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EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE is a foundation stone of
our profession, something to be kept at the forefront of
clinical practice. An independent education package on
EBP is available to members. You can find the link under
the Evidence Based Practice tab on the SPA website. It
consists of a number of video segments, along with written
documents. Completion of the package is mandated for
those applying for re-entry to the profession, but may
be of interest if you simply want to further develop your
knowledge in the area. The package was produced in
2014, and is due for an update, but still provides valuable
information. One member certainly found it useful – and let
us know.
“I have just completed the EBP training module as part
of my re-entry program for Speech Pathology Australia.
I wanted to let you know that I enjoyed it immensely and
found it a very useful re-orientation to the profession. I
particularly liked the inclusion of practice based evidence as
part of the whole EBP picture. I am currently working as a
practitioner in behaviour support, with clients with complex
needs, and this is a great way to guide my work. I really like
the term “address the question as applied to the literature”,
as it is very rare to find a published article that directly
applies to the specific needs of a particular client.
“I found the module easy to use and all the links worked
well. I have added most of them to my favourites!
Thank you again for this great resource.” – Jan Ditchburn
If you have any questions about EBP or the independent
study package – or to let me know what would be useful in
the revision of the package, please email:
Cori Williams
Senior Advisor, Evidence Based
Practice and Research
EBP independent
education package
Member resources