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Speak Out
February 2015
Speech Pathology Australia
National Office has a 1300 368 835 number to support members within Australia to have equity
in telephoning National Office for the cost of a local call. When calling about CPD, please have your
SPA member number ready to help us assist you as efficiently as possible.
This two-day workshop will be in the area
of Childhood Speech Impairment, and will
encompass:
•
The International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
– Children and Youth (WHO, 2007) and
its application to the assessment and
management of children with speech
impairment.
•
Insights from the life experiences of
children with speech impairment and
their families, and the contribution
these make to our practice.
•
Values, beliefs and attitudes of early
childhood educators/teachers and SLPs
regarding communication impairment,
and the importance of health/education
collaboration in supporting children with
speech impairment.
Associate Professor Jane McCormack
(BHlth Sci (Sp Path) (Hons Class 1), PhD) is
the Speech Pathology Discipline Leader at
Charles Sturt University. Jane oversees the
delivery of, and teaches across, both the
Bachelor of Speech and Language Pathology
and the Master of Speech Pathology
programs, specifically subjects relating to
child speech and language impairment and
professional practice. Prior to commencing
at CSU, Jane worked as a speech-language
pathologist in community health and early
intervention settings.
Jane conducts research into the experiences
of individuals with communication difficulties
and their families, the application of the
International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health (ICF; WHO, 2001) in
speech pathology, collaborative practice
and alternative models of speech pathology
education and service delivery. In 2009-10,
Jane was awarded the Sir Robert Menzies
Memorial Scholarship for Research in the
Allied Health Sciences and in 2011, was
awarded the SCOPUS Australian Young
Researcher of the Year for Humanities and
Social Sciences for her research. In 2012,
Jane received an Early Career Research
Fellowship at CSU to extend her research
in the health and wellbeing of children in the
early years. She was runner-up in the
international Pursuit Award for research in
childhood disability in 2013.
The Association is looking forward to Jane
sharing her passion and knowledge in the
area of holistic care of children with speech
and language impairment and their families.
Exciting announcements of both the 2015
National Tour and 2016 National Tour speakers!
Speech Pathology Australia is delighted to announce the 2015 and 2016 National Tour speakers are continuing the tradition
of highly respected and knowledgeable speech pathologists.
Speech Pathology Australia is thrilled to announce that the 2015 SPA National Tour
speaker will be
Associate Professor Jane McCormack
, presenting a two day workshop
on Childhood Speech Impairment in various Branches, with dates to be advised.
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