SPEECH PATHOLOGY
The AHOS Program offers speech pathology students an opportunity to complete a paediatric service-learning placement at local primary schools.
Each term six speech pathology students (final year and from a number of universities) complete a 6-10 week placement offering service targeting speech sounds, language and pre literacy skills (assessment and therapy) in individual, group and class-based settings.
The students are usually divided into pairs, and are based in purpose-built health hubs (with dedicated student office and treatment spaces) in one or two of the eight primary schools in the Broken Hill township. They may also provide an outreach service to the preschools and /or primary schools in the outlying townships of Menindee, Wilcannia and Ivanhoe.
Student Orientation Program
Each placement begins with teleconference discussion and online tasks, followed by a week-long orientation covering the following:
- Town tour and visit to RFDS base
- Interdisciplinary orientation – History of program, barriers to accessing service, supervision models, behavior management strategies, strategies for successfully working in schools
- Discipline specific orientation- familiarisation with assessment tools and discussion of therapy goals
- Skills session- assessment tools used to examine the skills of pupils without communication or behavioral concerns under close supervision, and
- Orientation to participating schools
The aim of this program is twofold: to offer a rewarding placement experience to speech pathology students, and to offer a much needed service to the deserved pupils of Broken Hill and surrounding regions. In addition, this placement seeks to target the aspirations of pupils by exposing them to allied health careers they might consider in the future.
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Placement Enquiries
If you would like to find out more about a speech pathology placement in the Allied Health in Outback Schools program, please contact your university lecturer or the BHUDRH Speech Pathology Academic, Claire Brunero or Education Support Officer, Rachel Lysaght.
For placements in the North West Region (Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar, Lightning Ridge and Walgett), please contact Cheryl Swinton.
Claire Brunero,
Speech Pathology Academic
Staff Details
Claire Brunero,
Speech Pathology Academic
Email:
Phone: +61 8 8080 1297
Fax: +61 8 8087 5240
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Sonia McCully
Education Support Officer
(Allied Health)
Staff Details
Sonia McCully
Education Support Officer
(Allied Health)
Email:
Phone: 08 80801203
Fax:
Education Support Officer
(Allied Health)
Dannielle Smith
Indigenous Admin Officer
Staff Details
Dannielle Smith
Indigenous Admin Officer
Email:
Phone: +61 2 6870 2663
Fax:
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