With over 18 years of experience working in both Australia and Hong Kong, Stephanie is a creative and innovative Speech and Language Therapist with strong leadership skills who is widely recognised as a clinical expert in the disability sector in Hong Kong.Current role: Director of Speech Therapy Services/Speech Therapist at Jadis Blurton Family Development Center (private practice) in Hong Kong. Clients are seen both in the Central-based clinic as well as at The Harbour School. Clients have a range of speech, language, pragmatic, fluency and myofunctional disorders. Prior role (2014-2020) Senior Speech and Language Therapist at Jockey Club Sarah Roe School in Hong Kong. Primary role in enhancing the communication and mealtime management abilities of children with disabilities in a special school setting. Additionally: • Collaborative curriculum planning• IEP planning through collaboration with parents and colleagues• Planning and implementing professional development workshops for teachers, educational assistants, parents and wider ESF staff• Supervision of junior speech therapists, assistants and speech therapy students• Implementing school-wide innovative approaches to communication developmentPrior role (2014-2019) Freelance lecturer on Alternative and Augmentative Communication for people with disabilities at The University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.Prior role (2014): Speech Therapist consultant assisting with Hong Kong speech and hearing science degree curriculum development at The University of Hong Kong. Prior role (2010-2014): Senior Speech Pathologist/Team Leader at Northcott Disability Services (Sydney, Australia). I managed a team which provided therapy to children across South West Sydney. I worked as a Speech Pathologist within the team and took on various project roles eg. creating and submitting proposals for additional therapy programs under new funding that became available.