In this episode, Lindsay Sharpe, a speech-language pathologist who works in the Louis Riel School Division out of Winnipeg, MB, returns to continue her conversation on AAC use. She identifies the increase in the number of students with communication disorders in her school division and working to have sufficient intervention and programming for these students. She describes this new pressure put on school teams to ensure that they're getting the programming, the intervention and the goals set for them that they really need. She explains how support teams can adapt to AAC users' unique needs using this complex system of communication.
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In this episode, Lindsay Sharpe, a speech-language pathologist who works in the Louis Riel School Division out of Winnipeg, MB, returns to continue her conversation on AAC use. She identifies the increase in the number of students with communication disorders in her school division and working to have sufficient intervention and programming for these students. She describes this new pressure put on school teams to ensure that they're getting the programming, the intervention and the goals set for them that they really need. She explains how support teams can adapt to AAC users' unique needs using this complex system of communication.
Episode 29: Shining Lights on System-Wide Advocacy for S-LP Services in Schools
Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC)
44 minutes 26 seconds
9 months ago
Episode 29: Shining Lights on System-Wide Advocacy for S-LP Services in Schools
In this episode, Dr. Archibald speaks with two speech-language pathologists from Saskatchewan, Sherry Bockus and Cheryl Turner. They likened intervention for kids with speech-language disorders to insulin for those with diabetes, arguing that therapeutic intervention is necessary. This philosophy leads them in their work as they encounter mixed results trying to advocate for the need for speech-language services in schools and the subsequent challenges and successes.
Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC)
In this episode, Lindsay Sharpe, a speech-language pathologist who works in the Louis Riel School Division out of Winnipeg, MB, returns to continue her conversation on AAC use. She identifies the increase in the number of students with communication disorders in her school division and working to have sufficient intervention and programming for these students. She describes this new pressure put on school teams to ensure that they're getting the programming, the intervention and the goals set for them that they really need. She explains how support teams can adapt to AAC users' unique needs using this complex system of communication.
