SCHOOL BASED SPEECH PATHOLOGY
After graduating from LaTrobe University in 2003, I have had the pleasure of working as a speech pathologist in Catholic schools across different locations from Swan Hill to Portland, and more recently in child and adolescent mental health. I love working with school-age children, families and school staff to enable children to reach their full potential across all areas of communication, including speech, language, voice and fluency. As a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist, I bring a specialised knowledge of child development, assessment and intervention to the Learning Diversity Team at St Joseph’s. I am keen to work collaboratively with children, parents and school staff to create learning environments and experiences that meet the needs of each child. I can also guide teachers and families to access strategies and programs that have been shown to help children with similar needs. I am passionate about building on a child’s strengths and interests. I believe that the best support plans are made by listening to the experiences of children, families and teachers. By combining this information with targeted assessment, plans can be created that allow children to experience success with communication goals, not just academically but in all areas of school life. As well as loving my job as a speech pathologist, I also enjoy camping with my family, gardening, cooking and crochet.
I’ll be working at St Joseph’s on Fridays for the rest of the year. If you have general questions about communication or would like more information about speech, language, voice or fluency, please feel free to call me through the school office. If you think your child might have additional learning needs, I recommend that you talk with their classroom teacher or Louise Chow (Learning Diversity Leader). I feel very privileged to be part of the St Joseph’s staff and am excited to be able to share the benefits of having a school based speech pathology service with the school community.