Sarah is committed to being up to date with new and current speech pathology information. She participates in Speech Pathology Australia’s professional self regulation program and regularly attends workshops and information sessions.
Professional development activities that Sarah has recently attended include:
2020
- Teaching Movements for Communication, 20-24th January 2020 presented by Gayle Porter and Claire Cotter
2019
- Talking Mats online training
2018
- ISAAC (International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication) conference, Gold Coast, July 2018
2017
- “Being Part of the AACtion” – AGOCSI webinar presented by Fiona Given, July 2017
- Effective grammar intervention for children with language disorders by Dr Karen Smith Lock, June 2017
- Key Word Sign NSW – Presenter Update, June 2017
- “What is AAC and what does it really look like? – AGOSCI webinar presented by Janelle Sampson, February 2017
2016
- Key Word Sign Australia – Presenter Update Webinar, August 2016
- Derbyshire Language Scheme, June 2016
2015
- Stuttering in children and adolescents by Dr Susan Block, November 2015
- Key Word Sign Australia – Presenter Update Webinar, October 2015
- BLADES – Adding Meaning and Interaction to Language Therapy for 2-5 year olds,by Mellanie Sherwood, March 2015
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) information session by Hearing Australia, April 2015
2014
- Assessment and intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in young children, Dr Rhea Paul, January 2014
- PODD (Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display) – 2 day introductory workshop, Gayle Porter, March 2014
2013
- Apps for AAC: Adding iPads to your AAC Toolkit, AGOSCI pre-conference workshop, May 2013
- AGOSCI 11th Biennial conference – May 2013 (Day 1)
- Reading Our Way, Down Syndrome Associaton of Queensland, July 2013
- Let’s Read Training July 2013
- Key Word Sign Presenter update, October 2013
- Best practice in the management of speech sound disorders in children: Making every session count, by Dr Elise Baker, Speech Pathology National Tour, November 2013
- Laughing & Learning with Littlies Workshop by Butterfly Wings Early Years Consultants, November 2013
- Cued Articulation Workshop, December 2013 by Kristie Moore, Speech Pathologist
