A career in #SpeechPathology can include exciting collaborative research opportunities, as it has for ruth braden who is focused on therapy approaches for children with rare conditions. #SpeechPathologyWeek Speech Pathology Australia UniMelb MDHS University of Melbourne Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) UniMelb Speech Path

#SpeechPathologists work with people across the lifespan and across a range of settings. Georgie tells us why she loves this aspect of her job. #SpeechPathologyWeek Speech Pathology Australia UniMelb MDHS University of Melbourne UniMelb Speech Path 👉 go.unimelb.edu.au/mek6

With Allied Health Professions Day on Sat 14th October, we start a week of activities at RCH beginning with the NHMRC CRE in Translational Centre for Speech Disorders. Looking forward to a great day of research findings introduced by Prof Angela Morgan. #MCRI #RCH #UniMelb

Mariana Lauretta trained as both a Speech Pathologist and genetic counselling presenting on importance of genetic testing for children with speech & language disorders to inform assessment, goal setting & treatment. #MCRI #RCH

Charlotte Boulton & Olivia van Reyk presenting on the development of the ADAAPT digital speech assessment & analysis tool. Data collection done & now for the stats analysis - looking forward to having this tool in SLP clinics in the future. #MCRI

Lottie Morison presenting on speech & language changes in children with conditions with dementia or regression. #MCRI #UniMelb

Georgie Johnson found children aged 6-12 who had the Lidcombe fluency program via Telehealth had improved clinical outcomes, decreased psychosocial impact, decreased anxiety & decreased social phobia. Crucial to be looking at psychosocial impacts for these children. #UniMelb

Fab day at the MCRI - Translational Centre for Speech Disorders symposium 🗣️🧠 🧬 Delightful to hear from Prof Ingrid Scheffer David Amor, and Lottie Morison to name a few!

Has me in tears in more ways than one! Amazing @MrJoshEarl

We are reaching out to people who have ever experienced #stuttering, or #stammering, to take part in our genetics study!! Head to linktr.ee/genstuttering to find out more, or to get involved! Please share with anyone you think might be interested!! #stammer #stutter #research

On World Mental Health Day, we acknowledge the lived and living experiences of those impacted by mental illness and co-occurring communication difficulties; along with the vital role of speech pathologists in enhancing the health and wellbeing of people with mental health needs!

We would love your input to help design a new training program for allied health staff to run Next Level Collaboration programs. Share your thoughts here: tinyurl.com/NLCAlliedHealth

Happy International Students' Day! In the world of speech pathology, students act as bridges that connect the academic field to our profession and represent growth. Let us say cheers to the bright minds shaping our future in speech pathology. #InternationalStudentsDay

A great discussion including Stephanie Weir

Congratulations Sarah Horton 👏 👏 👏

Great article from ruth braden and Miya St John and colleagues!

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