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Communication & Dysphagia Training

Workshops for Staff

Workshop Topics

Our customised workshops are tailored to the needs of your service, workplace, or team. Popular topics include:

  • Effective Communication Strategies: Learn how to support individuals who use AAC to communicate.
  • Understanding and Managing Dysphagia: Gain essential knowledge about safe swallowing, recognising signs of dysphagia, meal and drink modifications, and safe mealtime practices for clients with dysphagia.
  • Supporting Inclusive Classrooms: Practical strategies for teachers and education assistants to help all students participate, from those with speech and language disorders to students with autism or developmental delays.
  • Disability Sector Training: Focused advice for disability support workers, group home staff, and allied health professionals on day-to-day communication support, safe mealtime management, and individualised planning.
  • Customised Workshops: We’re happy to design sessions around your team’s learning goals, organisational policies, or client profiles.

Workshop Topics

Our customised workshops are tailored to the needs of your service, workplace, or team. Popular topics include:

  • Effective Communication Strategies: Learn how to support individuals who use AAC to communicate.
  • Understanding and Managing Dysphagia: Gain essential knowledge about safe swallowing, recognising signs of dysphagia, meal and drink modifications, and safe mealtime practices for clients with dysphagia.
  • Supporting Inclusive Classrooms: Practical strategies for teachers and education assistants to help all students participate, from those with speech and language disorders to students with autism or developmental delays.
  • Disability Sector Training: Focused advice for disability support workers, group home staff, and allied health professionals on day-to-day communication support, safe mealtime management, and individualised planning.
  • Customised Workshops: We’re happy to design sessions around your team’s learning goals, organisational policies, or client profiles.

Our Approach

Our facilitators are skilled in supporting learner to understand and apply what is taught. Sessions are interactive, hands-on, and always tailored to fit your setting—whether it’s a school, disability service, or private clinic.

We use current, Australian guidelines and best practice frameworks. Participants leave with practical tools and resources to use straight away.

Our facilitators are skilled in supporting learner to understand and apply what is taught. Sessions are interactive, hands-on, and always tailored to fit your setting—whether it’s a school, disability service, or private clinic.

We use current, Australian guidelines and best practice frameworks. Participants leave with practical tools and resources to use straight away.

Who Should Attend?

Our workshops are designed for:

  • Teachers and education assistants
  • Disability support workers
  • Allied health professionals
  • Aged care staff
  • Private sector employees who support individuals with difficulties with communication and/or swallowing.

Flexible Delivery

We offer workshops at your workplace, in our Perth clinic, in regional Western Australia including the Pilbara or via online platforms—whatever works best for your team.