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On Saturday 18 July , The New and Aspiring Speechies (NAAS) group hosted a morning coffee catch-up at Hopes & Beans café in Payneham. We were lucky enough to have SPA SA Branch Chair, Cathy Clark, present on the Association's Professional Self-Regulation (PSR) program. The event was a great success with over 20 participants who were able to better understand the requirements for new graduates in transitioning from ‘provisional’ to ‘certified’ practising speech pathologist. In addition to enjoying yummy cakes and coffee there were lots of great questions for Cathy and small group discussion. The NAAS events continue to be a great forum for new learning, sharing experiences and reconnecting with peers with lots of laughter! The NAAS NAAS catch-up

group are meeting to plan the last event for 2015 and would love suggestions for topics that are important to speech pathology students and

recent graduates. The NAAS committee can be contacted through their Facebook page. Selena Petrou NAAS Committee Member

Northern Adelaide Rehabilitation Service Stroke Week afternoon tea

and swallowing disorders. Many attendees at the event had previously received rehabilitation from the NARS Speech Pathology team, and generously provided valuable advice and support to current NARS patients. Overall, the NARS Stroke Week Afternoon Tea was a successful event, with attendees participating in free health checks, collecting educational resources, listening to the journeys of other people who have experienced a stroke, and most importantly enjoying a healthy afternoon tea of recipes approved by our dietitian! Kristen Brown Speech Pathologist, Northern Adelaide Rehabilitation Service Professional Learning

On Wednesday 16 September , The Northern Adelaide Rehabilitation Service (NARS) held an education session and afternoon tea at Modbury Hospital, to promote National Stroke Week 2015. This event was run by the NARS ‘StrokeBusters’ Stroke Education Group, with the aim to provide further education to patients about stroke and to provide the opportunity for patients to share their experiences of stroke. Approximately 24 previous and current NARS patients who have experienced a stroke, and subsequently stroke rehabilitation in the NARS Inpatient Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation in the Home (RITH) and Day Rehabilitation services, attended this event with their families and carers.

This event also coincided with ‘Wednesday Without Words’, which is National Aphasia Awareness Day. To promote National Aphasia Awareness Day, two Flinders University final

year Speech Pathology students who are currently completing their final clinical

placements at NARS provided handouts to

attendees about aphasia, and other communication

Strategic Working Group Member, SPA SA Branch

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Speak Out October 2015

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