project was much appreciated.
We also acknowledge the considerable support to the project
consultants and diligent planning and coordination provided by
Project Lead, Christine Lyons.
A special thanks also to the SPA National Office staff whose
“behind the scenes” work supported the smooth running of
the project.
Finally, we thank the many hundreds of speech pathologists
from across the country who brought an extraordinary amount
of energy, enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to shaping
this vision that will guide how the profession serves the
community into the long-term future.
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