Date: Thursday 5 March and Friday 6 March 2020 Time: 9am-4.30pm
Venue: Indigo (formerly Independent Living Centre WA), 11 Aberdare Rd, Nedlands Cost: $470 for AGOSCI Members; $550 Standard Price
(all catering included in ticket price)
The Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display (PODD) approach provides strategies to support the design, production and implementation of communication systems to enable genuine communication for a variety of functions in all daily environments. PODD includes strategies to minimise some of the common difficulties associated with the use of multi-level communication books, and the PODD resource provides generic communication book templates which can be customised to suit individual requirements. Generic templates can be trialled to enable more informed system development and then be customised to suit individualised needs.
During the workshop creative and practical solutions will be demonstrated through videos and case examples, and participants will have the opportunity for hands on supported practice using PODD communication books.
Learning Outcomes
Having completed this two-day workshop, participants will be able to:
Describe the challenges faced by professionals creating communication systems.
Discuss the features of a PODD communication system.
Use PODD generic template resources to produce customised communication books.
Discuss the teaching and learning strategies for implementing PODD communication systems with students and team members.
Teach children and partners to use PODD communication books in daily environments.
Target audience
Speech pathologists, occupational therapists, teachers and parents of individuals who have complex communication needs.
Family members and support people of someone using PODD may also be interested to attend this workshop.
If you are considering high tech PODD, this training would also be beneficial to develop your understanding about PODD features, organisation and teaching and learning strategies.
Presenter Yvette Theodorsen, founder of Interactive Speech Pathology, has focused most of her 15 years as a speech pathologist working in the area of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). She is a certified PODD Workshop presenter.
Yvette continues to work in a practical, hands-on way, collaborating with families, educators, therapists and other supporters to implement various AAC systems, including the PODD communication system with individuals in all settings.
Indigo Head Office
The Niche, Suite A, 11 Aberdare Road, Nedlands WA 6009
Phone: (08) 9381 0600 or 1300 885 886 (the cost of a local call from anywhere in WA)
