Speak Out April 2020 DIGITAL VERSION. pdf

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The primary focus of the Association is the health and well-being of members. Significant time and resources are being devoted to ensure, as best as the Association can, the continuity of member learning during this evolving climate. The Association’s Professional Education Team has developed a delivery strategy to ensure our forthcoming events remain accessible to speech pathologists, albeit, via an alternative format. The strategy involves a blended learning format consisting of self- paced online learning and live-streaming facilitation. The professional education team will also deliver a number of recorded online presentations on telepractice. These are • Telepractice: Paediatric dysphagia, • Telepractice: Adult dysphagia, • Telepractice: Family-centred care, and • Telepractice: Complex disability. Speak Up will release a podcast interview by Associate Professor Cori Williams and Dr Clare Burns on Telepractice dysphagia. Go to Speak Up The Association is very fortunate that a good deal of its professional development program is already offered online. The Association is ramping this up even further as it considers all upcoming events for online delivery. What is happening in relation to current face- to-face workshops? All face-to-face workshops have been cancelled for the

foreseeable future. The Association is working to contact all speakers and put in place plans for workshops to be online. Members already registered for an event will be contacted directly by their state coordinator to give them an update. At this time, members will have the option of moving to an online workshop or withdrawing with a full refund. Where a workshop is amended to become an online event, the cost differential will be refunded. As the Association moves to online delivery, first preference will be given for those members who have already registered for the face-to-face workshop. Where places are available, these will be offered nationally. This may mean some events will be repeated. Announcements will be made on the Assocation's Events page, through eNews and the Branch Facebook groups. Will I be able to earn enough PSR points in 2020? There are many opportunities to earn PSR points with online study resources as well as self-directed study. With the development of even more webinars, Speak Up podcasts, webisodes and online courses are underway. While all of this is occurring, members should keep a look out for regular updates. Again, the health and safety of members and staff will be paramount in these decisions. Visit the Association's COVID-19 webpage for the latest information and updates.

Maree Brown Manager Professional Education

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