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Speak Up
by Speak Up: A Speech Pathology Australia Podcast
The Speak Up podcast by Speech Pathology Australia highlights conversations with esteemed contributors in the speech pathology space. We explore key issues in the profession, in a short and easy to listen to format.Free access to audio transcripts, and where relevant resource / reference lists, for all Speak Up Podcast episodes are available via the Association’s Learning Hub, you will need to sign in or create an account. 1. Go to: www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/…e616542. 2. Filter – Format – Podcast – Search 3. Select the podcast of your choice 4. Enrol (you will need to sign in or create an account) 5. Add to cart – Proceed to checkout – Submit 6. You will receive an email Order Confirmation with a link back to the Learning Hub 7. The Podcast and transcript will be available in your Learning Centre For further enquiries, please email [email protected] We advise listeners to assess the currency of the content based on the tim
Episodes
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Supporting Indigenous children’s language development in the early years S8E37
In this week’s episode, SPA First Nations Lead Nikita and our guests discuss how we can improve speech, language, and communication outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the early years of language development. The panel of researchers and clinicians share practical tips...
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Comprehensive facial palsy management S8E36
In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Jenny Wills and Deb Cunningham about their research and work with people with facial palsy. They discuss the complexities of living with facial palsy and how speech pathologists interested in this practice area can upskill and provide comprehensive,...
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Inclusive accessible service design S8E35
In this week’s episode, podcast producers Jess and Nadia are joined by national advisor MJ to discuss inclusive, accessible service design. We feature two recordings from the recent SPA 2026 conference and reflect on the way our services can be enhanced with systemic change focussed on equality....
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Inclusion and wellbeing in the Deaf community S8E34
In this week’s episode, Dr Ramas McRae joins us to recognise International Week of Deaf People and the International Day of Sign Languages. He explores how communication access and inclusion influence the wellbeing of Deaf people, and shares ways speech pathologists can support inclusion and be...
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Talking to parents about the cause of stuttering S8E33
In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Professor Mark Onslow, Director of the Australian Stuttering Research Centre at the University of Technology in Sydney. Mark discusses practical strategies for clinicians who find themselves needing to answer the question, “why did my child start to...
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Navigating employment and contracting agreements S8E32
In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Emma Dalley, Principal Lawyer at Industry Legal Group about navigating employment contracts and independent contractor agreements. SPA resources: Find more information about Industry Legal Group on the SPA website:...
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Performing arts and the impact on Parkinson’s disease S8E31
In this week’s episode, Jess is joined by Ailbhe Cowley and Éadaoin Flynn to discuss their research into how performing arts classes may support functional communication for people with Parkinson’s disease. They discuss the classes attended by people with Parkinson’s disease and their loved ones...
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Rebroadcast: Speech pathologists communicating their way S8E30
In this week’s episode we are celebrating speech pathology week. Podcast producers, Jess, Nathan and Nadia reflect on the 2026 SPA week theme “communication creates possibility” and how this was reflected in the 2024 SPA week conversation “Communicate your way.” Where spoke with speech…
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Housing choices for people with complex communication S8E29
In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Ashleigh McLeod and Professor Jo Watson about how we can support people with complex communication needs (CCN) to make choices about where and how they live. Resources: McLeod, A., Froude, E., Watson, J., & Berg, N. (2026). Speech language pathologists’...
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Embedding Indigenous Ways In allied health curricula S8E28
In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Morgan Carter, Troy Walker, and Alison Spence about a novel means of embedding Indigenous ways into a dietetics curriculum. They discuss what their curriculum entailed, and the many ways that it could be generalised into other allied health education...
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Navigating NDIS change: Challenges and opportunities S8E27
In this week’s episode we're joined by Kirsty McGovern-Hooley (RSM Australia), Dr Erin West (SPA), Georgia Cunningham (ORS Group) and Kate Pollard (Melaleuca Therapies) to discuss the latest NDIS reforms and what they mean for speech pathology practices, providers and participants. Together, they...
