Speech Pathologists in Education Practice Guideline - Survey results September 2020

Summary and Recommendations for the New Practice Guidelines

Summary

Recommendations

Speech pathologists work in education settings in all states and territories Speech pathologists with a range of experience access clinical guidelines Speech pathologists across settings access clinical guidelines

• The Guideline considers federal and state advice for practice

• The Guideline to include actionable recommendations for those new to working in education, and how to continually improve service delivery and optimise outcomes for students for those with more experience • The Guideline to address mainstream and special schools descriptions of best practice – differentiating where needed • The Guideline to address early years, primary and secondary setting descriptions of best practice – differentiating where needed • The Guideline’s intended audience is practising speech pathologists in education contexts. • The Guideline also contains actionable recommendations for speech pathology leaders.

Speech pathologists work in mainly practising roles. Some speech pathologists are engaged in leadership positions