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Why talking together is better! Here’s the evidence for group therapy for adults

By |2021-07-31T03:57:08+00:00June 11th, 2018|Categories: Disability, Groups, Rehabilitation|Tags: , , , , |

We are big fans of group therapy for adults at Wollongong Speech Pathology. There is  good evidence that talking together with peers leads to good communication outcomes. And people LIKE coming to groups to practice their communication goals. It makes sense really. When attending a group, you get focused practice on a communication skill as [...]

How can speech pathology help an adult with speech problems?

By |2018-04-10T11:18:16+00:00April 10th, 2018|Categories: Disability|Tags: , , , |

Speech pathologists are well known for helping children with speech problems. This is an area of practice that receives significant attention during a speech pathologist's training, and is the subject of countless (and great) textbooks. But what happens to the child that continues to speak unclearly into adulthood?? How can speech pathology help an adult with speech [...]

Dysphagia in Disability

By |2018-08-27T23:30:32+00:00November 15th, 2016|Categories: Disability|Tags: , , |

Our speech pathologist, Di Lam, attended a workshop in Melbourne this year. It was presented by Justine Joan Sheppard, who specialises in Dysphagia in Disability. Here are Di's reflections after the course......... What were the main topics covered? Swallowing and Feeding Disorders in Developmental Disability and their causes Dysphagia Disorder Survey (DDS) & Dysphagia Management Staging [...]

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