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SPs & engineers using AI to support speech differences S8E26
In this week’s episode, we speak with Professor Kirrie Ballad and Associate Professor Beena Ahmed about the opportunities that exist for speech pathologists to collaborate with engineers and how technology, and especially AI can support us to support others. Speech Pathology Australia…
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Building communication partner skills in dementia S8E25
In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Dr Natalie Douglas who shares practical tips and advice for speech pathologists supporting communication partners caring for people with dementia. Resources: Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory (PELI)...
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Virtual reality in voice therapy and beyond S8E24
In this week's episode, we speak with Jannis Hansa, speech pathologist, epidemiologist and researcher at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück in Germany, about the use of virtual reality (VR) to support real-world generalisation in voice therapy. Jannis discusses the challenge of helping...
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Culture, safety, & sovereignty: A conversation with Professor Chelsea Watego S8E23
In this week’s episode, we are celebrating NAIDOC Week. SPA’s First Nations Lead, Nikita Westbury, speaks with Professor Chelsea Watego, a Munanjali and South Sea Islander woman with a career spanning 20 years in Indigenous healthcare, research, advocacy, and innovation. Nikita and Chelsea…
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Rebroadcast: Autism diagnosis – the speech pathology role S8E22
In this week’s rebroadcast, Anneke Flinn and Robyn Stephen, Director and Principal Clinician at Melbourne Child Development, and Speech Pathology consultant at Melbourne Paediatric Specialists, discuss the speech pathologist’s role in Autism diagnosis. SPA and the presenters of this podcast...
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Rebroadcast: Self-care for health workers S8E21
In this rebroadcast episode from Season 6, members of SPA’s early career and podcast reference groups, Brittany Fong and Lauren Osborne, speak with mental health occupational therapist Michelle Bihary. They discuss the mental and emotional “wear and tear” of working in healthcare and practical...
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Trans and gender diverse allied health education S8E20
In this week’s episode, we’re celebrating Pride Month. Jess is joined by Majella Jones, dietitian and PhD candidate, to discuss their research on improving education outcomes and student confidence when working with transgender and gender diverse people. They explore how embedding discipline...
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Wellbeing for people with complex communication needs S8E19
In this week’s episode, we discuss the mental health needs of people with complex communication support needs (CCN). We speak with Nerida Kho, speech pathologist, and Connor Bryant, counsellor, both from CEQ about what they have learned while supporting the unmet mental health needs of people…
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Identifying and managing pseudoscientific practices S8E18
In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr Emma Kate Thome from Boys Town National Research Hospital in the USA about identifying and managing pseudoscientific practices in speech pathology. Dr Thome shares what pseudoscience is, why it can be appealing to both practitioners and service users, and...
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Preserving First Nations Languages S8E17
In this week’s episode, we celebrate National Reconciliation Week with a conversation led by SPA’s First Nations Lead, proud Wonnarua woman Nikita Austin. Joining Nikita are Bronte Ramm, a proud Murri woman, speech pathologist and counsellor, and Olivia Coe Fox, a proud Wiradjuri woman, aspiring...
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Delivering blocks of supports S8E16
In this week’s episode, Liz Bell and Dr Rosemary Hodges speak with guest host Olivia Parkinson, about delivering supports in therapeutic blocks. Rosie and Liz, discuss some of the enables and barriers to shifting to a model of therapy blocks, as well as some of the benefits they have encountered....
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Relationship-centered practices S8E15
In this week’s episode, we speak with Professor Nerina Scarinci, who will be delivering the Elizabeth Usher memorial lecture at the SPA Conference in Yugembah, also known as the Gold Coast, in June this year. Nerina speaks about the way that centring relationships can result in improvement in the...
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Palliative autonomous choice in eating and drinking S8E14
In this week’s episode we speak with the authors of “Navigating choice: eating, drinking, and decision-making at end of life for individuals with cognitive impairment” about the vital role speech pathologist play in end-of-life and palliative care. Dr Laura Chahda, Laura Knauer, Darcy Long…
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First Nations' perspectives on autism S8E13
In this week’s episode, Nikita Austin (Wanaruah Nation), SPA's First Nations Lead, speaks with Dr Grant Bruno (Samson Cree Nation) from the University of Alberta in Canada, and Dr Samarra Toby (Gangulu, Northern Cheyenne, Australian South Sea Islander, Darumbal, Iman Nations) a GP and founder of...
