Session date and time
Monday 28 October 2024, 12.00 - 4.00pm (AEDT)
*Please note daylight saving time
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a complex, lifelong condition that requires speech pathology intervention. The nature of FASD and the speech pathologist's role in its management will be explored. The important of family centred practice and the ethical considerations will be highlighted.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Explain the phenotype of FASD and the diagnosis process.
- Identify the role of the SLP in assessment and treatment of clients with FASD.
- Describe the role of the multidisciplinary team in the management of clients with FASD.
- Consider and plan speech pathology management for clients with FASD integrating ethical, client and family centred practices.
Who should attend
Registrants must be speech pathologists, no prior knowledge or experience with FASD is required.
Speech Pathology students who have undertaken relevant lectures/coursework or placements are welcome to attend.
Presenters
Professor Alison Purcell
Alison Purcell is a certified practising speech pathologist and the inaugural Professor of Speech Pathology in the School of Health, Western Sydney University, Australia. Alison’s teaching and research is designed to improve outcomes for children that have lifelong communication difficulties resulting from congenital structural differences such as hearing impairment, cleft palate, childhood apraxia of speech and FASD.
Alison’s research is internationally recognised and has changed how speech pathologists treat children with lifelong communication disorders. Alison’s research has been used by the World Health Organization to inform policy for childhood hearing loss and translated into policy changes for Australian Aboriginal children. More recently, Alison’s research has targeted how to improve the structural inequities that many children with communication difficulties encounter.
Dr Jacqueline Lim
Jacqui Lim is a certified practising speech pathologist and a senior lecturer at James Cook University. She has worked as a speech pathologist for more than 20 years in Australia and Canada. She has worked with children and adults with a range of complex communication needs including cerebral palsy, childhood apraxia of speech and FASD. She has a particular interest in working with children with childhood apraxia of speech, phonological disorders and literacy difficulties. She received her PhD from the University of Sydney and her current research interests include treatment in childhood apraxia of speech and literacy.
Pricing
Pricing details:
- Members: $154
- Non-practicing members: $102
- Student Members: $77
- Non-Members: $231
Additional information
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