Speech+Paths


 * =Name of project= || =**Goverment Funding for Speech Pathology in Schools**= ||
 * Photo || [[image:easternregionoffice/bright_ideas.jpg width="320" height="240"]] ||
 * Purpose || //Student support advocacy// ||
 * End date || 9th September 2011 ||

Comments on press release:

My, aren't we professional! ;-)

I felt this point was particularly interesting: =="Early speech pathology intervention is highly effective for young children prior to and in the first few years of primary school, however the lack of universal federal or state legislation means that services for children within schools is inconsistent, fragmented or non-existent depending on the state in which they live. Even where speech pathologists are employed in schools, the number is often insufficient to meet the needs of children requiring services." ==

=** -[ I think it's really important to be consistent with the services in primary or secondary schools in all states and also whether it is the State or Catholic system ]- ** = = = = =

==== //This is a fantastic policy that the National Party has, further information about how it would be enacted would be useful. More importantly though, we should a s aprofession, be highlighting this to the other major political parties. Do we just advocate ourselves, by writing letters etc. or better still do we encourage our schools and the parents of students that we work with to do the same? The opportunity is there...// ==== ==