Resume for Jane Remington-Gurney - Director

Options Communication Therapy and Training Centre

Summary

Trained as a Speech Pathologist 1973-6 at Nationals Hospitals College, London UK; Completed Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics, Melbourne University 1994 and Cert IV Training and Assessment; Completed Advanced Training in PROMPT 2003 and 2007.Member of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Speech Pathology Advisory Group. Member of Standards, Ethics and Training Sub Committee of Queensland Facilitated Communication Training Inc.

1.1. Background:

Jane has specialised in Complex Communication Needs since 1980 and has over thirty years experience working with children and adults with severe communication impairments. She works holistically with other team members and families and has a special interest in autism and augmentative communication strategies.  1980-1985 Jane worked as Head of Department for the Queensland Cerebral Palsy League and after a period of working overseas and interstate, she was invited to take a position as Adviser in Facilitated Communication Training with Disability Services Queensland. This position resulted in the accreditation of the world’s first competency based training for facilitators and numerous presentations here and overseas.  In 1996 she opened Options Communication Therapy Centre to provide a private specialist service for people with complex communication needs. This very satisfactory and challenging period of her career has enabled her to develop communication programs and work long-term with clients and their families. In 2009 Jane published two manuals in Facilitated Communication Training and Augmentative and Alterative Communication to accompany her workshops.

1.2 Qualifications and Awards

Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics, University of Melbourne

Makaton (to Instructor Level)

Blissymbols (to Instructor Level)

Facilitated Communication (to Instructor Level)

Amer-Ind (to Advanced Level)

PROMPT (to Advanced Level)

Paget-Gorman Sign System (to Basic Level)

Train the Trainer Cert IV (Planning and Presenting)

The Listening Program (Accredited Provider)

Master Trainer FCT awarded by Syracuse University, New York, USA.

1.3. Memberships:

Speech Pathology Association of Australia (SPAA)

Queensland Facilitated Communication Training Incorporated (QFCT)

Australian Group on Severe Communication Impairment

Member of Standards, Ethics and Training sub-committee for QFCT Inc.

Member of Autism Spectrum Disorder Advisory panel, SPAA

1.4. Employment History

1998 - current

Director and Principal Speech Language Pathologist for Options Communication Therapy and Training Centre Pty Ltd. Offering assessment, intervention and training to people of all ages and abilities. Client caseload includes clients in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.

1992-1998

Adviser FCT/Complex Communication with Disability Services Queensland. Responsible for establishing the world’s first   accredited training program for FCT and presenting training/research outcomes here and overseas.

1987-1992

Senior Speech Language Pathologist with DEAL Communication Centre, Melbourne and Professional Development Officer with Speech Pathology Association of Australia

1985-1987

           Private Practice in Port Hedland, Western Australia

1984-1985 

           Visa Assistant with British High Commission, Honiara, Solomon Islands

1979-1985  

            Head of Department Speech Pathology for Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland

1978- 1979    

            Speech language Pathologist with National Health Service, UK.

1976-1978  

            Speech Language Pathologist Saint John General Hospital, New Brunswick, Canada

1.5 Major Presentations and Publications:

Workshops and seminars are a regular feature of Jane’s work. However, key presentations include:

• Two Augmentative Communication Workshops for Syracuse University, New York, July 2009. Assessment of Clients for FCT and Movement 101.
  
  

• A Slice of My Life – Personal Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication. January 2009.
  
  

• A Slice of My Life – Facilitated Communication Training. March 2009.
  
  

• Measurable Outcomes: Treatment of People with Severe Communication Impairments. Australian Communication Quarterly. Vol. 8 No. 3 2006
  
  

• Facilitated Communication Training: Designing a Training Program. Presentation with Dual Translation to audience at UNESCO, Paris, France 1996
  
  

• Conference and Research Symposium Papers to the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication 1996 Conference Maastricht, the Netherlands
  
  

• Topics in Language Disorders. Getting The Words Out. 1992.
  
  

• Facilitated Communication in Mainstream Schools. Australian Communication Quarterly. Vol. 6 Winter 1991. Australia.

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