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TTANZ in the media in Australia ahead of the Youth Justice Conference in Melbourne
I’m looking forward to attending the 2019 Justice for Young People Conference: Identifying Challenges and Finding Solutions for Youth and Children’s Justice in Australia and New Zealand in Melbourne in November. This conference is being organised by the Australisian Institute of Judicial Administration and I am excited to be presenting about our work alongside my […]
Week of Action: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori AND Giving Voice Aoteraoa Week
Last day – day 5 of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori AND Giving Voice Aotearoa’s week of action The last video of the week is our entry into the NZSTA Giving Voice Aotearoa ‘Day in the Life of an SLT’ competition. Enjoy and share! Gives you a taste of what we get up […]
Day 2: Te Wiki o te reo Māori AND Giving Voice Aotearoa
Day 2: Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori AND Giving Voice Aotearoa week Video and resources below: Today’s theme is Kōrero I Nga Wā Katoa – Talk, Talk All The Time! Kōrero/communication is much more than words. As babies, talking helps develop our brains so as adults we can use words to navigate […]
Te Wiki o te reo Māori and Giving Voice Aotearoa Week of Action
Kia ora We’ve got two special weeks happening this week in Aotearoa New Zealand -it’s Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori week and Giving Voice Aotearoa week. We are excited that these themes are coming together as they are central to what we are trying to do at Talking Trouble. We are aiming for all […]
April already
It’s been a week of delivering and organising presentations and it’s only Wednesday. Yesterday there were two presentations delivered; one to the New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists’ Association (NZSTA) Auckland area meeting about our work (Our team are all proud Registered Members of NZSTA), and the other to the board of START. START are our wonderful […]
Alayne McKee’s Winston Churchill Fellowship report now out
Alayne McKee is a central member of the Talking Trouble team, providing incredibly thoughtful and empowering workforce development. She also delivers some of our projects that focus on ensuring children, young people’s and adults’ voices are heard about matters that concern them. Some of this work, and the content of some of the training we […]
What’s coming up in 2019
After a hectic and highly productive 2018 (see more in this previous post), 2019 has already been a busy and it’s only the start of February. We’re excited about the various training sessions coming up around NZ, including some that are open for public registrations. See below for information about specific Foundation Talking Mats training now available in NZ at […]
What happened in 2018?
We learnt so much from the amazing individuals and organisations we were privileged to work with in 2018, both here in NZ and overseas. Three personal highlights were: 1) Joining Alayne McKee on her Winston Churchill Fellowship trip to see how speech, language and communication needs are being addressed overseas in care and protection and […]
For Speechies
If you’re a speech-language therapist, look out for the next Special Interest Group meeting which you can participate in in person or via zoom. You can add yourself to the SIG mailing list on our SLT page. We’re delighted that as members of New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists’ Association (NZSTA) we are now Registered Speech-Language Therapists. […]