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44 Speak Out June 2016
Branch News
Some of the information gathered from the survey includes:
AGE % age of those
surveyed
Do you know where to
find a SP?
Is it important the SP is a
member of SPA?
Have you or your
family seen a SP?
<18 years 2% Yes: 67% No: 33% Yes: 100% Yes: 25%
18-25 years 18% Yes: 67% No: 33% Yes: 87% Yes: 34%
26-30 years 29% Yes: 65% No: 35% Yes: 90% Yes: 34%
31-40 years 41% Yes: 75% No: 25% Yes: 89% Yes: 38%
Data has not yet been collated for 41+ years
Did you know a speech pathologist works with people of all ages in the following areas:
AGE Dysphagia Fussy/picky
Eating
Voice Fluency Speech Language Literacy Hearing/APD
<18
years
33% 25% 42% 42% 67% 50% 25% 17%
18-25
years
26% 18% 70% 61% 88% 71% 33% 42%
26-30
years
41% 21% 60% 68% 82% 66% 27% 44%
31-40
years
42% 30% 63% 61% 82% 61% 29% 43%
Data has not yet been collated for 41+ years
The beginning of April was a very busy time
for the community awareness working group
as the South Australian branch participated
in the Pregnancy, Babies and Children’s expo
held in April. The expo was held at the Wayville
Showgrounds and consisted of over 200
exhibitors. The Speech Pathology Australia stall
aimed to to promote speech pathology amongst
the SA paediatric community and their families,
and that it did!
Over the three days we were able to engage over
500 members of the public, with 420 of these
completing a survey to then enter the draw to win
a pack of books. Many participants commented
that they were not aware the speech pathology
profession was so diverse and were interested
to learn more/have their questions answered in
regards to their own children, grand children,
extended family, family friends’ children and
children they work with (for example, child care
workers).
Fact sheets from the SPA website, as well as 150
bubble packs were distributed to families who
engaged with our stall. This pack included a small
container of bubbles and a bubble wand, along
with a handout with practical ideas about how to
develop your child’s language using bubbles aimed
at different developmental levels (e.g. non verbal,
1 - 2 word phrases, sentences).
The event was a huge success and we have
received really positive feedback from members of
the public, volunteers and expo coordinators about
the presentation of our stall and the friendliness
and professionalism of our volunteers. A special
thank you to the speech pathologists and speech
pathology students who volunteered their time
during the three day expo to help make the event
such a success.
Josephine Kemp
south
Australia
SA 515
Members
as at April 2016
Success at SA Expo