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Responsive and adaptive services S8E12
This week’s episode was recorded at the 2025 SPA conference in Adelaide or Tarntanya. This episode we speak with Professor Kirrie Ballard, and Dr Jacqui McKechnie about thinking flexibly when planning adaptable supports. Although this was recorded some time ago the conversation holds value for...
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Re-broadcast: climate change- a core concern for SPs S8E11
To celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd 2026, we are rebroadcasting our earth day episode from last year, where we speak with Dr. Abby Foster, and Suzanne Mungall, speech pathologists, about Earth Day, coming up on April 22nd. Suzanne and Abby share their experiences about speech pathology and…
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Multilingual assessment & ethical global engagement S8E10
In this week’s episode we speak with Dr Josephine Bampoe about the Ghanaian English assessment tool she created, and learnings that speech pathologists can apply to practice and research. She discusses multilingual assessment, converging evidence, principles of co-design, and global engagement…
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Preparing to practise in the Thriving Kids program S8E09
In this week’s episode, Dr Elizabeth Murray (SPA Thriving Kids Reference Group) speaks with Denise Imms (Thriving Kids Advisory Group) and Dr Erin West (SPA Manager Policy and Advocacy) about the forthcoming Thriving Kids program. They discuss what is known and what has not yet been announced…
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Systematic synthetic phonics S8E08
In this week’s episode, Professor Tanya Serry from La Trobe university and co-founder of the SOLAR lab, speaks about the systematic synthetic phonics approach to reading. Tanya speaks about the role speech pathologists can play in research, and trends or changes in reading instruction over the...
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Swallowing Awareness Day: Safe and enjoyable meals S8E07
In this week’s episode, we recognise Swallowing Awareness Day by speaking with Stacey Baldac, SPA's Chief Speech Pathology Advancement, about a research project co-designed with people living with dysphagia. Stacey shares the importance of person-centred meals, communication, and collaboration in...
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Rebroadcast: Flexible models of service supports S8E06
In this episode we are rebroadcasting an episode from 2024 and reflect on the how a flexible approach to service delivery can improve the accessibility, adaptability, and efficacy of our supports There are many unknowns in the lead up to changes such as the introduction of Thriving Kids, and...
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Rethinking AAC practice S8E05
In this week’s episode, we speak with Amanda Hartmann about her experience with developing skills and confidence when working with AAC users. Amanda reflects on the changes over the time she has been a speech pathologist and shares some of her learnings. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges…
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Whole class AAC: Engaging students with visuals S8E04
In this week’s episode, we speak with Philippa Edwards, head of special education, and Haley Moran-Green, speech pathologist, who have been collaborating on how to improve classroom engagement for students with complex communication needs (CCN), in a central Queensland school. Haley and Philippa...
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Aligning skills assessment with Professional Standards S8E03
In this week’s episode we are joined by Mary and Nicole from SPAs Regulation team to discuss the updated processes for overseas qualified speech pathologists to work in Australia. Nicole and Mary discuss the updates to the process for a speech pathologist who has trained in a country other than...
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Collaborative approach to school assessment & reports S8E02
In this week's episode, we explore how speech pathology reports can better support students when they’re written through a collaborative lens. SPA's Nathan Cornish-Raley is joined by Dr Sharon Klieve and Dr Hannah Stark from the University of Melbourne to unpack insights into teacher…
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Rural, interprofessional, and culturally responsive learning S8E01
In this week’s episode, we explore an innovative practice education model where students receive interprofessional supervision to provide supports to First Nations communities in a rural area. In the first half of the episode, we speak with Ngarrindjeri woman and Aboriginal health worker, Bethany...
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Rebroadcast: Transitioning into the workforce SLSS2E08
In this final episode of the summer listening series Nicole Hatch, Speak Up podcast reference group member reflects on the conversation about supporting new graduates in transitioning into the workforce originally from 2023. Practice owners Ishwari Samarakoon and Nicola Dann discuss the supports...
