Edwina StevensParidhi Kulkarni

Speech PathologistsRoyal Darwin Hospital

Diagnosis, management and treatment of individuals with communication and

feeding/ swallowing difficulties.

Hospitals Community health Nursing homes Schools Disability services Special education Rural and remote services Private practice Academia/research

Preterm infants Cleft lip/palate Fussy eaters/Food aversions

Down Syndrome Feeding tubes Other syndromes

Speech & language delays

Behavioural disorders (Autism, ADHD)

Disability (Cerebral Palsy)

Literacy

TBI/accidents Stuttering Voice Swallowing Disability

Acquired speech, language and swallowing disorders

Stuttering Progressive diseases Head and neck cancer Voice

Assess, diagnosis and manage communication and swallowing disorders across the life span

Provide alternate modes of communication Provide diet modifications and feeding

strategies Parent/partner/family education

AAC devices and communication boards

Modified barium swallows

FEES

Developmental/Play therapy

Communication strategies

Modified diets and fluids

4 year undergraduate university program or

2 years master’s university program

• James Cook University

• University of Queensland

• Flinders

University

• Curtin university of

technology

• La trobe university

• University of Sydney• University of Newcastle• Charles – Sturt University• Macquarie University

Anatomy and physiology Psychology Linguistics Speech Pathology Audiology Bioscience Clinical placements

For further information:

http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/