Speech-language Therapy Week Begins

Today we Speak Up! as New Zealand celebrates and pays recognition to the highly skilled yet often unrecognised Speech-language Therapists across the country.

Every day we phonate, resonate, intonate, aeromechanically respirate, morphologically articulate and more just to speak. Should any of these variables be compromised, a Speech-language Therapist would be called in to help.

The New Zealand Speech-language Therapists’ Association (NZSTA) pays tribute to all the wonderful work Speech-Language Therapists carry out every day within our communities.

Patron of NZSTA is Principal Youth Court Judge: Andrew Becroft, who credits SLT with changing his life; “I had a career defining intervention” after receiving therapy for a debilitating stutter.  He now holds a very important position in the justice community, working with the youth of New Zealand.

Kiwi rock legend Chris Knox, who suffered a life altering stroke in 2009, continues to receive  Speech-language Therapy. So you can see therapy is often maintained well after the initial incident.

"Communication is a fundamental human right,” says President of the New Zealand Speech-language Therapists Association: Helen McLauchlan  “[and] speech language therapy awareness week is our chance to Speak Up for and with those who are challenged by communication difficulties."

For interview queries with either Helen McLauchlan or Judge Becroft, or high res promotional images contact:

Morgan Williams
wynnerpr@gmail.com
021 935 093