2018 National Conference Adelaide

#SPAConf

Conference Program

Tuesday 29 May 2018

Engaging and connecting: Understanding community contexts to improve service development for people with communication disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa. Karen Wylie 1,2,3 , Lindy McAllister 3 , Bronwyn Davidson 4 , Julie Marshall 5,6 1 The University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. 2 Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. 3 The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 4 The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 5 Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom. 6 University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. Engaging innovatively with emerging cultures: Lessons from Papua New Guinea Jennifer Boer 1,2,3 , Cori Williams 1 1 Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia. 2 Mt Hagen Provincial Hospital, Mt Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. 3 MAF, Mt Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Engaging in collaborative research to inform speech-language pathology service development in Vietnam Marie Atherton 1,2 , Bronwyn Davidson 1 , Lindy McAllister 3 1 The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 2 Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 3 The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. The operation of cultural competence in speech language therapy entry-level program: Lessons from Aotearoa Linda Hand, Clare McCann, Elaine Ballard The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Speech Pathology Australia has embarked on the process of developing a Reconciliation Action Plan.  This initiative is outlined in the 2017 – 2019 strategic plan which states that the Association will - ’Develop an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Reconciliation Action Plan for the Association, including specific initiatives involving people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds on governance and advisory structures’. The forum will provide an informational component, during which you will learn more about the development process and progress made to date. An interactive component will invite your input to the plan. Attendance number: 100 5.45pm – 7.00pm University Staff Reception SESSION FULL 5.45pm – 6.45pm T4A Reconciliation Action Plan

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