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Rebroadcast: Culturally safe practices SLSS2E07
In this week on the summer listening series, Speech Pathology Australia’s First Nations Lead, Nikita Austin, a proud Wanaruah woman, reflects on the necessity of culturally safe practices as discussed in an episode from season five. Speech Pathology Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
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Rebroadcast: Auctioneer's voice SLSS2E06
In this week’s summer listening series, SPA Early Career Reference Group member, Brit Fong, reflects on vocal health and how speech pathologists can support those who use their voice professionally. In the episode Anneke Flinn chats to Eliza Galvin and Louise Philpott, Senior Speech Pathologists,...
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Rebroadcast: Courageous conversations SLSS2E05
In this week’s episode, we rebroadcast a conversation between SPA Early Career Reference Group member, Holly McAlister, and mental health occupational therapist, Michelle Bihary, about developing skills and capabilities that support us to have courageous conversations. They discuss what early...
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Rebroadcast: supporting twice-exceptional learners SLSS2E04
In this week’s summer listening series we are rebroadcasting an episode from 2023 about twice-exceptional learners. Rebecca McKeon speaks with Anneke Flinn about Twice-exceptional, or 2e children, and shares ideas and resources for identifying strengths and needs, and supporting children who...
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Rebroadcast: Professional New Year’s resolutions SLSS2E3
This week on the Summer Listening Series Bea Staley from the Speak Up podcast reference group reflects on a 2023 episode about making professional new years resolutions. We hear from two speech pathologists who have had major changes in 2023. Kim took the leap and started her own business, and…
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Rebroadcast: Rethinking FND SLSS2E02
In this second episode of the 2025-2026 Summer Listening Series, Alice Pumfrey from the SPA 2025 conference support fund has selected rethinking functional neurological disorders. We start the episode with a reflection from Alice and go on to hear Matthew Ernst, Speech Pathologist and Regional...
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Rebroadcast: Adverse childhood experiences SLSS2E01
Welcome back to the second season of the Summer Listening Series for 2025-2026! In this first episode Caitlyn Weber from the mental health and trauma working group reflects on a 2022 episode about adverse childhood experiences or ACEs. In this episode, SPA’s Senior Advisor – Mental Health and...
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Communication access when critically unwell S7E44
In this week’s episode, we talk about communication access when someone is critically unwell. We are joined by speech pathologist Associate Professor Amy Freeman-Sanderson who is a project lead on priority setting for communication and swallowing difficulty in critical illness, and Adam Smith who...
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PFD and ARFID: a multidisciplinary approach S7E43
In this week’s episode, we discuss paediatric feeding and Avoidant / Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, or ARFID. We are joined by a multi-disciplinary panel to discuss collaborative supports. Psychologist Dr Katherine Bartlett, dietitian Rachel Tutill, and speech pathologist Val Gent discuss…
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Leading with purpose: Reflections on governance & service S7E42
With Board nominations opening on 28 November, in this week’s episode SPA President, Kathryn McKinley, is interviewed by Early Career Reference Group member, Sarah Cathro. They discuss governance, service, how the Board provides leadership, and how speech pathologists at every career stage can...
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Rebroadcast: Culturally safe telehealth for ABI support S7E41
This week we are rebroadcasting an episode on cultural safety with some suggested resources by way of introducing the episode. We speak with Mitch Walley from Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service, and Dr Natalie Ciccone from ECU about a telehealth service for Aboriginal people living with acquired…
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Making job transitions that work for you S7E40
In this week’s episode, SPA Early Career Reference Group member, Georgia Poupoulis, and Nathan Cornish-Raley speak with Chris Antartis of Rebel Recruitment and Polly McCarthy from Village Therapy. They discuss how new grads and experienced speech pathologists can find the right job for their...
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The Speak Up podcast by Speech Pathology Australia highlights conversations with esteemed contributors in the speech pathology space. We explore key issues in the profession, in a short and easy to listen to format.Free access to audio transcripts, and where relevant resource / reference lists, for all Speak Up Podcast episodes are available via the Association’s Learning Hub, you will need to sign in or create an account. 1. Go to: www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/…e616542. 2. Filter – Format – Podcast – Search 3. Select the podcast of your choice 4. Enrol (you will need to sign in or create an account) 5. Add to cart – Proceed to checkout – Submit 6. You will receive an email Order Confirmation with a link back to the Learning Hub 7. The Podcast and transcript will be available in your Learning Centre For further enquiries, please email [email protected] We advise listeners to assess the currency of the content based on the tim
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