Unless stated otherwise, these events are not being run by or in conjunction with the NZSTA. If you would like to list an upcoming event on this website, please contact National Office.
Please note events are listed chronologically.
2021 START Training Programme – Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention Workshop
April, June & October 2021
This two-day workshop is designed for speech language therapists who are interested in using the Lidcombe Program. The workshop will include short lectures, small and large group activities, viewing and discussion of clinic visit videos, and case discussions.
The Lidcombe Program workshops are facilitated by Anna Hearne and Tika Ormond
WELLINGTON
Dates: Monday 12 & Tuesday 13 April 2021
Time: 9:00am to 4:00 pm
Venue: Ministry of Education Lower Hutt office
Level 2/19 Market Grove, Lower Hutt
ONLINE
Dates: Monday 21, Tuesday 22, Wednesday 23 & Thursday 24 June 2021
Time: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm each day
Venue: Zoom
AUCKLAND
Dates: Monday 18 & Tuesday 19 October 2021
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Venue: The Stichbury Bidwill Centre
251 Campbell Road, Greenlane
Cost: $440.00 per person
This includes workshop manual and certificate
For in person workshops – morning and afternoon tea is provided. BYO lunch
For more information and to register click here
RCSLT: Free Webinars on eating, drinking and swallowing competences
The Royal College of Speech-Language Therapists – UK is launching a series of free webinars on eating, drinking and swallowing competences. It is not necessary to be a member of RCSLT to sign up for these.
These webinars are for pre-registration speech and language therapists as related to an eating, drinking and swallowing competencies project. After launching the competencies in February and holding meetings with individual HEIs throughout March and April, The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists- UK have scheduled a series of webinars to further support implementation. The webinars will cover a variety of topics surrounding placements and the competencies, and will feature the lead authors.
You can register for the webinars at the following links:
LAMP: case studies from the classroom with speech-language therapist Sam Brydon
30 June 2021, 1pm – 3pm | ONLINE
The aim of this webinar is to inspire and encourage those who live or work with people with complex communication.
This webinar is suitable for SLTs and education professionals who have already undertaken LAMP training or who are considering exploring LAMP as an option for the young people they work with.
To Register click here
Registrations close on 28 June
Costs
ATANZ member $50;
Professional non-member $80;
Group (3 or more) $100;
Whānau & SLT/OT/education students $30
Infant Feeding Foundations Workshop
2 July – 20 August 2021 | ONLINE AEST
4 recorded video modules of ~1.5hrs each, plus a 1hr live Q&A session and printed course manual shipped to participants. Course access is for 7 weeks and participants are able to work through the course at their own pace.
Areas covered include: Developmental foundations of feeding and oral development; assessment of oral structure, function and feeding skills; evidence-based assessment and management of tongue tie; and treatment of breastfeeding, bottle feeding and early solids difficulties, including oral motor skills. The course is focused on 0-12 months developmental age, however the skills covered are applicable for working with older children as the foundation for all feeding skills.
Registrations closing on Fri 18 June AEST.
For more information and registration click here
ATSNZ Disability Expo
6-7 July | Auckland
ATSNZ Disability Expo is taking place on Tuesday 6 – Wednesday 7 July 2021, Sir Woolf Fisher Arena, Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau, Auckland New Zealand is FREE to attend, including all the educational sessions as part of the Seminar Programme. If you are a person with a disability, an Occupational Therapist, allied health professional, carer, parent, or from any division within the disability sector, this event is for you.
The ATSNZ Disability Expo will have more than 60 exhibitors showcasing new products, talking about new industry standards and there to help you with any information or enquiry you may have. From wheelchair and mobility scooter suppliers to children’s clothing, to bedding, to support networks and groups, there is everything you need on the ATSNZ Expo floor.
Register today for FREE
2021 START Training Programme – Working with School Age Children who Stutter Workshop
April, August & November 2021
This one-day workshop is a practical workshop for speech language therapists working with school-aged children who stutter. The workshop will be interactive with case studies, videos and role-plays. START’s specialist speech language therapists, Anna Hearne and Brittney Mackie, will facilitate these workshops.
CHRISTCHURCH
Date: Thursday 15 April 2021
Time: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Venue: Ministry of Education Christchurch office
48 Hereford Street, West End
ONLINE
Dates: Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25 August 2021
Times: 9:00 am to 12.30 pm each day
Venue: Zoom
AUCKLAND
Date: Monday 1 November 2021
Time: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Venue: The Stichbury Bidwill Centre
251 Campbell Road, Greenlane
A half-day workshop, offered approx. three months after the one-day workshop, is a follow up ‘hands-on’ session which provides you with the opportunity to practise specific techniques and discuss case studies. SLTs who have attended a one-day workshop in previous years are welcome to attend these workshops. These will be offered via Zoom.
