Barbara Braithwaite

Barbara Braithwaite is one of a limited number of speech pathologists in Australia who has been practicing for more than four decades. She has always maintained a strong passion for disability and aged care, understanding that this as an increasingly demanding career choice, with vulnerable populations. 



Launching her career in 1980, as a Community Health Speech Pathologist and sole, visiting speech pathologist in the only local hospital in the largest growing suburban population in Australia at the time, she managed all inpatient swallowing assessments and caseload. 

Whilst still employed by NSW Department of Health, she took a locum position in Tasmania specialising in the assessment and management of an adult Dysphagic caseload.

Beginning in 1984, she opened a Private Practice managing a mixed caseload and specialising in adult swallowing disorders, management and staff training in multiple disability and aged care facilities, within the inner west and west of Sydney.

Passion

As one of a small number of speech pathology practices in operation for over 35 years, employing multiple speech pathologists working in the disability and aged care population, both in individual assessment and in staff training, our education program has consistently maintained its exceptional reputation for providing the highest standards for disability and aged care in private residents and facilities across over 40 locations in NSW.

Backed by 40 years' experience, Safe Swallowing Education continues to be acknowledged and recognised for its ongoing disability and aged care

Educational Needs for Disability and Aged Care Facility Staff and Carers

Barbara initially provided this invaluable education face-to-face to disability and aged care staff. Fraught with challenges of included all staff with differing shifts and leave, inf In 2009 Barbara created a DVD Educational Program on Swallowing Safety and Food and Fluid Consistencies. Providing this information online now means her experience and passion has a far wider reach.

Professional Certification