Michelle Swift

Speech pathologist & lecturer. Interested in fluency disorders, mental health, clinical education, and whether what we do makes a difference to a person's life.

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

@BJHill12 Not sure if that's what you meant or if you wanted me talk about my own research and practice ☺

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

#NZSPAConf W1E: Proud that #stuttering work on preschoolers’ communication attitude through the KiddyCAT is impacting other #SLPeeps areas

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

@BJHill12 This was about a conf pres on the importance of getting kid's own views on their speech sound & lang issues. They used the KiddyCAT & the #SLPeeps who don't work in #stuttering were saying how great it was. I was proud that stuttering practice was influencing the broad SLP field.

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

Congratulations also to @salhew on the 2020 Elizabeth Usher Address Award. #NZSPAConf Can't wait to hear it next year at @SpeechPathAus conference at Darwin2020.

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

Congratulations to @TImothyKittel, incoming President of @SpeechPathAus! #NZSPAConf

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

Congrats to Winn & @KarynCarson16 who presented great @Flinders research at #NZSPAConf yesterday

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

Pumped for Day 3 of #NZSPAConf & presenting my research into contexts & mechanisms influencing long term outcomes in preschool #stuttering!

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

#NZSPAconf Purdy: Indigenous models of health are beneficial for ALL people. We engage in othering, as good for THEM only, to our detriment

[Felicity Bright @flissbright]

This is the first conference where I’ve heard acknowledgement and discussion about white privilege, institutional racism, othering within our services and profession. A sign of a maturing profession #NZSPAconf

[Dr Marleen Westerveld @MWslp]

#nzspaconf SPA president @Rooandjoey highlighting the importance of keeping indigenous languages alive - communication is a basic human right !

[Robert Wells @RobertPWells]

Good to hear SPA's apology for our profession's part in discrimination against Indigenous Australians. Also good to hear the first steps the association is taking towards reconciliation - an appropriate start to the 2019 @SpeechPathAus & @NZSTAComms Joint Conference #NZSPAConf

[Tim Kittel @TImothyKittel]

Kids don't hate books. Adults risk inadvertently teaching them to hate books by providing exactly the wrong type of reinforcement. @ProfRvach #NZSPAConf

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

Thanks @rachyroo1972 for informative talk about #slp2b & #slpeeps’ experience w failure on placement. Plotlines were fascinating #NZSPAConf

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

@ProfRvac: transactional approach to learning is best. Learning is supported when adult inputs match child’s focus of attention #NZSPAconf

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

@ProfRvac: Technology is not about https://t.co/g9gYuG3i9j’s about how we as creators use that stuff. #NZSPAConf

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

I wonder though who would claim the laminator 😀

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

@SpeechPathAus Enjoying the laminators at #NZSPAConf and wondering when the war over whether they’re Aussie or Kiwi will commence 😝

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

Should be lamingtons! Should proof read my tweets!

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

@ProfRvach: for kids with phonological disorder advanced vocab is protective for PA & literacy. So don’t miss Lang in speech work #NZSPAConf

[Michelle Swift @MSwiftSpeech]

@SpeechPathAus #NZSPAConf Rvachew: variability is the most important thing for the effectiveness of perceptual learning