Speak Out December 2019 V2 DIGITAL EDITION

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Check out some of the latest SPA videos you may have missed.

Watch Associate Professor Erin Godecke report on an important study. At the 2019 joint New Zealand Speech- language Therapists' Association/Speech Pathology Australia conference she presented a paper entitled A randomised controlled trial of intensive aphasia therapy after acute stroke: The Very Early Rehabilitation for SpEech (VERSE) study . The findings may surprise you!

Communicating with confidence - Refusing to be silenced Despite numerous setbacks that would silence many, Kirby Littley refuses to be silent. Following a brain tumour and two strokes, Kirby is now communicating with confidence again thanks to the strength of her character, the love of her family, and the support of her speech pathologist.

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The Association has released a new resource for students who are preparing to enter the profession. Ready4Work is a series of brief videos and podcasts addressing questions commonly encountered by future speech pathologists. SPA staff and other professionals were interviewed on a variety of topics.

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