Andrew Watt
@SLPAndrew
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Speech pathologist and trauma informed psychotherapist @unity_therapy. Interested in language, culture, mental health, and fitness 🏋️♂️🥊
Canberra, Australian Capital T
Joined March 2014
New Mindful Speechies episode is out, and this time I’m the guest. I spoke about my path into therapy, neurodivergence, and how personal therapy shaped how I understand myself as a person and clinician. 🎧 https://t.co/HTHyqqAUhC
#speechtherapy #mentalhealth #SLPeeps #SLP2B
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🎙️ Last month on Mindful Speechies, I interviewed my co-host & friend Kizzy Searle. She shared her mental health journey, early career burnout, & how lived experience shapes her work today. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/TKSRvMt8tT
#speechpathology #mentalhealth #traumainformed
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🎙️ New episodes of Mindful Speechies are live! We chat with Becca Henderson, Rose Spiller, and Jess Farrell about identity, neurodiversity, trauma informed care, and the role of speech pathologists in mental health. 🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/ELHbDVhJYH
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🧠 You can’t separate communication from mental health. SLPs work with more than words—we support identity, connection & wellbeing. That’s what Kizzy Searle & I explore in the Mindful Speechies podcast. 🎧 Find us wherever you get your podcasts! #SLP2B #WeSpeechies #SLPeeps
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🎙️ We're live! Dive into "The Mindful Speechies Podcast" with myself and Kizzy Searle, as we explore the intersection of #SpeechPathology & #MentalHealth. Find us wherever you get your podcasts! #SLP2B #WeSpeechies #SLPeeps
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Last night, I had the privilege of seeing one of my heroes, Gabor Maté, speak in Sydney. His insights on trauma, growth, and authenticity were powerful and thought provoking. Grateful for the opportunity to hear him in person. #GaborMate
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🎙️ I'm excited to announce a project close to my heart. The Mindful Speechies Podcast with Kizzy Searle is coming in 2025. We'll explore speech pathology & mental health through honest conversations about our field. #speechpathology #mentalhealth #SLPeeps #WeSpeechies #SLP2B
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I'm excited to share the evolution of my practice to include psychotherapy. I've always felt that mental health underpins so much of the work I do as a speechie. I'm looking forward to the new direction & hope to provide a more well rounded service to my clients & their families
✨ We are now Unity Therapy Services! We've expanded to include psychotherapy, enhancing our SP services. Integrating these therapies supports a more holistic, trauma-informed focus. New Chapter, Same Heart 💙 Visit our new site: https://t.co/W8nKEZfWm5. Here for You, Always 🤗
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This article is deeply troubling. It's disheartening to see Australian orgs endorsing forceful therapy programs like this kind of ABA, despite substantial evidence highlighting its harmful effects. Families seeking the best for their kids remain unaware
abc.net.au
Children with autism spent hours with staff in padded rooms, where they were sometimes sat on and held down by adults as part of a controversial NDIS-funded therapy.
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Systematic Synthetic Phonics works! Nice to see many schools are starting to catch up.
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Literacy standards are rising in schools that emphasise the sounding-out of words, but education systems are divided over the focus on phonics.
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I'm still recruiting for teenagers with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in Australia to participate in this study. Please share with your networks or consider forwarding to clinicians/families you know. Thank you! #DevLangDis #DLDEdResearch
Griffith University is conducting research into the educational needs of students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). We’re looking for Australian teens to participate in an online interview to tell us about their experiences at school. #DevLangDis #DLDEdResearch 1/3
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Just watched 'The Work' documentary (2017). A powerful exploration of masculinity, vulnerability, trauma, and healing. It showcases group therapy sessions with convicted felons and outsiders inside prison. Raw and refreshing to see men open up and bare all. Highly recommended!
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Speech pathologists are often good at talking, but we could all learn to become better listeners. I've taken up further studies in trauma-informed psychotherapy. It's opened my eyes to the need to talk less and listen more. I'm looking forward to reflecting on these new ideas.
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Canberra initiative offers social connection and support for neurodivergent young adults. It looks like a great program that's filling a much needed gap in services. https://t.co/uapK1wngGy via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
With participants' age spanning from 16 to their late 20s, The With Friends Initiative is hoping to fill the need for social group interaction for young, neurodivergent Canberrans as they enter adu...
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To all my valued clients, Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Working with you and your families over the last 12 months has been a pleasure and a privilege. Take care, and see you in 2023. Best wishes, Andrew 💙
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I recently took my 4 year old son to a cafe. A stranger came up to us as she left and said she was so impressed with all the talking that went on between us. "It just went on and on, back and forth. He's obviously very used to it. You're doing a great job." It made my day! 👨👦
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