On the podcast today we chat to the lovely Tayla Evans, a Speech Pathologist in the Kimberley region of WA. Tayla provides support to some of the country's most remote Aboriginal communities including communities requiring a fly in fly out model of service. Tayla started her career at Peninsula Speech Plus about 5 years ago before maternity leave led her 4000km across the country. Tayla is passionate about early intervention as well as play and language development and enjoys supporting children in hard to reach areas that have very limited access to services. Tayla spends her spare time exploring the gorges and waterholes in the Kimberley whilst raising her very own Kimberley kid.

In this episode we chat about:

What it's like working in a remote community

When working with a Community what other considerations you need to be thinking about

What that therapy looks like for children who do not have access to many toys

What the biggest challenges are and the biggest differences in working in the area

Considering the cultural appropriateness of high tech, and whether it would actually fit into the Community

What Tayla's caseload looks like

Working with older kids and higher levels so functional reading

The joys of working in a remote area and what the community is like

A plug for anybody that might be looking at a remote working experience

The benefit for new graduates working remotely and a cool way to get a whole big range of experiences

The struggles that come with Telehealth in remote areas, having accessibility and good internet is hard

Where you can search for remote work

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