Speak Out
June 2014
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continuing professional development news
CPD – who’s who in 2014...
SPA Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities are
supported by a strong and wonderful team of SPA members
in each Branch.
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2014 ACT CPD Leader is Katina Swan.
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2014 NSW CPD Leader is Christine Sheard.
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2014 NT CPD Leader is Melissa Ridd.
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2014 QLD CPD Leaders are Maureen Liddy
and Stella Martin.
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2014 SA CPD Leader is Barbara Lyndon.
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2014 TAS CPD Leader is Alison Gardner.
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2014 VIC CPD Leaders are Linda Crisci and
Kate Bridgman.
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2014 WA CPD Leader is Kelly Robinson.
The CPD Leaders and committees are supported by paid
staff, who are SPA members. These include CPD Coordinators
in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
and Western Australia:
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Shirani Gomes, New South Wales CPD Coordinator
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Tricia Chardon, Queensland CPD Coordinator
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Catherine Quin, South Australian CPD Coordinator
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Erin Masson, Western Australian CPD Coordinator
Branch CPD committees are supported in the running of
their events by staff based at National Office – Sharon Crane,
Senior Advisor, Professional Education & Certification (also
a SPA member) and Anita Rodricks, Professional Education
Administration.
CPD program...
To view events open for online
registration, watch out for the monthly
Events e-News
or
check out the SPA website under
or if
you would like to see what events are open and upcoming
within your Branch, there is a webpage on the SPA website
that provides up-to-date information on CPD Events planned
for your state and territory. Go to
Events open for online registration (at the time of going to print)
are listed below.
Registrations are now open for the 2014 CPD Events
listed.
CPD Events
Register before the Earlybird rate for 2014 SPA CPD
Events and save $66…
Book before the Earlybird closing date to save money, to assist
CPD committees in planning, and to avoid the disappointment
of finding the workshop has sold out.
national
Online 90-minute events run in conjunction with CPDLive
Please refer to page 12 of this issue for more details about
CPDLive events.
australian capital territory
Thursday 30 and Friday 31 October 2014
Canberra
National Tour
Supporting upper primary children
and adolescents with language and literacy difficulties:
Time for some creative thinking!
by
Dr Julia Starling
new south wales
Monday 14 July 2014
Sydney Assessment and Management of Paediatric
Dysphagia and Feeding Difficulties
by
Kelly Weir
Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 August 2014
Sydney Spoiled for Choice and Sound Reasoning
by
Dr Caroline Bowen
Thursday 28 August 2014
Sydney Childhood Apraxia Of Speech
by
Dr Caroline Bowen
Monday 8 September 2014
Tamworth Sound Reasoning: Therapy, Targets and
Techniques for Children with Speech Sound Disorders
by
Dr Caroline Bowen
Tuesday 9 September 2014
Tamworth Childhood Apraxia Of Speech
by
Dr Caroline
Bowen
Thursday 13 and Friday 14 November 2014
Sydney
National Tour
Supporting upper primary children and
adolescents with language and literacy difficulties: Time for
some creative thinking!
by
Dr Julia Starling
northern territory
Thursday 26 and Friday 27 June 2014
Darwin
National Tour
Supporting upper primary children and
adolescents with language and literacy difficulties: Time for
some creative thinking!
by
Dr Julia Starling
Queensland
Friday 18 July 2014
Brisbane iPads are Appsolutely Amazing
by
Dr Kristy
Goodwin
Sunday 3 August
Brisbane Tears, Tantrums and ‘I only eat Toast’: Skills and
strategies to achieve happier meal times
by
Mary-Louise
Shearer
and
Lyndal Franklin
Thursday 14 August 2014
Brisbane Working with adults with cognitive-communication
disorders
by
Dr Anna Copley
and
Dr Petrea Cornwell
Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 September 2014
Toowoomba Speech Sound Disorders: The Basics and
Beyond II
by
Dr Caroline Bowen
