In this week’s episode, our first ever live recording, from the SPA 2024 Conference in Boorloo, Perth, a panel of contributors speaks about their reflections on leadership, and the importance of wellbeing within this. Arielle Cassian (she/her), Belinda Kenny (she/her), Cyndal Nelson (they/them), and Ishwari Samarakoon (she/her), speak about the opportunities they have engineered and how they have developed themselves as leaders.

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:

National Reconciliation Week resources:

Reconciliation Australia: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/

Healing Foundation: https://healingfoundation.org.au/

Truth-telling resources:

2018 Truth-telling symposium report: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/publication/2018-truth-telling-symposium-report/

Recognising community truth-telling. An exploration of local truth-telling in Australia: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/publication/recognising-community-truth-telling/

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In this week’s episode, SPA’s Senior Advisor Professional Standards, Marie Atherton, speaks with Angie Canning and Justine Slattery, Project Officers for the development of the Practice Guideline: Speech pathology practice in Neonatal Care. They discuss the range of roles of speech pathologists have in Australian NICUs, the transition from problem-based to developmental care models, the range of team members they collaborate with, and how professionals can skill-up to provide evidence-based services.

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Resources:

Online CPD: Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, High-risk Infant Feeding Module: https://learning.schp.org.au/visitor_catalog_class/show/63568

Online CPD: Supporting Oral Feeding for Fragile Infants (SOFFI) training: https://www.feedingfundamentals.com/soffi-trainings

Book: Lynn S. Wolf and Robin P. Glass (1992) Feeding and Swallowing Disorder in Infancy: https://www.proedaust.com.au/feeding-and-swallowing-disorders-in-infancy

Article: Dodrill, P., McMahon, S., Donovan, T, Cleghorn, G. (2008). Current management of transitional feeding issues in preterm neonates born in Queensland, Australia, Early Human Development, 84 (10) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.04.004.

SPA Practice guidelines (SPA Members Only): https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Members/Members/Professional-practice/Standards-and-guidelines/Practice-guidelines/Practice_Guidelines.aspx?hkey=6e59aa7e-8407-481c-af45-ae404a13a14c

SPA Core document - Evidence-based practice for speech pathology in Australia (Public): https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/libraryviewer?ResourceID=407

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In this week’s episode, Kim Beesley and Jen Morris, community representatives, from SPA ethics board, speak about AI in health care and in particular, speech pathology practice. As service users Kim and Jen share what they are excited about, and what they would like to feel assured that ethical reasoning is at the centre of any decision making about how and when to use AI.

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SPA member resources:

Artificial intelligence in speech pathology position statement: https://soundcloud.com/speechpathologyaustralia/ethical-ai-in-speech-pathology-part-2-community-voices-s06-e15?si=6142434801f043c7a35251343aeeec34&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing 

FAQ ethical issues when using artificial intelligence (AI) in speech pathology (Member only): https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/resource?resource=941

Resources:

 Register for the SPA 2024 Conference, to see the AI in ethics debate, on Wednesday May 29th, 2024: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Public/CPD-events/SPA-conference-2024/Home/SPA-Conference-Home.aspx

You can find part one of this series here: https://soundcloud.com/speechpathologyaustralia/ethical-ai-in-speech-pathology-part-1?si=02e9891f778748698dafa9935f8a50db&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The Bletchley Declaration- https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/bletchley-declaration-countries-attending-ai-safety-summit-1-2-november-2023

WHO Global report on AI in health- https://www.who.int/news/item/28-06-2021-who-issues-first-global-report-on-ai-in-health-and-six-guiding-principles-for-its-design-and-use

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In this week’s episode, Professor Emma Power, from UTS, speaks about AI in speech pathology practice. Emma speaks about the opportunities and considerations that using Generative AI can provide and the ethical considerations that we need to be thinking about.

This conversation will continue next week when we hear from consumers about their perceptions of using AI, as well as hearing about the new SPA position statement Artificial Intelligence in Speech Pathology; Ethical Considerations.

