This course is brought to you by the Centre for Advanced Learning (2022).
17 November 2022 at 9:30am - 12:30pm (Canberra/Sydney/Melbourne time, AEDT)
17 November 2022 at 8:30am - 11:30am (QLD time AEST)
17 November 2022 at 8:00am - 11:00am (NT time ACST)
17 November 2022 at 9:00am - 12:00pm (SA time ACDT)
17 November 2022 at 6:30am - 9:30am (WA time AWST)
Due to the interactive nature of this course, it will be live only (not recorded). Please do not register if you cannot attend the date and time listed.
The Centre for Advanced Learning (CAL) and Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) are excited to bring you the 'Supporting Clients with Communication Disability in Practice' virtual course. This course is available as part of the Capacity Building for Dietitians in Disability (CBDD) education program.
This course was designed for dietitians who have completed the Introduction to Disability and Inclusion for Dietitians Evergreen course.
Limited spots are available, so register now!
Learning outcomes
- Understand communication as a human right
- Explain how communication disability is experienced in relation to the World Health Organisation's (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
- Understand how to engage a person with communication disability using tools and strategies
- Experience communicating with a person with an expressive communication disability
- Experience communicating with a person with a receptive communication disability
- Learn practical strategies to support a person with a communication disability within your practice
- Learn about the steps towards gaining the Communication Access Symbol accreditation
Educator
Georgia Burn is a speech pathologist and PhD candidate in Communication Access. Georgia works with Scope's Communication and Inclusion Resource Centre (CIRC), a national leader in the provision of consultancy and access services to facilitate the inclusion of Australians. Georgia led the development of the Communication module in the Introduction to Disability and Inclusion for Dietitians Evergreen course through collaboration with a team of speech pathologists and colleagues with lived experience of communication disability.
This in Practice session is worth 3 CPD hours. CPD logs will be updated automatically in the days following the event.
Pricing
DA Members: $50 | Non-Members: $50
The fee for this session has been partially subsidised by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. Find out more on the CBDD page.
