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Therapy Matters loves presenting. hosting, attending and running professional development workshops and training courses all throughout the year. We are life-long learners and we love inspiring others in our community to learn more too! Our workshops are tailored for different audiences: parents, health professionals, educators or speech pathology students. Small workshops are run in group rooms in our West Burleigh or Murwillumbah clinics. Larger workshops are run in function venues on the Gold Coast. Please see below for the upcoming events.

Our Regular Workshop Programs

We have a range of workshop programs that our team can present on request. We are also open to requests for bespoke workshop programs to suit your needs. If you have an idea for a workshop or you are interested in arranging a workshop on any of the other topics below, contact us.

Workshops for Parents

• Hanen “More Than Words” for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders
• Hanen “Talkability” for parents of verbal children with autism spectrum disorders
• Hanen “It Takes Two to Talk” for parents of late talkers
• Challenging Children’s Chatter. Helping Parents to support children’s speech and language skills prior to the transition to school
• Speech and Language Abilities of Children with Down syndrome
• AAC Communication partner training (e.g. in PODD or Proloquo2go)

Workshops for Teachers & Early Childhood Professionals

• Using Multisensory Hands-On Tools to Foster Narrative Development and Oral Language to Literacy Links
• Oral Language Disorders in the Classroom
• Speech and Language Disorders in Early Childhood (When to Refer)

Workshops for Speech Pathology Students

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