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Artificial intelligence in speech pathology position statement: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/resource?resource=935

FAQ ethical issues when using artificial intelligence (AI) in speech pathology (Member only): https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/resource?resource=941

Speak Up: Ethical AI in Speech Pathology Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/speechpathologyaustralia/ethical-ai-in-speech-pathology-part-2-community-voices-s06-e15?si=6142434801f043c7a35251343aeeec34&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing 

 

Resources:  

The Conversation article- https://theconversation.com/will-ai-tech-like-chatgpt-improve-inclusion-for-people-with-communication-disability-196481

Resources that Emma mentions:

Otter AI (meeting note taker) https://get.otter.ai/otter_ai_chat/?utm_source=google_ads&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=search-prospecting-nonbrand-ai-phrase-au-otteraichat-maxconv-02092024&utm_term=note%20taker%20ai&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8NvJo-DNhQMVWaVmAh1Log6PEAAYASAAEgIpuPD_BwE

Chat GPT- https://chat.openai.com/

HeyGen- https://www.heygen.com/?sid=rewardful&via=tri-u-le-th-anh&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1--g8uHNhQMVCaVmAh0ENwDGEAAYASAAEgLiE_D_BwE

Yoodli AI speech coach https://www.youtube.com/@yoodli/videos

The Bletchley Declaration- https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/bletchley-declaration-countries-attending-ai-safety-summit-1-2-november-2023

WHO Global report on AI in health- https://www.who.int/news/item/28-06-2021-who-issues-first-global-report-on-ai-in-health-and-six-guiding-principles-for-its-design-and-use

Digital NSW- https://www.digital.nsw.gov.au/

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A few times a year we rebroadcast episodes of interest to listeners. This week, we bring you an episode from season 3. Leah Paice, from the Vic Branch Professional Education committee, chats with Dr. Caroline Baker, Research Affiliate at the Aphasia CRE and Research and Clinical Practice Lead in the Speech Pathology Department at Monash Health. Caroline speaks about the mental health considerations when working with a person with aphasia.

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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:

Aphasia CRE website: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/research/centres/health/aphasia

Aphasia CRE resources: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/research/centres/health/aphasia/resources

Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Pathway: https://www.aphasiapathway.com.au/

Baker, C., Worrall, L., Rose, M., Hudson, K., Ryan, B., & O'Byrne, L. (2018). A systematic review of rehabilitation interventions to prevent and treat depression in post-stroke aphasia. Disability and Rehabilitation, 40 (16), 1870-1892. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2017.1315181

Baker, C., Thomas, S., Tjokrowijoto, P., Ryan, B., Kneebone, I. & Stolwyk, R. J. (2024). Aphasia, Depression, and Psychological Therapy (ADaPT): Perspectives of people with post-stroke aphasia on participating in a modified cognitive behavioral therapy. Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070771

Behavioural Outcomes of Anxiety (BOA) https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/703711/BOArevised10.03.14.pdf

Depression Intensity Scale Circles (DISCs) https://www.kcl.ac.uk/cicelysaunders/resources/toolkits/discs-and-aisc

Kneebone, II, Stepped psychological care after stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation 38 (18): 1836-1843. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1107764

Living guidelines updates | InformMe - Stroke Foundation (Chapter 6 – Prevention and Treatment for Depression and Anxiety) at: https://informme.org.au/guidelines/living-guidelines-updates

Ryan, B., Clunne, S., Baker, C., Shiggins, C., Rose, M., & Kneebone, I. (2021). A systematic review of non-drug interventions to prevent and treat anxiety in people with aphasia after stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(18), 4997-5006. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1925752

Stroke Aphasia Depression Questionnaire (SADQ) https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine/about/rehabilitationageing/publishedassessments.aspx

Tjokrowijoto, P., Thomas, S., Kneebone, I., Ryan, B., & Stolwyk, R. J. (2024). Aphasia, Depression, and Psychological Therapy (ADaPT): A single case design evaluation of a modified cognitive behavioural therapy to treat depressive symptoms in stroke survivors with aphasia. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2024.2331840.

