Printable program - Culturally responsive language supports

Culturally responsive language supports | Part one

Tracks

60-minute presentations

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Early intervention

Multidisciplinary practice

Thursday, June 25, 2026

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM

Arena 1B, Ground Floor

Overview

Zoe Smith

Details

⏫ Skill-building session
⏲️10:30–11:20 am
⌛ 60-minutes
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Foundational (new/casual familiarity with the topic e.g. treated a single case)

Presenter

Miss Zoe Smith

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress

Speech Pathology Practice in Remote Central Australia: Working Within a Multidisciplinary Team to Assess and Interpret Results in a Culturally and Ethically Appropriate Way, Keeping Cultural Safety and Informed Consent at the Centre of Our Practice

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

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Zoe is the Speech Pathologist Clinical Lead for the Child and Youth Assessment and Therapeutic Service (CYATS) with the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress. For the past seven years, she has worked alongside the children and young people, and their families of Mparntwe (Alice Springs) and surrounding remote communities. Zoe is passionate about the power of relationships, care and trust in therapy- particularly when working with children with developmental differences. She believes the most meaningful progress in speech, language and social communication occurs when children and families feel safe to be themselves, and are the drivers of their own goals and outcomes.

Session chair

Nikita Austin

National First Nations Lead

Speech Pathology Australia

Student volunteer(s)

Katika Lipp

Grace Smith

UQ Student

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