Are you a person with a brain injury or disability who likes to travel? You should check out this travel planning checklist. It was created BY people with brain injuries FOR people with brain injuries (and other disabilities). The checklist was created as part of a rehabilitation program called "project-based group therapy". Please watch [...]
Join us in celebrating International Day of Older Persons 2022, with a focus on "celebrating the resilience and contributions of older women". In this video, Beth is reflecting on services that are available for those with dementia, to help our older people to live well as part of the Illawarra community. [...]
Merry Christmas for 2021! Thanks for another wonderful year We are passionate about our work as speech pathologists, and are lucky to have such a great network of clients and colleagues. Thank you for the opportunity to work together in 2021. Here are our operating hours for this festive season: Business as usual until 23 December 2021 [...]
After a long and sometimes tough COVID lockdown, NSW is set to "reopen" from 11 October 2021. This is an exciting time for everyone. We look forward to seeing friends and family, getting haircuts, going out for a meal, and having a sense of freedom again. For Wollongong Speech Pathology, we are taking a [...]
Speech pathology telepractice really took off during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for good reason. Telepractice enabled clients to continue receiving support from speech pathologists. Clients' lives were not negatively impacted by "lockdown". We talked about Wollongong Speech Pathology's telepractice service in an earlier article, which you can access here. In the rush of moving [...]
Merry Christmas for 2020! Thanks for another wonderful year We are passionate about our work as speech pathologists, and are lucky to have such a great network of clients and colleagues. Thank you for the opportunity to work together in 2020. Here are our operating hours for this festive season: Business as usual until 21 December 2020 [...]
There are 1.2 million Australians with communication disability. Speech pathologists support these Australians to go about each day communicating with confidence. In Australia, communication disability is largely invisible. Unseen and out-of-sight. Australians with communication disability cannot maximise future educational, health and social outcomes, without the intervention of a speech pathologist. Communicating with confidence is vital to [...]
Wollongong Speech Pathology is gradually returning to face-to-face services! This article explains the steps we are taking to provide 'COVID safe' home visits. The same steps apply to all of our face-to-face services. We want to make sure everyone is healthy and safe, no matter where the service takes place. It is very important [...]
Wollongong Speech Pathology is now offering speech pathology telepractice. In this article we explain what telepractice is, why we do it, and tips to make it most effective. What is speech pathology telepractice? Speech pathology telepractice, also known as speech pathology telehealth, means the delivery of speech pathology services at a distance, using technology. [...]
Merry Christmas for 2019! Thanks for another wonderful year We are passionate about our work as speech pathologists, and are lucky to have such a great network of clients and colleagues. Thank you for the opportunity to work together in 2019. Here are our operating hours for this festive season: Business as usual in December 2019 CLOSED [...]
