• Identify key components of the strengthened standards and discuss how they relate to older people's swallowing and communication needs and how this impacts our speech pathology practice.
• Explore case studies highlighting commonly identified issues and explain steps of clinical practice that align with the strengthened standards.

This webinar would suit members who work in the aged care sector and/or support older people with communication or swallowing difficulties.
 

Kym Torresi (Senior Advisor Aged Care SPA)
Kym is the senior advisor age care at speech pathology Australia where she leads the association strategic response to age care reforms and supports speech pathologists working with older people in aged care settings. Kim is a highly experienced speech pathologist with over 30 years clinical experience supporting older people across a variety of settings, and is passionate about ensuring equitable access to speech pathology that meets the needs of all older people

This event is free for members.