SP 2030 Report

Acknowledgements

T he Speech Pathology 2030 - making futures happen project has presented a unique opportunity to shape an aspirational vision for the future of speech pathology in Australia. The strength and relevance of the vision would not have been possible without bringing together the experiences, insights and wisdom of many people from many contexts. We thank the clients and their family members who so generously gave their time and shared their personal stories so honestly and openly. Their contributions provided a strong and clear foundation on which to build this vision. Clients who were happy to be formally acknowledged include Virginia Hortis (Victoria), Stephen and Tracy Ward (New South Wales), Sean and Kate (New South Wales), Janet Waddell (New South Wales), Geoff Johnston (South Australia), Vicki Robinson (Victoria), Greg (New South Wales), Yarraka Bayles and Quaden Georgetown (Queensland), Mark and Tracey (New South Wales), Caroline and Tony (New South Wales), Wally Bak (New South Wales), Fiona Bell (New South Wales) and Robert Hurren (Queensland). We recognise the numerous speech pathologists who shared stories highlighting practice at the cutting edge of developments in our field. In particular we thank the speech pathologists who contributed to the case studies included in the following pages, including Dr Barbara Solarsh (Scope, Communication and Inclusion and Resource Centre, Victoria), Ms Kylie Web (Literacy and Young People’s Services, State Library of Queensland), Ms Clare Burns (Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Queensland Health), Professor Liz Ward (Centre for Functioning and Health Research, Queensland Health and School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland), Dr Annie J Hill (Centre for Research Excellence in Telehealth, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland), Ms Lynell Bassett (Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Queensland Health), Ms Helen Sargison (Deadly Ears Program, Queensland Health), Ms Jo Gerangue (Department for Education and Child Development, South Australia), Ms Pamela Thuan (Mahogany Rise Primary School, Victoria), Dr Janet Beilby (Curtin University, Western Australia), and Ms Kylie Stothers (Indigenous Allied Health Australia).

We also acknowledge our professional colleagues who supported this work by sharing knowledge from a wide range of fields across which the speech pathology profession works. Each of you provided powerful and thought provoking perspectives to help us understand a wider range of future possibilities for speech pathology practice. Many thanks to the Speech Pathology 2030 Steering Committee; Gaenor Dixon (SPA National President), Chyrisse Heine (SPA Board representative), Robyn Stephen (SPA Board representative), Gail Mulcair (SPA CEO), Trish Johnson (SPA staff representative), Michael Kerrisk, (SPA staff representative) and Christine Lyons (SP 2030 Project Lead). Their commitment and desire to ensure that the project outcomes represented the profession was greatly appreciated. This project would not have been possible without the hard work and expertise of the project consultants; ably led by Gretchen Young (Project Manager and Senior Consultant) from Young Futures; Katy O’Callaghan, Project Consultant from Outpost Consulting and Jane Haswell, Project Assistant. The team’s strong project management skills, attention to detail and dedication to the project was much appreciated. We also acknowledge the considerable support to the project consultants and diligent planning and coordination provided by Project Lead, Christine Lyons. A special thanks also to the SPA National Office staff whose “behind the scenes” work supported the smooth running of the project. Finally, we thank the many hundreds of speech pathologists from across the country who brought an extraordinary amount of energy, enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to shaping this vision that will guide how the profession serves the community into the long-term future.

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