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Welcome Diana Russo,
SPA's new Professional
Standards Support Officer
Maximize your early language intervention services...
Involve parents by using an
evidence-based coaching framework
Attend an It Takes Two to Talk® Certification Workshop
and gain a proven parent coaching framework from
The Hanen Centre, an international leader in
parent-implemented early language intervention.
You’ll learn how to eectively engage parents through
explicit teaching, coaching and scaolding and help
them become eective language facilitators for their
child. You’ll also take home a set of highly practical,
easy-to-use materials for use in your It Takes Two to
Talk® parent programs and your one-to-one
consultations with families.
Melbourne*, VIC .......... Sep 21 − 23, 2015
Brisbane, QLD ............. Nov 25 − 27, 2015
Perth*, WA ................ Nov 26 - 28, 2015
Sydney, NSW ................................. TBA
See our complete workshop schedule at
Space is limited! Register today for one of these upcoming It Takes Two to Talk workshops:
* indicates nearest major city
THE ASSOCIATION is pleased
to welcome Diana Russo as
Professional Standards Support
Officer, working closely with Stacey
Baldac, Senior Advisor Professional
Standards. Diana brings a wealth
of experience to the role as a
practising speech pathologist.
Diana’s previous roles include Discipline Senior Speech
Pathology – Early in Life Mental Health Service, and
more recently, as a Project Officer with Principals
Australia Institute implementing a national Mental Health
and Wellbeing program in primary and secondary
schools. Diana is working primarily with university
accreditation. We are very excited to welcome Diana
to the National Office team.
Milestone
reached
RECENTLY THE Association's Twitter
handle received its 5,000th follower.
The media team continue to promote the
Association’s good work on this platform.
If you're on Twitter, please “engage” with
us and follow, comment (positively) and
share the Association’s content to a wider
audience. You can also follow Gaenor Dixon,
President, and Gail Mulcair, CEO, too:
The Association:
President, Gaenor Dixon:
CEO, Gail Mulcair:
LUKE BUESNEL
Online Communications Officer