First Nations culturally safe and responsive practice and assessment.

Tracks
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Articulation
Assessment
Cultural learning
Cultural responsiveness
Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)
Inclusive education
Private practice
Professional practice
Speech
Friday, June 13, 2025
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM

Overview

Nikita Austin

Details

⏫ Skill-building session
⏲️ 10.30am - 11.30am
⌛ 60-minutes
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Advanced (Have significant expertise or similar field of knowledge e.g. regularly treating several cases)

Presenter

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Miss Nikita Austin
Eat. Speak. Repeat. Allied Health

First Nations culturally safe and responsive practice and assessment.

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Presentation summary

This presentation explores culturally safe and responsive practice for Speech Pathologists when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and families. It will provide practical tips and resources that therapists can start using immediately after the presentation, to ensure a more culturally safe and responsive workforce. The presentation will also discuss a First Nations speech screener developed by Nikita Austin – a first-of-its-kind assessment that is culturally safe and appropriate for First Nations populations. The assessment considers the use of Home Language – often the first language many First Nations children will speak – and supports the therapist to make a sound differential diagnosis on the speech of the First Nations client.

Refrences

AIATSIS. (2022, November 25). Aboriginal English. https://aiatsis.gov.au/blog/aboriginal-english
Gee, G., Dudgeon, P., Schultz, C., Hart, A., Kelly, K.. (2014). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing. In Dudgeon, P. Milroy, H. Walker, R. (Ed.), Working together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and wellbeing principles and practice (2nd ed.,pp. 55-68). Canberra: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
World Health Organisation. (2024). Social determinants of health. https://www.who.int/health-topics/social-determinants-of-health#tab=tab_1
Lin, I., Green, C., & Bessarab, D. (2016). 'Yarn with me': applying clinical yarning to improve clinician-patient communication in Aboriginal health care. Australian journal of primary health, 22(5), 377–382. https://doi.org/10.1071/PY16051

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Nikita Austin is an AuDHD, Aboriginal Speech Pathologist, lecturer, and First Nations advocate. Nikita regularly educates others on Culturally Safe and Responsive Practice for First Nations clients.

The information contained in this program is current at of the time of publishing but is subject to changes made without notice.

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