SpeakOut
April 2014
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continuingprofessionaldevelopmentnews
National Officehas a
1300 368 835
number to supportmemberswithinAustralia tohave equity
inphoningNational Office for the cost of a local call.Whenphoning about CPD, pleasehave your
SPAmember number ready tohelpus assist you as efficiently aspossible.
The 2014National Tour speaker is
Dr JuliaStarling
– “Supportingupper primaryolder
school-aged children andadolescentswith language and literacydifficulty: Time for
some creative thinking!”
Dr JuliaStarling is presenting a two-dayworkshop on the nature and impact of, and interventions for,
older school-aged children and adolescentswith language and literacy difficulties. The content will
include both school-based and clinical management approaches.
The flyer for the 2014National Tour which outlines the objectives and content of theworkshop is available
on theSPAwebsite under
Location
Dates
Brisbane
Thursday 20 and Friday 21 February 2014 –
SOLDOUT
Melbourne
Monday 31March and Tuesday 1April 2014 –
SOLDOUT
Darwin
Thursday 26 June and Friday 27 June 2014 –
ONLINEREGISTRATION
NOWOPEN
Adelaide
Monday 4August and Tuesday 5August 2014 –
ONLINEREGISTRATION
NOWOPEN
Perth
Thursday 7 and Friday 8August 2014 –
ONLINEREGISTRATION
NOWOPEN
Hobart
Thursday 21 and Friday 22August 2014 –
ONLINEREGISTRATION
NOWOPEN
Canberra
Thursday 30October and Friday 31October 2014 –
ONLINEREGISTRATION
NOWOPEN
Sydney
Thursday 13 and Friday 14November 2014 –
OPENINGSOON
TheAssociation is alsodelighted that
Dr CarolineBowen
ispresentingworkshops for SPA across
anumber of states in 2014...
Known throughout theSLPprofession for her
website,
CarolineBowenPhD
haspractised inAustraliaas aclinical speech-languagepathologist for over
40 years. She is anHonoraryAssociate inLinguistics atMacquarieUniversity inAustraliaandan
HonoraryResearchFellow inSpeech-LanguagePathology at theUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal in
SouthAfrica. Tending to liveout of a suitcase, her currentworkloadcomprises research, writing
andconstructingandpresentingContinuingProfessional Development events: nationally around
Australiaand internationally inadozenormorecountries. Her professional expertise is inchildren’s
speech sounddisorders and she is intensely interested in thepart families canplay in intervention.
The planned itinerary includesworkshops that ran in early April inPerth andMelbourne, and events that are open for online
registration inSydney inAugust, and thenworkshops inSeptember in Toowoomba, Townsville, Brisbane and Tamworth.
Dr Bowen has announced that 2014will be her last year presentingworkshops inAustralia, so register early to avoid
disappointment as these events are expected to sell out fast and therewon’t be repeats!
