SpeakOut
April 2014
25
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featuring the following:
Imaging Systems
Photocopiers
Laser Printers
Electric and Electronic Typewriters
Desktop Computers
Electronic Billing and Accounting
Plus a thoroughlymodern service department with factory-
trained technicians
Virtual Speech Pathologist
PhD Student Scholarship
Our collaborative team of scientists and clinicians are developing state of the
art “smart” technologies to model and afford optimization of speech for
childrenwith speech sound disorder.This “Virtual Speech Pathologist” project
has a strong technology emphasis and will provide the necessary modelling
and technology development as a prelude to a set of later studies on therapy
implementation.
We will develop Apps and other interactive multi-media
resources to allow children to receive effective treatment away from a clinic.
We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD candidate to join our team and work
on one aspect of the project.The recipient of this scholarship will receive a
tax-free stipend of up to $31,953 per annum for amaximum of 3 years.
Applications must include: A cover letter addressed to Prof. Meg Morris
providingdetailsof PhD candidature status anda current curriculum vitae.
ClosingDate:
Friday16
th
May2014
Submit your application via:
Email
:
Mail
: LisaMeakin-Bowden, Manager, School of AlliedHealth,
La Trobe University, Bundoora Victoria, Australia 3086
The culture generally rewards conformity,
sodifferences are often hidden and
untreated. YusakoNetsu, a Japanese
SPwho had livedmany years in the
US educatedme about professional
development in Japan and assuredme
that no Japanese audiencemember
would ever walk out of a presentation.
“The Japanese people are far toopolite
for
that
!” she said. Askingquestions
during a presentation is also avoided
for fear itmay be rude to the
sensei
or
expert. I learnt too fromElizaKumamoto,
the chief translator and a psychologist,
the intricacies involved in translating
concepts that are integral to the
LP, like ‘contingencies’, ‘praise’ and
‘structure’. Eliza also taughtme the
delicate dance that occurs between
speaker and translator, and even
demonstrated that this presenter’s
jokes can elicit laughter, evenwhen
translated into Japanese.
Many hours andmany conversations
with supportive people helped
to equipmewith the requisite
knowledge tomeet the challenge
of presenting this first Japanese LP
workshop.
All too soon the thirdday of the
workshopdrew to a close. Through
a common desire to help children
who stutter, bridges hadbeen built
andbarriers scaled. Basedon the
reaction to theworkshop, a second
workshop is nowplanned for 2015.
Brendacarey
BrendaCarey (PhD) is amember
of theLPTrainersConsortium,
does collaborative researchwith
TheUniversityof Sydney, clinical
educationat LaTrobeUniversity,
and is aprivatepractitioner.
LidcombeProgram tospeechpathologists inJapan
BrendaCarey learned about cultural differences before embarking on a trip to introduce the LidcombeProgram to 55 Japanese speech pathologists.
