Amy is a caring and highly experienced paediatric Speech Pathologist, dedicated to providing paediatric Speech Pathology services for children and their families on Southern Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.

 

In 2004, Amy completed a Bachelor of Speech Pathology at Flinders University. She is passionate about empowering the key people in a child's life to ensure sustainable gains for the child's communication and swallowing. She aims to achieve collaboration with parents, grandparents, teachers, childcare workers and school support staff where possible.

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Amy has extensive experience in paediatric communication and swallowing/feeding across a wide range of settings including community health, private practice, acute paediatric in-patient and school/kindergarten/childcare settings.

 

She is highly experienced in trans-disciplinary working with a wide range of health professionals including Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Physiotherapists, General Practitioners, Paediatricians, Lactation Consultants, Dietitians and Social Workers.

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Amy has a strong commitment to continuing professional development and evidence based practice. This is reflected in her status as a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist, member of Speech Pathology Australia and registered provider with the National Disability Insurance Agency. As well as having extensive clinical experience in paediatric Speech Pathology locally, nationally and internationally, Amy also has advanced qualifications in the following:

 

• It Takes Two To Talk – The Hanen programs for parents

• More Than Words – The Hanen Program for Parents of children with ASD

• Marte Meo Practitioner

• Circle of Security Parent Educator

• Key Word Sign provider

• The SOS Approach to Feeding

• Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention