Rebecca Murphy

Paediatric Speech Pathologist Placements

ASPIRE Support Services (Early Intervention), Thurgoona NSW | August – October 2020

SMART SPOT Services, NSW /Wodonga West Primary School, VIC | October- November 2018

JINDERA PUBLIC SCHOOL, NSW | April 2018

Adult Speech Pathologist Placements

ALBURY WODONGA HEALTH, Acute & Rehabilitation Wards, Albury-Wodonga | Feb – March 2020

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WELLNESS CENTRE, CSU, Thurgoona and

ST CATHERINES Hostel, Wangaratta | Jan – Feb 2019

• Full time since end of January 2024
• Established and managed a private practice, providing speech pathology services for private and NDIS clients
• Worked with preschoolers, school-aged children and young adults, with diagnoses such as Intellectual Disability, Autism, Global Developmental Delay, Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), and Speech Sound Disorders
• Delivered Augmented and Alternative Communication (AAC) supports, language therapy, literacy skills, pragmatic language support, and built client capacity in self-advocacy.
• Managed daily operations of business
• Developed all business policies, procedures, service agreements, and documentation
• Managed professional compliance, including insurance, WWCC, NDIS worker screening, and professional development in AAC, CAS, Autism assessment (MIGDAS), and more
• Provided services across homes, schools, preschools, and telehealth platforms, collaborating with parents, teachers, and therapists

• Developed and implemented lesson plans that engaged students in active learning activities.
• Encouraged critical thinking by posing questions that challenge existing knowledge or assumptions.
• Integrated values based education with state curriculum
• Collaborative practice with teaching staff.
• Christian Based education focused on student's needs.

• Provided clinical supervision to early Career Speech pathologists
• Facilitated Peer Supervision sessions
• Clinical Educator to several Speech Pathology students
• Encouragement and support of colleagues in their workplace values (Integrity/Trust, Collaboration/Innovation, Achievement/Excellence, Respect/Empowerment, Empathy/Understanding)
• Worked within a collaborative multidisciplinary model under the NDIS system
• Collaborated with internal allied health team and external providers, including schools and preschools
• Suggested innovations to improve the quality and growth of client services
• Managed timely documentation, data collection and billable hours
• Comprehensive assessment of speech, language/pragmatics and mealtime observations
• Implementation of therapy plans written in collaboration with clients
• Completion of comprehensive Speech and Language and NDIS outcome reports
• Outreach services provided to Henty and Wangaratta Areas
• Provision of face to face services in clinic, schools, homes and preschools
• Provision of telehealth services and sharing of ideas with team
• Provision of fee for service model of care and NDIS
• Support of Allied health professionals in completing Vineland-3 assessment and report
• Achievement: Developed rapport with stakeholders involved in the establishment of outreach services at Henty and have maintained a consistent Speech Pathology service since commencement incorporating parent contact, preschool and school contexts and supporting clients with speech, language, fluency, and feeding needs

• Provided speech pathology services via telehealth for clients of all ages with varied diagnoses
• Supervised and trained therapists in neurodiversity-affirming practices
• Offered clinical advice and intervention strategies for specific client needs
• Developed individualised treatment plans for patients with speech, language, and swallowing impairments.
• Created detailed assessments to evaluate patient's communication abilities.
• Provided direct therapy services to help improve speech production, articulation, language comprehension and expression.
• Administered diagnostic tests such as formal assessments and informal observations.
• Kept comprehensive notes on patient progress and speech to make needed adjustments to treatment.

• Comprehensive assessment and therapy in a range of areas
• Collaborative transdisciplinary team environment
• Supervision of Allied health assistant in providing therapy
• Collaborating with external stakeholders to provide holistic service
• Support of clients in Occupational Therapy goals, as a key worker
• Consult model of care for clients of other key workers
• Involved in Professional Development: Key Worker Training, Key Word sign
• Management of Actual or Potential Aggression (MAPA) training, Motivational Interviewing, Routines Based interviewing
• Achievement: Developed Assessment report template the Vineland 3 and provided education to my team on how to complete this assessment

• Conducted individual tutoring sessions with students to help them improve their academic performance.
• Provided comprehensive feedback on student progress, including areas for improvement and successes.

• NSW Primary School Teaching (K-6)
• Provision of lesson plans, scope and sequence and programs for team leader
• Integration of key learning areas in the classroom and adapting curriculum for individuals
• Managed small groups of students requiring additional support to better access curriculum
• Supported and advocated for children with various diagnoses and challenging behaviours
• Conducting parent interviews, providing feedback on written reports for students
• Organisation of classroom routines, budget, resources and day to day routines
• Collaborative curriculum development and team teaching