Today we had another Speech Pathology Australia Position Statement Working Party Meeting. We submitted our position statement and clinical guidelines some time ago and they are undergoing review by Speech Pathology Australia. The previous version was titled ‘Working in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Society Position Paper’ but will be retitled as ‘Culturally Responsive Speech Pathology Position Statement’ or 'Culture and Diversity in Speech Pathology Practice'.
Speech Pathology Australia has changed their processes for all position statements as a result of receiving our Position Statement. They are now going to send the draft position statements for independent review. I think this is a wonderful impact of the influence of our work. Congratulations to Dr Sarah Verdon who has led the process and the team.
