SP 2030 Report

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Speech Pathology 2030 – making futures happen is a landmark project initiated by Speech Pathology Australia, on behalf of the speech pathology profession, to develop a vision for the future of speech pathology in Australia. The purpose of speech pathology provided a solid and resolute foundation for the Speech Pathology 2030 project and underpins the vision. Our purpose, as we head towards 2030, does not alter. As speech pathologists our work supports each and every person to:

• communicate effectively;

• eat and drink, balancing safety and enjoyment;

• connect and belong;

• exercise their right to self-determination;

• fulfil their day-to-day needs;

• participate in, and contribute to, their community;

• learn to their full potential; and

• expand and achieve their life choices.

We steadfastly maintain our commitment to achieving these goals for everyone in our community now and into the future. Hundreds of speech pathologists, clients, their families, professional colleagues and other stakeholders contributed to creating the Speech Pathology 2030 vision. The vision sets out ambitious new directions to make the most of the opportunities and changes happening around us. It also identifies where and how we can extend the best of today’s leading edge work to benefit the whole community. The vision is organised around eight core aspirations. By 2030, speech pathologists and the speech pathology profession aspire to the following: 1. Communication accessible communities: We will ensure through building communication accessibility that everyone is treated with dignity and respect; communication partners are skilled listeners and talkers (e.g. they provide extra thinking and talking time, they know not to finish off someone’s sentences, etc.) and other methods of communicating (e.g. communication boards, speech-generating devices, switches and eue-tracking devices etc.) will be understood, and if required, their use supported.

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