New Zealand Speech-language Therapists Association

Communication Matters to see why Yvonne Cope has been awarded life membership. In 2020, she was a calming influence on students and the programme team, maintaining a solution-focused approach to negotiating our way through the changing CoVID context. tinyurl.com/2p89m6rz

Prof Gail Gillon delivers Marion Saunders lecture at NZSTA Symposium ⁦@NZSTAComms. Visit ⁩ ialpauckland2023.org to submit your abstract

Rukingi Haupapa NZSTA Kaumātua thanks Prof Gail Gillon at NZSTA Conference ⁦@IALP_Global⁩ ⁦@NZSTAComms⁩

Abstract deadline has been extended to 6 January 2023! So what’s your excuse?

We look forward to welcoming all our international colleagues to Auckland In August 2023

Re workforce shortages: this is the time surely to remove barriers to disabled people in employment.Disabled people disproportionately unemployed-would love to see a concentrated effort to improve wellbeing & lift income for disabled people & grow economy. What would it take?

We are collaborating with @NZSTAComms to provide our members with access to #NZSTA’s online professional education resources (at member prices). This allows access to high quality, evidence-based education resources. Thank you to our NZ colleagues. …erhub.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/blogs/ryan-tho…

MoE is reviewing supports for kids with the highest level of need. NZSTA working group to make a submission are looking for volunteers - particularly looking for tangata whenua and MoE staff. Get in touch with Ann.Smaill@talklink.org.nz if interested conversation.education.govt.nz

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY! Nikki Mooney PhD student at UOA is exploring perspectives of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals on capacity assessments. Recruiting ppl engaged in assessing decision-making capacity for a 10-min anonymous questionnaire. auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3W…

Great news for conference delegates! By popular demand - we have managed to extend the oral presentations to remain online until the end of May 2022!!!!! However, poster voting will end on 14th February 2022 as advertised. Vote for your favourite poster now 🙂

Research opportunity for final year and new grad SLTs in NZ. Researchers at UC want to know about how confident, knowledgeable and prepared SLTs are in the literacy domain. Click the link to find out more and complete the survey if you wish. acu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cL…

Look at this cool distraction poster soon to be available for all immunisation sites in Tamaki Makaurau. Your 5-11 yr old can play I spy while having their COVID imm. Maybe you can as well when having your booster or catch up MMR. Ka pai. And wait til you see the certificate!

Kia ora members. Here we are again, starting the week in the Red. We’ve done this before, so we know we can do it again. Our guidance on the Covid page of the website covers what we need to do to work safely in this level. speechtherapy.org.nz/.../informatio…

Kia ora koutou, have you checked our COVID19 page on the website recently? Today we have updated the infection control standards and have new hospital and community SLT guidance. Click the link to learn more. speechtherapy.org.nz/info-for-slts/…

Kia ora koutou, Just completed a set of Kaupapa Māori poster resources. 1. A1 Poster on a Kaupapa Māori analysis of colonial risk factors 2. A3 Poster Kaupapa Māori Principles 3. A3 Poster Kaupapa Māori Principles and healing 4. Kaupapa Māori and healing

Another highlight in the spring/kōanga issue of CM was Mātua Rukingi’s kōrero about the new SLT awards, the Tohu Awards. The inaugural recipients: Hana Tuwhare, Tracy Karanui-Golf, Karen Brewer absolutely embody what these awards are about. Go to speechtherapy.org.nz/info-for-slts/…

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY Special issue of @IJSLP: Communication, Swallowing and the @UN Sustainable Development Goals #SDGs. Expressions of interest (200 word abstract) due 13 Dec 2021 @SpeechPathAus @ASHAWeb @RCSLT @IALP_Global @iaslt @SAC_OAC @NZSTAComms speakingmylanguages.blogspot.com/2021/11/specia…

#psycenseminars Decolonizing SLT/P education - wonderful, thought-provoking, challenging seminar by Mershen Pillay. Slts/Slps need to take a good look at ourselves & think about why we do the things we do, how & who do we 'other'. Where does the need to diagnose/disable come from

Check out: speechtherapy.org.nz/info-for-slts/… for the latest edition of Communication Matters. We are now taking submissions for the summer issue.

What does articulation and fluency say about us and our humanity? Who has the power to shape the rules of speech and decide what forms of articulation are considered “standard,” “traditional,” and “acceptable”? theguardian.com/music/2021/nov…