New South Wales – RDI® Program Consultant
Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
I am a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (Advanced Practitioner in Autism Intervention) with a special interest in supporting communication of children of all ages and abilities.
Since graduating from the University of Sydney, I have worked in private clinical practice, both in Sydney and Singapore. I have really enjoyed working with clients from many different cultural backgrounds, and have come to value the relationship and collaboration I form with my clients and their families. My clinical work has led me to believe that therapy should aim to unlock a child’s potential, and include the family in all steps of the process. It is this collaboration with families that drew me to the RDI approach, and I really enjoy seeing the difference I can make with this inclusive approach.
Services offered include:
- Language therapy
- Speech therapy
- Individual and small group Social Thinking programs
- PEERS Programs for Young Adults and Adolescents
- In-service and consultation services for teachers across grade levels
- Professional mentoring services
I am committed to ongoing training in innovative and dynamic therapy techniques. Apart from being an RDI Consultant, I also have training and experience in the following programs:
- PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets)
- Social Thinking by Michelle Garcia Winner
- Seeing Stars (literacy program by Linda Mood Bell)
- Visualizing and Verbalizing (language program by Linda Mood Bell)
- Pretend play assessment and intervention
- It Takes Two To Talk (parent training program to facilitate early language development)
- Safe and Sound Protocol listening program
Qualifications and Memberships
- RDI® Program Consultant
- Certified Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia
- Member of Autism Connections
Contact Details
- Address: Suite 11, Level 1, 849 South Dowling Street, Waterloo, NSW, 2017
- Mobile: 0451 197 411
- Email: alissa.developingmindsspeech@gmail.com
Service Area:
- Sydney City and surrounds
- Distance Service throughout Australia via Telehealth
Provider for rebates from
- NDIS – Self Managed
- NDIS – Plan Managed
- Medicare rebate plans
- Most Private Health Funds