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In this week’s episode we speak with Professor Andrew Whitehouse ahead of his keynote address for the 2024 SPA conference, in Boorloo, Perth. Andrew speaks about some of the things he will cover in his keynote address on May 28th 2024, as well as a discussion about the way speech pathologists can find meaning in their daily work.

  

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:  

Register for the SPA 2024 conference- https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Members/Public/CPD-events/SPA-conference-2024/Home/SPA-Conference-Home.aspx?hkey=d32fa08c-838b-4938-9881-f47b6497400c

Telethon Kids https://www.telethonkids.org.au/

Inklings https://inklings.org.au/

Autism CRC diagnostic guideline- https://www.autismcrc.com.au/best-practice/assessment-and-diagnosis

Autism CRC supporting Autistic children guideline- https://www.autismcrc.com.au/best-practice/supporting-children

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In this week’s episode, Rosie Miller Advisor from the Professional Standards team discusses the audits that SPA conducts. Rosie clarifies the auditing process and speaks about why this is a process that SPA undertakes.

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 the auditing team: [email protected]

National Aliance of Self Regulating Health Professionals- https://nasrhp.org.au/

SPA member resources:  

Certification program: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Members/Members/CP/Certification-program.aspx?hkey=9eb0d624-5f25-4c8e-84b2-ec5bc7d9257c

Certification FAQs: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Members/Members/CP/Certification_FAQs.aspx?hkey=cd8c67c2-4b25-48d0-b99c-b7c8409cebdb

Certification audit FAQs:

https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Members/Members/CP/Audits/Audit_FAQ-s.aspx?hkey=7b544bca-1bac-443f-bcf3-07796fe15186

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In this week’s episode, SPA Early Career Reference Group member, Holly McAlister, speaks with mental health occupational therapist Michelle Bihary about developing skills and capabilities that support us to have courageous conversations. They discuss what early career and experienced professionals bring to the table, self-care, reasonable expectations, principles of emotional intelligence, and how engaging in courageous conversations benefits us and other.

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:

A range of learning resources produced by Michelle Bihary are available at: https://www.michellebihary.com

SPA Members can access the Challenging Conversations resource at: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Members/libraryviewer?ResourceID=540

Find other learning about Courageous Conversations on SPA’s Learning Hub:

- Communication and courageous conversations in the workplace: https://learninghub.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/topclass/topclass.do?expand-OfferingDetails-Offeringid=2915

- Having challenging conversations with families: https://learninghub.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/topclass/topclass.do?expand-OfferingDetails-Offeringid=3475

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In this week’s episode Naomi Folder, who was the project officer for SPA’s newly released practice guideline ‘Working with people with lived experience of dementia’, speaks with Kym Torresi, Senior Advisor, Aged Care. Kym and Naomi speak about the process of developing this guideline, and the important role that speech pathologists can play in supporting people with dementia.

  

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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Resources:  

Australian Association of Gerontology- https://www.aag.asn.au/

Sydney Dementia Network- https://www.sydney.edu.au/brain-mind/our-research/sydney-dementia-network.html

Young Onset Dementia Special Interest Group (YOD-SIG)- https://www.australiandementianetwork.org.au/special-interest-groups/yod-sig/#:~:text=About%20YOD%2DSIG,onset%20dementia%20and%20their%20families

Understanding dementia MOOC- https://www.utas.edu.au/wicking/understanding-dementia

For a copy of the article ‘Stepping back into the dementia space’ please email [email protected]

SPA member resources:  

Working with people with lived experience of dementia guideline- https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Members/libraryviewer?ResourceID=899

Speech pathologists working with older people position statement-

https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Public/About-Us/Our-organisation/Position-statements/Older-People.aspx

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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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