Speak Out August 2018

Professional development

L to R: Airlie Smith (SA CPD Coordinator), Lori Rainford (WA CPD Coordinator), Anita Rodricks (Professional Education Administration, National Office), Sharon Crane (Senior Advisor Professional Education & Certification, National Office), Tricia Chardon (QLD CPD Coordinator), and Shirani Gomes (NSW CPD Coordinator)

The Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) Professional Development (PD) team T HE SPA PD TEAM IS FORMED OF MEMBERS IN EACH BRANCH WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR INVALUABLE IDEAS, TIME, COMMITMENT, AND PRESENCE IN PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF BRANCH CPD EVENTS. THERE ARE ALSO PAID STAFF IN NATIONAL OFFICE AND NSW, QLD, SA AND WA.

Who are the members who take on this very important volunteer role in your Branch? • Australian Capital Territory – Leah Hanley and Scarlett Gaffey (ACT CPD Co-Leaders) • New South Wales – Christine Sheard (NSW CPD Leader) • Northern Territory – Erin Coonan (NT CPD Leader) • Queensland – Sarah Goodman and Joanne Wilkinson (QLD CPD Co-Leaders) • South Australia – Barbara Lyndon (SA PWLG Leader) • Tasmania – Isobel Lewis (Tasmanian CPD Leader) • Victoria – Kate Bridgman and Linda Crisci (Vic CPD Co- Leaders) • Western Australia – Kelly Robinson (WA CPD Leader) Branch CPD committees are supported in the running of their events by paid staff based at National Office and CPD Coordinators in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia (who are all SPA members). These Branch CPD Coordinators met with the SPA PD staff at National Office on 28 and 29 June for a very productive and valuable meeting. We welcomed two new Branch CPD Coordinators – Airlie Smith from South Australia and Lori Rainford from Western Australia, and welcomed back Tricia Chardon (QLD CPD Coordinator) and Shirani Gomes (NSW CPD Coordinator).

How does this meeting benefit me as a member? • Sharing of information and coordinated planning of the 2019 PD program for the Branch CPD calendar and online CPD events, • Coordinating Branch CPD input re: the National Tour speaker for 2019 – see page 25 – we are excited to bring you further news, • Improving systems and quality through review and updating of CPD policy and practice to improve processes and member service, • Reviewing and strengthening communication channels with members re: CPD, • Reviewing feedback from member surveys about what SPA PD could do better and implementing changes in response – we will bring you further news in future communications. We are extremely appreciative of all the brilliant volunteer members who give of their time, skills, and effort to does to support SPA CPD both at a Branch level and in liaising with national CPD reps and with National Office PD staff, and of the members who support the SPA PD program.

Sharon Crane Senior Advisor Professional Education & Certification

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August 2018 www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

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