Kate Thomas, Speech Pathologist
Kate Thomas
Speech Pathologist
Kate is passionate about working with children and young people to enhance their communication abilities and help them understand their own unique skills. She has a particular interest in neurodiversity-affirming practice, providing consultation and education, AAC, language, and mental wellbeing. Kate strives to create a collaborative, fun, and engaging learning environment where individuals can flourish.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Speech and Language Pathology
Kate has specialised training and qualifications in the following areas:
- Michelle Bihary Leadership Development
- The Neuroscience of Play
- Meaningful Speech Gestalt Language Processing
- PODD Introductory Workshop
- Positive Behaviour Support and Community of Practice
- Supporting children and families to recognise and navigate paediatric anxiety
- Best Practices for Implementing Interoception-Based Supports
- Youth Mental Health
- Sounds Write Synthetic Phonics
- Literacy in the Secondary Curriculum
- Oral Language in Education
- Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Different Way of Thinking,
- Learning and Managing Emotions.
- Autism and Neurodiversity
- The Neuroscience of Play and Play-based Therapy
- Gestalt Language Processing
- Youth Mental Health
- AAC: TD Snap, PODD and Proloquo2Go
- Sounds Write Synthetic Phonics Literacy Program
- Oral Language in Education
