Come and join @lalyp.bsky.social! 12 mth postdoc to support a Healthway-funded project to co-design and evaluate a mental health promotion program for children with language difficulties. (www.seek.com.au/job/91793641). @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @lizzjhill.bsky.social

Research Associate Job in Bentley, Perth WA - SEEK

Support mental health research for children with language difficulties through project coordination, research delivery and stakeholder engagement.

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📣 Join our Community of Practice: Accessible Mental Health Services for People with Communication Difficulties. We care about inclusive #mentalhealth care for people with #communication needs. We offer: 🤝 networking + 📚 PD + 🔁 resources. All backgrounds welcome. Join here: tinyurl.com/53t9cu3z

New paper (OA🔓) led by @curtinuniversity.bsky.social honours students with @suze-freogirl.bsky.social: How well do acute #mentalhealth ward staff understand the role of #SLP? Answer: it's mainly swallowing...

New pub (🔓 ): Aus SLP students see Mental Health First Aid training as critical to education and practice, but flag clinical "readiness gap". MHFA is a strong start, but needs adaptation for communication needs and follow-up training. Access: doi.org/10.1080/1754... #SpeechPathology #MentalHealth

“It’s just a life skill”: Speech-language pathology students’ perspectives of mental health first aid training

Speech-language pathology students require mental health skills to support their well-being during tertiary education and prepare them to work with individuals at elevated risk of mental health cha...

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Very excited to get cracking in 2026! Thank you again to the Raine Medical Research Foundation, BrightSpark Foundation, and the Cockell Bequest for funding this important work into #mentalhealth for children with #languagedisorder

Language and Literacy in Young People@lalyp.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Well done @lizzjhill.bsky.social on winning a Raine Priming Grant "Optimising mental health service access and engagement for children with language disorders" And top ranked applicant no less! Congrats to all the other successful applicants. #DevLangDis

Kids with ‘developmental delay’ will be diverted from the #NDIS. But what is a #developmentaldelay? See our (with @suze-freogirl.bsky.social) recent piece in #TheConversation for an overview of this term, and which children are affected by funding changes. Read here: lnkd.in/ggh2Qpr4

🎓 Fully funded PhD @curtinuniversity.bsky.social! Explore how to improve #MentalHealth accessibility for people with #language difficulties. Interdisciplinary and stakeholder-driven. Join me, @me-boyo.bsky.social & Dr Brooke Ryan. Apply by Aug 18: research.curtin.edu.au/higher-degre... #PhD

🗣️ Hot off the press, OA paper out now! Why might someone with #DLD struggle to engage in talk #therapy?💬 We explore the language demands of #CBT and why they matter to ALL practitioners! 🔗Access here: doi.org/10.1007/s418... #MentalHealth #SLP #devlangdis #psychology

“Why Would Someone like Me with DLD Want to Sit in a Room and Talk? How Would that Make Me Feel Better?!” Developmental Language Disorder and the Language Demands of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - Inte...

This article addresses two crucial questions: what are the language demands of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and how can CBT be more accessible to people with language difficulties? These quest...

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