Had fun with our chef in a #3dFoodPrinting afternoon today! #PlumPudding #Dysphagia #EnjoySafeMeals @wespeechies @slp_slt

As we run our largest training day so far today —-
"One day I'd given her breakfast and then later realised that the milk had expired," Waters said.
Waters claimed staff would buy fresh food and store it on top of rotting food, and defrost chicken in hot water and leave it out all day.”

https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/family-claims-young-woman-in-ndis-care-subjected-to-dirty-conditions/54eafbcc-5b8f-4da1-b0dc-eab9e882bb23 #EnjoySafeMeals

Family claims young woman in NDIS care subjected to 'dirty' conditions

Today another 35 learners, many of whom are multilingual, ranging in age from 20s to 60s (estimated), supporting people with disability to #EnjoySafeMeals, nearly at the 8am tech check in which boosting online learning skills and capability is the main goal prior to the content of the training. #SLP_SLT
Can you pick some of the observable and audible signs of swallowing difficulty? Take a look at this animation we made at UTS and see how many you can identify #SLP_SLT useful for raising awareness of some of the less and more obvious things to keep a look out for when supporting a person with #DisabilityDysphagia to eat and drink. Refer to a speech pathologist for assessment and management strategies. Go to www.enjoysafemeals.com for more information on this project. #EnjoySafeMeals
To see more about the free resources online go to #EnjoySafeMeals www.enjoysafemeals.com where we host a lot of the free videos and PDFs including a Cook's Companion with recipes. (Funded by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission)
It's 17.16am here in sunny Sydney, countdown 40 mins to next (and 13th set) online learning day for support workers on how to spot and respond to mealtime difficulties for #SafeEnjoyableMeals supporting people with disability and preventing choking deaths and hospitalisations while increasing quality of life. Will take us to over 300 support staff trained since mid October (700 to go) #Dysphagia #EnjoySafeMeals