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In Focus - Aged care
Aged Care
resources for
members
Speech Pathology Australia has a
commitment to the area of Aged Care
and has extensive resources available to
support members interested in Aged Care.
SPA Aged care position statement
SPA has a Position Statement in the area of Aged Care
- Speech Pathologists Working with Older People (2015)
This position statement has been developed to improve
understanding of the role of speech pathologists in working
with older people. This document serves as a guide to the
roles and responsibilities of speech pathologists working with
older people with additional communication, swallowing, and/
or mealtime support needs across health, community, and
residential aged care settings.
Further reading about aged care
SPA publications including JCPSLP and the International
Journal of Speech-Language Pathology have had articles and
issues focused on the area of aged care.
JCPSLP is the major clinical publication of the Association
and provides a professional forum for members of the
Association. The International Journal of Speech-Language
Pathology (IJSLP) is an international journal which is the main
academic publication of the Association.
The second edition of JCPSLP in 2015 (Volume 17, Issue
2) was dedicated to aged care. The edition presented a
collection of reviews, clinical insights, and research articles
that focus primarily on the opportunities and challenges for
speech pathologists in aged care.
CPD in aged care
SPA CPD workshops and online events are offered in the area
of aged care. Workshops are listed on the SPA website and
are updated regularly: www.speechpathologyaustralia.
Recordings of CPD live online events related to speech
pathology in aged care are available.
In September 2015 Dr Michelle Bennett presented
Understanding person-centred and enablement models
of care to build opportunity for speech pathology services
for older people. You can view a five minute preview of the
recording of this event. (Available to register to view in full until
21 September 2016 at:
recordings/index.htm
The SPA CPD Events Library contains recordings of events
related to aged care for hire for members only.
Aged care member community
SPA has a dedicated member community in the area of
ageing and aged care for SPA members only.
This network is comprised of SPA members who are
interested in advancing speech pathology services in the
aged care sector. For further information and/or to join this
community, please go to: