In this week’s episode Dr Marleen Westerveld speaks with Dr Sonja Brubacher from the Centre for Investigative Interviewing. They discuss how speech pathologists can ask questions that prompt broader and deeper responses, elicit richer communication and narratives, and collect more detailed and accurate health information in a trauma-informed way.

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.

We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

Resources:

Centre for Investigative Interviewing Courses: https://www.investigativecentre.com/training-consultancy/?choosing-the-right-service=off-the-shelf-courses

Brubacher, S. P., Gilligan, C., Powell, M. B., & Burrows, K. S. (2021). Information gathering in investigative and medical interviewing: Drawing parallels across contexts. Health Communication, 36(4), 521-528. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2019.1700884 (Not open access.)

Brubacher, S. P., Peterson, C., La Rooy, D., Dickinson, J. J., & Poole, D. A. (2019). How children talk about events: Implications for eliciting and analyzing eyewitness reports. Developmental Review, 51, 70-89. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0273229718300091?via%3Dihub (Open manuscript available.)

Brubacher, S. P., Powell, M. B., Snow, P. C., Skouteris, H., & Manger, B. (2016). Guidelines for teachers to elicit detailed and accurate narrative accounts from children. Children and Youth Services Review, 63, 83–92. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740916300536 (Open access.)

Feltis, B. B., Powell, M. B., Snow, P. C., & Hughes-Scholes, C. H. (2010). An examination of the association between interviewer question type and story-grammar detail in child witness interviews about abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 34(6), 407-413. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0145213410000931 (Not open access.)

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In this week’s episode, SPA’s Jane Delaney speaks with Jane McCormack, Associate Professor at ACU, and Heather Tancredi, PhD candidate at QUT, about speech pathologists’ role in the education sector. They discuss the International Classification of Functioning, the social model of disability, inclusive education, and multi-tiered systems of support. Speech pathologists can learn more about these in the newly published SPA guidelines and learning modules for Speech Pathology in Education.

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.

We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

Resources:

Speech Pathology in Education Page (SPA member access only) https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Members/Members/Professional-practice/Practice-areas/Speech-pathology-in-education.aspx?hkey=6cebac7f-a00e-4d42-8d46-ef5678e8cc46

Speech Pathology in Education (Public access) https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Public/services/About-speech-pathologists/Speech-pathology-in-Education.aspx?hkey=015030b4-b906-431d-8bdf-40ce8d4cb6ee

Speech Pathology in Education Learning Modules (SPA Members log in for discount) https://learninghub.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/topclass/expand.do?template=News&viaTC=1&newsId=402071&from=UserWelcome

Consulting students with disability: A practice guide for educators and other professionals https://research.qut.edu.au/c4ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/281/2020/08/Practice-Guide-Student-Consultation.pdf

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Children & Youth (ICF-CY) https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/international-classification-of-functioning-disability-and-health

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In this week’s episode we speak with Anna Pannuzzo from WorkPlacePLUS and Trish Johnson, SPA’s manager for ethics and professional issues, about understanding our obligations when someone is leaving a workplace, and entering a new one. Trish and Anna also discuss some considerations of when it is appropriate to start their own practice.

  

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.   

We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.  

 

 

Resources:  

Contact WorkPlace PLUS: https://www.workplaceplus.com.au/contact

Contact the ethics team- [email protected] or 1300 368 835

Fair Work Ombudsman- https://www.fairwork.gov.au/

Health Professionals and Support Services Award- https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/awards/awards-summary/ma000027-summary

Guide to starting a business- https://business.gov.au/guide/starting 

 

SPA member resources (you will need to log in to access these):  

SPAs mentoring program- https://memberhub.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/mentoring

Private practice essentials- https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Members/Members/Professional-practice/Professional-Resources/PPR/PPE.aspx?hkey=c15d4d21-9327-478b-92fa-2ec4300060a5

Social media guide- https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Members/libraryviewer?ResourceID=882

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In this week’s episode we speak with Joni Howell and Sandy Lin, neurodivergent speech pathologists at Superyou Therapy. They discuss how neurodivergent staff are an asset in the workplace, how an organisation’s culture, policies, ways of working, and physical space can be enabling, and how these approaches positively impact service provision.

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.

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In this week’s episode, we speak with SPA Life Member Ann Zubrick about learnings from an extraordinary career that includes starting the first speech pathology university programs in Western Australia, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. Ann shares her reflections on postgraduate education, volunteering, dementia and aged care, practice-based evidence, mentoring, and “looking back with thanksgiving, and forward with courage.”

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.

We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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In this week’s episode we speak with Dr Laura Roche, from the University of Newcastle, about 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, also known as Di George syndrome, or Velocardio-facial syndrome. We discuss this population and how speech pathologists can be involved in supporting individuals with 22q gene deletion.

  

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.   

We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.  

 

 

Resources:  

 Laura’s profile: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/laura-roche

Speech Pathologist survey: https://uninewcastle.questionpro.com.au/t/ARnlfZRqL4

22q Foundation Australia and New Zealand: https://www.22q.org.au/

22qMinded: https://www.22qminded.com/

 

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In this week’s episode we speak with Dr. Meredith Prain, a speech pathologist and Deafblindness consultant. She discusses how people and services can support health literacy and inclusion by making web-based, social media, and other digital information accessible.

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.

We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

Resources:

Deafblind Information Australia website: https://www.deafblindinformation.org.au/

I can vote website (example): https://icanvote.org.au/

Rainbow inclusion website (example): https://rainbowinclusion.org.au/

Hemmingway Editor: https://hemingwayapp.com/

Colour contrast checker: https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/

Intopia – Accessibility assessments: https://intopia.digital/services/accessibility-usability-testing/

Accessible design: https://www.kcandthegraphicsbandwagon.com.au/

The Communication Hub has a range of accessibility features to support individuals to learn about communication difficulties and disability, and available supports: https://communicationhub.com.au/

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In this week’s episode we speak with Kelly Ann Peña, Assistant Professor at Rutgers University in the United States. Kelly discusses skills and attributes involved in critical thinking, barriers and enablers to development of this skill, and how supervisors can create an environment that is psychologically safe and facilitates critical thinking in students and other supervisees.

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.

We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

Resources:

Anderson, J. (1988). The supervisory process in speech-language pathology and audiology. Boston, MA: College-Hill. You can learn more about this on ASHA’s Practice Portal at https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/professional-issues/clinical-education-and-supervision/#collapse_1

Armstrong, P. (2010). Bloom’s Taxonomy. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Retrieved [01-Feb-2024] from https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/.

Aviles, Christopher B. (2000). Teaching and Testing for Critical Thinking with Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, available at https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED446023

Jones, K., Okun, T. (2016). Dismantling Racism Workbook, available at: https://resourcegeneration.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2016-dRworks-workbook.pdf

SPA’s Position Statement: Practice (Clinical) education: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/libraryviewer?ResourceID=99

SPA’s Position Statement: Professional support, supervision and mentoring: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/public/libraryviewer?ResourceID=100

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In this week’s episode we speak with two speech pathologists who have had major changes in 2023. Kim took the leap and started her own business, and Jen is just finishing her first year as a graduate speech pathologist. Some of the themes that came up in these interviews were regarding wellbeing, so we have also spoken to Mathew Walter, from Acacia EAP about the challenges of setting professional boundaries.

 

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.  

We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. 

If this episode has brought up any concerns for you please consider reaching out to one of the below resources for support:

Lifeline 13 11 14

Beyond blue 1300 22 4636

Hear2Talk- a free service for NSW workers 1300 428 255

Australian government list of mental health contacts

Australian Psychological Society- find a psychologist

Resources: 

Jen’s earlier podcast: https://soundcloud.com/speechpathologyaustralia/transitioning-into-the-workforce-supporting-new-graduates-s05-e06?si=9e986af2a5844593b1f89d5152f9d48a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Acacia EAP: https://www.eapcounselling.com.au/

SPA member resources: 

Private practice essentials: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Members/Members/Professional-practice/Professional-Resources/PPR/PPE.aspx?hkey=c15d4d21-9327-478b-92fa-2ec4300060a5

 

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In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr David Azul (they/them) and Dr Sterling Quinn (he/they). They discuss ways that 'minority stress’ can be experienced by trans and gender diverse individuals, and how speech pathologists and institutions can support the inclusion and wellbeing of service users, colleagues, research participants, and others.

Resources:

World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH): https://www.wpath.org/

WPATH Standards of Care: https://www.wpath.org/soc8

Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH): https://auspath.org.au/

AusPATH Standards of Care: https://auspath.org.au/standards-of-care/

The Walkern Katatdjin (Rainbow Knowledge) project from Telethon Kids – this project aims to understand and promote the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people: https://www.telethonkids.org.au/projects/walkern-katatdjin-rainbow-knowledge/

Shakara Liddelow-Hunt (they/she) and the community advisory team behind the Walkern Katatdjin project – during the podcast Dr Quinn referenced discussion from this research team’s recent presentation at the 2023 AusPATH conference regarding how trans and gender diverse First Nations individuals often feel they need to leave one aspect of their identity ‘at the door’ when accessing health services: https://www.telethonkids.org.au/contact-us/our-people/l/shakara-liddelow-hunt/

LaTrobe University Short Course – Speech pathology with trans and gender diverse people: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/courses/short-courses/speech-pathology-with-trans-and-gender-diverse-people

Dr David Azul profile and publications: https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/dazul and https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XPZaESEAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr Sterling Quinn profile and publications: https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/qquinn/publications and https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=D21TX2AAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

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