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  • Webinar panellist

Kate Headley

Speech Pathologist, NSW

Successful communication is key to our quality of life. It is a means through which we connect with others, understand our experiences and express our thinking. Across my career I have had a passion for assisting people to be heard. This always involves working with the person with communication support needs and with their communication partners across their everyday activities and environments.  As service providers working with children, we become one of the child’s communication partners. This may require us to modify our own communication style, learn new communication skills and think about different ways to create shared meaning.  I am looking forward to sharing and collaborating on ideas for how we can support children’s communication in order to maximise their participation in therapeutic relationships.

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