Applying the role of speech pathologists into positive behaviour support to reduce risk of harm behaviours and restrictive practices
Tracks
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Communication difference
Complex communication needs (CCN)
Interprofessional collaborative practice
Multidisciplinary practice
NDIS
| Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
| 1:30 PM - 1:40 PM |
Overview
Julia Dukhno, Cara Newman and Leonie Harding
Details
⏫ Peer-led dialogue
⏲️ 1.30pm - 2.30pm
⌛60-minutes
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Intermediate (Some previous learning/working knowledge of topic e.g. treated a few cases)
⏲️ 1.30pm - 2.30pm
⌛60-minutes
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Intermediate (Some previous learning/working knowledge of topic e.g. treated a few cases)
Presenter
Leonie Harding
Applying the role of speech pathologists into positive behaviour support to reduce risk of harm behaviours and restrictive practices
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM**********
Cara Newman
Applying the role of speech pathologists into positive behaviour support to reduce risk of harm behaviours and restrictive practices
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM**********
Miss Julia Dukhno
Outcomes Connect Australia
Applying the role of speech pathologists into positive behaviour support to reduce risk of harm behaviours and restrictive practices
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMPresentation summary
Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) play an integral role in the implementation of Positive Behaviour Support for people with communication and swallowing disorders. The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission determined that people with disability are disproportionately subjected to restrictive practices. Communication and a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being, including food, is a universal human right. SLPs are key to supporting individuals to access and functionally use various communication methods, be acknowledged and heard through communicating their way, enhance mealtime dignity, choice and control, freedoms, quality of life and risk reduction. SLPs perform a leading role in utilizing their skillset to support and advocate for those with communication and swallowing disorders for those who may be at a greater risk of infringements of their human rights, demonstrate risk of harm behaviours, and subject to restrictive practices.
This workshop aims to demonstrate and apply the role of SLPs working within interdisciplinary teams (MDT), including Behaviour Support Practitioners, to collaboratively reduce the risk of harm behaviours and restrictive practices to people with disabilities. The workshop will highlight SLPs’ scope and interdisciplinary approaches in working with individuals; communication partners and environments; and support networks to facilitate daily living; mealtime management; communication needs and social participation. This workshop aims to provide in depth learning to the role SLPs play within interdisciplinary teams to reduce risk of harm and restrictive practices; provide real and in practice case study examples; opportunity to identify barriers and gaps in SLP confidence and knowledge; and identify opportunities for further exploration and professional development to support SLPs.
This workshop aims to demonstrate and apply the role of SLPs working within interdisciplinary teams (MDT), including Behaviour Support Practitioners, to collaboratively reduce the risk of harm behaviours and restrictive practices to people with disabilities. The workshop will highlight SLPs’ scope and interdisciplinary approaches in working with individuals; communication partners and environments; and support networks to facilitate daily living; mealtime management; communication needs and social participation. This workshop aims to provide in depth learning to the role SLPs play within interdisciplinary teams to reduce risk of harm and restrictive practices; provide real and in practice case study examples; opportunity to identify barriers and gaps in SLP confidence and knowledge; and identify opportunities for further exploration and professional development to support SLPs.
Refrences
Sackville et al., 2020 Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, ‘Issues Paper – Restrictive Practices’, [online document], (May 2020, Commonwealth of Australia), https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/restrictive-practices, accessed 7 Oct. 2024
Speech Pathology Australia, 2020 Royal Commission in Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, ‘Submission – Restrictive Practices’, [online document], (August 2020, Speech Pathology Australia), https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/resource?resource=739 , accessed 7 Oct. 2024
UN General Assembly, ‘Universal declaration of human rights’, United Nations, (1948), https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights, accessed 7 Oct. 2024
Walker, V. L., & Snell, M. E. (2013). Effects of Augmentative and Alternative Communication on Challenging Behavior: A Meta-Analysis. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 29(2), 117–131. https://doi.org/10.3109/07434618.2013.785020
Speech Pathology Australia, 2020 Royal Commission in Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, ‘Submission – Restrictive Practices’, [online document], (August 2020, Speech Pathology Australia), https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/resource?resource=739 , accessed 7 Oct. 2024
UN General Assembly, ‘Universal declaration of human rights’, United Nations, (1948), https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights, accessed 7 Oct. 2024
Walker, V. L., & Snell, M. E. (2013). Effects of Augmentative and Alternative Communication on Challenging Behavior: A Meta-Analysis. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 29(2), 117–131. https://doi.org/10.3109/07434618.2013.785020
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Julia Dukhno is a Speech Pathology and Positive Behaviour Support Team Leader at Outcomes Connect Australia. Julia has an interest in supporting people with complex communication and swallowing disorders who may present with risk of harm behaviours.
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