** condensed to Charmhaven Tuesday 26th November **

Pathways to Becoming a Speech Pathology Assistant: This Evening Workshop is held over two consecutive Wednesday nights. The cost is for 3 hours of training (1.5 hours x 2).

$75 standard ticket / $59 discounted ticket (for participants who have attended a free information session). Please note this price pays for both sessions (9th and 16th of October).

Please arrive by 6pm ready for a 6:15pm start.

A Speech Pathology Assistant can be referred to as a SPA. SPAs play an important role to support clients and their families with communication skills by working under the direct and indirect supervision of the speech pathologist. SPAs work in the speech pathology clinic, preschool, school or client home to implement speech and language programs.

This 3 hour workshop (presented as 2 x 1.5 hour sessions) is a follow on from the Free Information Session: Working as a Speech Pathology Assistant.

The following topics are covered at the half day workshop:

PART ONE - FIRST EVENING SESSION

•Level 1 SPAs – defining what it means to work with direct supervision from a speech pathologist

•Level 2 SPAs – working with direct and indirect supervision

•Determining suitability for Level 1 or Level 2 work based on skills and knowledge of the SPA

•Past experience relevant to being a SPA - a look at previous roles, including paid and unpaid work

- Learn some key word signing

- Practice listening to a speech sample and identifying what the child or adult is saying

- Discuss ways to give specific "labelled" praise to assist a client to improve their communication attempts

PART TWO - SECOND EVENING SESSION

•What a prospective employer might be looking for in a SPA

•Steps to take to prepare for working as a SPA

•Information about our face to face and online training courses at All Areas Speech Pathology

•Assistance to choose a pathway forward to work as a SPA or even a Speech Pathologist!

Continue with some speech and language program activities:

- Learn some key word signing

- Practice listening to a speech sample and identifying what the child or adult is saying

- Discuss ways to give specific "labelled" praise to assist a client to improve their communication attempts

Each attendee is eligible to attend a face to face or telephone call 15 minute one on one session either immediately after the second evening session or in the 7 days following the second session, to discuss individual circumstances and possible pathways forward.