ONLINE
Date: Wednesday 4 August 2021
Time: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
ONLINE
Date: Tuesday 30 November 2021
Time: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Cost: $220.00 per person – one-day workshop
$110.00 per person – half-day workshop
$300.00 per person – for both workshops
This includes workshop manual and certificate
For in person workshops – morning and afternoon tea is provided. BYO lunch
For more information and to register click here
NZSTA 2021 Conference: Aoraki Iho Ake: Grounded – Aspiring – Connected
29 – 31 August 2021 | Christchurch
Drawing inspiration from Aoraki, the most well-known maunga tupuna (ancestral mountain) of the Southern Alps, and from the imagery of Iho Ake ‘from Earth to heaven and everything in between’, this conference seeks to create a panoramic and inclusive view of speech-language therapy in New Zealand 2021, its local community and global partnerships.
For more information about the event click here
NZ Rehabilitation Association Conference 2021 – Achieving Equity in Rehabilitation
17 – 19 September 2021 | Rotorua
On behalf of the organising committee, you are warmly invited to Rotorua, 17-19 September 2021, to participate in a national hui to discuss, debate, and share knowledge about rehabilitation in Aotearoa.
Key dates:
- Call for abstracts open – 2 February 2021
- Registrations open – 1 April 2021
- Call for abstracts close – 16 April 2021
- Notification of abstract acceptance/declined – 28 May 2021
- Early bird registration closes – 30 July 2021
South African Speech and Hearing Association Conference 2021 – Reframing the Future
15 – 16 October 2021 | Virtual
The storm that is COVID, is forcing us to rethink how we live, learn and work. This time of disruption is also a time of opportunity that can help us to rebuild and operate, not for business as usual but for business as better.
Full information – click here
Abstract submissions to be submitted by 17 May 2021
Why Children Won’t Eat: Picky Eaters vs Problem Feeders
25 – 29 October 2021 | Virtual
The Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding workshop is suitable for Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietitians, Psychologists, Special Educators, Doctors, Educators, Childcare providers, Mental Health workers. If you work with infants and children with feeding difficulties, the SOS workshop will be suitable for you.
Please see attached brochure or refer to our website for more details.
Should you have any queries or require further information, please email us at info@magicbeans.sg.
Register here
Early bird rates apply if you register and pay by the 30th of June 2021.
ORL21 – NZ Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Wairakei Resort & Conference Centre Taupō | 9 – 12 November 2021.
The scientific committee has organised a world class academic program that covers all the subgroups of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The committee has invited international and national experts to participate in the meeting. A wonderful social program is organised by the social committee that I am sure all the delegates and their partners will enjoy.
Conference Registration will open on Monday 3 May 2021 – click here
You can find out more information about this event here
32nd World Congress of the IALP: Auckland, August 2023
20 – 24 August 2023 | Auckland
The New Zealand Speech-language Therapists’ Association, together with the New Zealand Audiological Society, wish to entice you to New Zealand – the ‘Land of the Long White Cloud’ for the 2023 IALP Congress.
With the overall theme of Looking Forward you will not be surprised to see that the following 3 themes will permeate the programme:
• Intervention with Multilingual Children – Evidence Based Practice
• Technological Developments to Enhance Assessment and Treatment
• Improving Quality of Service Provision
Full event information click here
SpeechBITE
“Evidence based practice website for speech language therapists called speechBITE – Speech Pathology Best Interventions and Treatment Efficacy database. SpeechBITE is a freely available international EBP resource.”
CEUALLIEDHEALTH.COM: ASHA APPROVED CE PROVIDER
CEU Allied Health is a continued education unit provider regarding Speech Language Pathology. A range of recorded and self-study courses are available.
Self-study/recorded courses online can be purchased now in the areas of:
1. Utilization of FEESST to Predict Aspiration Risk
2. Tracheostomy and Ventilator Dependent Population: Dysphagia
3. Multi-Disciplinary Dysphagia Team for Pressure Ulcer Management
4. Internal Branch Superior Laryngeal Nerve: Sensory/Swallow Functions
5. Endoscopic Swallowing Exam for Dysphagia Assessment
6. Tracheostomy Tube Use for Adult and Geriatric Patients
7. The FEESST Exam and the Use of Anesthesia
Ceuallied Health would like to bring your attention to a recorded self-study course “The iPad: Technology Tool for Communication and Language” which is available for $29.99. The course has audio, pictorial, and video content and is .15 CEU points.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Visiting Professional Programme in Speech & Language
The Visiting Professional Programmes (VPPs), also known as attachments, are offered to clinicians who wish to undertake a period of observership or undertake hands on clinical practice and experience Guy’s and St Thomas’ in operation as a quaternary London teaching hospital. Programmes typically range from six weeks to twelve months.
The Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Visiting Professional Programme offers the opportunity to work within multiple speech and language specialties within our adult services, specifically ENT, voice, and head and neck oncology services. The programme is set in both the hospital workplace, integrating visitors into the adult SLT team, and within a community setting. Click the link above to find out more.