Speak Out October 2017

Speech Pathology week 2017

Fun and games with a message

The students set up four challenges for participants. 1. Key Word Sign It: Students had to request a baked good using key word sign. 2. Decode IPA: Students had to decode sentences that had been transcribed into IPA. 3. Decode Paraphasia: Students had to decode sentences that had 3–4 semantic or phonemic paraphasias. 4. Guess the Thickness: Students were required to swallow a sample of thickened fluid and guess whether it was mildly, moderately or extremely thick.

STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY and Macquarie University joined Mary Woodward and Kirsten McCosker at the Concord Centre for Mental Health in Sydney. Their SPWeek stand was stocked with information, games, and cookies to raise awareness of communication difficulties and the role of speech pathology in a mental health setting. Everyone had great fun–even the police officers who they managed to get to participate.

THE WA BRANCH hosted a networking event to see in Speech Pathology Week for 2017. 71 speech pathologists attended the evening, where they caught up with new and old friends and co-workers, and were treated to four speakers who shared their experiences in communication access. Three of the speakers were speech pathologists, and the fourth had an education background. All shared some interesting “food for thought” and attendees left feeling inspired to spread the message about SP week! WA networking event

Journal club launched – ACT

Speech pathologists in the ACT celebrated Speech Pathology Week by launching the first ever ACT Journal Club. Thank you to Andrew Watt and Leah Hanley for organising, and to Jenna Golab for hosting. Canberra based speechies interested in attending future events are encouraged to email Andrew Watt (acwatt@live.com).

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October 2017 www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

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