Speak Up

In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Emma Dalley, Principal Lawyer at Industry Legal Group about navigating employment contracts and independent contractor agreements. SPA resources: Find more information about Industry Legal Group on the SPA website: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Member-Services/Member-benefits/Industry-Legal-Group.aspx Speech Pathol...

In this week’s episode, Jess is joined by Ailbhe Cowley and Éadaoin Flynn to discuss their research into how performing arts classes may support functional communication for people with Parkinson’s disease. They discuss the classes attended by people with Parkinson’s disease and their loved ones and share insights from participant surveys on perceived changes in speech and commu...

In this week’s episode we are celebrating speech pathology week. Podcast producers, Jess, Nathan and Nadia reflect on the 2026 SPA week theme “communication creates possibility” and how this was reflected in the 2024 SPA week conversation “Communicate your way.” Where spoke with speech pathologists Janelle Sampson (she/her), Cicely Binford (she/her), Niall Taylor (he/she) and Su...

In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Ashley McLeod and Jo Watson about how we can support people with complex communication needs (CCN) to make choices about where and how they live. Resources: McLeod, A., Froude, E., Watson, J., & Berg, N. (2026). Speech language pathologists’ perspectives of supporting people with complex communication needs to make decisions about wh...

In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Morgan Carter, Troy Walker, and Alison Spence about a novel means of embedding Indigenous ways into a dietetics curriculum. They discuss what their curriculum entailed, and the many ways that it could be generalised into other allied health education curricula. SPA Resources: Lowitja Institute research guides and reading lists - https://...