A little about me ….

Barbara Braithwaite, Safe Swallowing Team • November 6, 2020

Once I knew what speech pathology as a career actually was, I knew it was for me. A career where you could work with children, adults and other professionals. Perfect! When I started working in speech pathology, I welcomed every opportunity to help any client who came my way.

I learnt so much in my first government position. Once I started my family, I began to work only with children, by myself initially. Once someone else joined me, we had the luxury to also work in aged care. We could then work with the whole family. The importance of including this wonderful generation of our elders and other care professionals whose job is so vital and who have not always chosen the easiest career path, has been a wonderfully enriching experience. Our primary aim is always to ensure every one of our clients is safe and functioning at their absolute potential, regardless of their age and current abilities. 

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