Sara Velenich

Seeking career opportunities in Speech Pathology within a multidisciplinary team.

Dynamic Bilingual Speech Pathologist With 7 years’ relevant experience in the paediatric population as a Speech Pathologist and Childcare Educator. Extensive experience in supporting sensory regulation, engagement and reciprocity of Neuro divergent children to enhance development of their language, communication and social-emotional skills. Always implementing child-led play-based and strength-based interventions to empower children and their families to be able to understand the World around them, self-advocate, and increase their wellbeing and quality of life. Certified Practising Membership (n. 24679) With Speech Pathology Australia.

Lifelong Learning and Reflective Practice

Year 2024-2025

• "Strengthening Children and Teens against Anxiety" by Karen Young
• "19th Fragile X International Conference"
• Neurodiversity Affirming course series - joined NeuroAffirming Academy
• "DIR®/ Floortime™ - 101" by ICDL
• Sounds-Write|SWPOT2624: Sounds-Write Practitioners' Online Training with trainers Ilona Sydney-Jones and Nicole Pham
• Toe by Toe Program

Year 2023-24

• "Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing for Apraxia of Speech- DTTC" Video Series
• "Meaningful Speech Course for SLPs" and "AAC for Gestalt Language Processors Course" by Meaningful Speech
• "Inside Out Sensory Certificate Course for SLP - Level 1 and 2" by Jessie Ginsburg
• "AAC and GLP" by Emily Diaz
• “Articulating success” by Dr Sharon Smart, webinar
• “Disprassie disturbi del linguaggio e delle funzioni esecutive” (Speech and Language Disorders and executive functions), online learning

Year 2022-23

• Volunteering for SPA at the Source Kid Disability Expo
• “Lifetime learning – Strategies to support learning for children and adults who have Fragile X Syndrome” by Dr Marcia Braden
• “I disturbi dello spettro autistico in eta evolutiva dalla valutazione al trattamento” (Assessment and treatment of DSA) online learning

Year 2021-22

• LAMP day 1 and 2
• “Attention autism” online training
• “More Than Words® — The Hanen Program® for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder or Social Communication Difficulties” by Hanen center, webinar
• "Traffic Jam in My Brain: A sensory processing approach to challenges associated with Autism, ADHD, learning and behavioural difficulties" by Jenevieve Gereb
• “Getting started with Seesaw” (1h) online training
• “JASPER®: Targeted Treatment on Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, and Engagement Regulation for Children with Autism - Part A” by Connie Kasari online learning
• “Hyperarousal and Anxiety in Fragile X Syndrome” by Mouse and Tracy, online learning
• “Fragile X syndrome: Clinical trials in Australia” by Fragile X Association, webinar
• “Fragile X Awareness Day” by FRAXA, webinar
• “AAC Awareness Day” by Jo Beach from Liberator, webinar
• “Getting Started with Proloquo2go” by Assistive Ware, online learning

Year 2020-21

• “AAC Evidence Based Practice: Communication for the 21st Century” by Jane Farrall online learning
• “Neuro Series: Memory and encoding” by Better Reahab face-to-face workshop
• Self-Learning “The Developmental, Individual Difference, and Relationship Based Model DIR-Floortime”
• Self-Learning “Evidence-based treatment for children with autism: the CARD Model”
• Self-Learning “Hanen Program: It takes two to talk”
• “Interventions for children on the spectrum. A synthesis of research evidence” by SPA with Andrew Whitehouse
• “The National Disability Scheme (NDIS) 101– Part 1” by SPA
• “How to Supervise Speech Pathologist Properly in Private Practice” by Banter Speech&Language
• “Quality, Safety and You – NDIS Worker Orientation Module” by NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
• “Developing Early Childhood Approaches for Children with Additional Needs” by Sue Larkey
• “Telepractice for the delivery of paediatric feeding services” by iLearn Queensland Health (IS= 3 CPD points)
• “Telepractice Dysphagia Assessment service” by iLearn Queensland Health (IS= 3 CPD points)
• “2020 Code of Ethics” by SPA (IS= 1 CPD point)
• “Introducing the Professional Standards” by SPA (IS=1 CPD point)
• Podcasts: "Paediatric Dysphagia" by Julie Cichero; "Paediatric Fluency: What To Do When?" by Dr Kate Bridgman and Dr Shane Erikson; "Spontaneous language sampling with children and adolescents, a research to practice update" by Associate Professor Marleen Westerveld; "Reading to Babies" by Dr Michelle Brown (IS=1 CPD point)
• “SPA National-Tour-Adult Dysphagia” by Dr Julie Cichero, online webinar (IS= 5 CPD points)

Year 2019-2020

• LAMP Webinar Series by Liberator (T=2 CPD points)
• 5th -8th March: "Supporting Adults who have Fragile X Syndrome" & "Supporting Children and Young people who have Fragile X Syndrome” organized by Fragile X Association of Australia (C/S=7CPD points)
• Paediatric Feeding and Swallowing by Central Clinical Skills Development Service (CSDS) (IS= 8 CPD points)
• “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Practice eLearning Program” by Central Clinical Skills Development Service (CSDS) (IS= 4 CPD points)

Year 2017-2018

• 23 rd -24th March “The Lidcombe Program” by Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney (C/S= 12 CPD points)

Year 2016

• “A Voice Therapy Spectrum. Online Webinar. December 2-3,2016” by Dr. Katherine Verdolini Abbott with a focus on LMRVT – Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy and CSCFT – Casper-Stone Confidential Flow Therapy (C/S=12 CPD points)

• Jessie Palmer, +61 421362386
• Anna Gray, +61 466713924
• Kate Pietriche, +61 422227744