NZ Speech-language Therapists' Association

For our SLT spotlight this month, we are shining the light on Amy Scott, a SLT working in research at the University of Canterbury.

A big congratulations to Professor Gail Gillon for her new position at UNESCO. We are sure you will be a huge asset to the team there.

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Jenni and Laura navigate uncharted waters in Aotearoa, as speech-language therapists in a new role for the profession. #speechlanguagetherapy #speechlanguagepathology

Deborah Teh shares her experiences of her first year as a speech-language therapist, and gives advice for those who are about to enter the profession. Thank you Deborah for sharing your advice for the upcoming graduates, as you reach the end of your new graduate year. Kua hua te mārama. #newgraduate #speechlanguagetherapy #speechlanguagepathology

NZSTA invites you to a special Town Hall meeting for members working in the education sector. We encourage you to come along, connect with colleagues, and share your experiences to help shape the future of our profession in the education sector. Date & Time: 10:30 am, Monday, 7th October (during the school holidays) Save this link to join on the day: https://lnkd.in/g4aYy2qF Please note that this forum is focused on professional practice discussions rather than employment-related matters, which fall outside the remit of NZSTA. Feel free to bring any relevant topics you’d like to discuss.

As a part of July’s spotlight on SLTs in the education sector, we’re spotlighting two SLTs, from two different areas of education. Today, we shine the spotlight on Charity Lester, a speech-language therapist at a specialist school. Charity loves working with families and the students, but also with the wider team such as teachers and teacher aides, external agencies, and the community. As Charity has been in her role for 8 years, she has worked with some students from new entrant to senior students, which means she's had the chance to see amazing changes over this time.

As a part of July’s spotlight on SLTs in the education sector, we’re spotlighting two SLTs, from two different areas of education. Today, we shine the spotlight on Heidi Bremner, a speech-language therapist for the Ministry of Education in Tāmaki Makaurau. Heidi is passionate about partnering with whānau & kaiako to empower them to support communication skills for tamariki mokopuna.

International research opportunity: Speech and language therapists’ practice in relation to providing decision-making support to people with aphasia. Have you worked with people with aphasia in the past year? If so, you might be interested in participating in this research study, with collaboration across nine different countries. Follow this link here for the survey: https://bit.ly/3Wax2AP For more information, please contact the researcher via email: m.jayes@mmu.ac.uk

This month, we shine the spotlight on Annette Rotherham, who works in Older Persons Mental Health. She is the only SLT in Aotearoa working in a team specialising in dementia and older people with mental health conditions.