13 Feb Tricia McCabe – Professional Advisory Council
Dr Tricia McCabe CPSP is Head of Discipline and Professor of Speech Pathology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at The University of Sydney. She has published 75 peer reviewed journal articles, supervised more than 20 research students, and has had $3.6 million in research grants. Tricia’s research, teaching and clinical practice are all focussed on improving treatments for moderate-severe speech impairments in children and adults. In particular, she wants to improve treatments for children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech and this has resulted in the two Randomised Control Trials comparing different interventions in this population. With a team of colleagues, she has developed the Rapid Syllable Transition Training intervention (ReST), a novel intervention which uses drill practice of non-words to improve the motor planning skills. This treatment has been shown to be effective in both face to face and telehealth service delivery. In 2017, a free internet based training program for clinicians in ReST was funded by The Ian Potter Foundation and this training will provide many more children with access to this innovative treatment. Tricia is also interested in the application of EBP in speech pathology, service delivery innovations and professional voice user training. Tricia maintains a small private practice in Sydney providing second opinion assessments and treatment to children and adults with speech disorders. Tricia tweets as @tricmc on speech pathology topics and baking.
How did you first become interested in CAS?
My first ever client as a student SLP was a child with CAS. I was inspired by how hard he worked and how little progress we made.
How long have you been interested in CAS?
My whole career.
What is your “why” for being involved with Apraxia Kids?
I want to be “in the room where it happened”. Seriously though, being involved with Apraxia Kids is a way of giving back and being engaged with our community.
What is your vision for the next 2-3 years for Apraxia Kids?
- To reach more children and families from diverse backgrounds
- To support clinicians to implement the latest evidence based practice, regardless of setting
- To set up a research register for clinicians and families to volunteer to be involved in research as researchers not just as participants
A couple of fun things about you – favorite pastime, latest non-professional book you read, hobby or favorite pastime, person you would most love to have dinner with (living now or in the past), dream vacation, or anything else that might be of interest that you want to share! Pick 2 or 3 things to tell us about yourself!
I have a house rabbit who lives in the lounge room. Her name is Brioche because she’s a sweet bun.
In October I went to Greece for a vacation– no crowds, no queues! Amazing.
Our only car is a 1969 GM sedan with bench seats. It was my grandad’s car.
Dr Tricia McCabe CPSP is Head of Discipline and Professor of Speech Pathology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at The University of Sydney. She has published 75 peer reviewed journal articles, supervised more than 20 research students, and has had $3.6 million in research grants. Tricia’s research, teaching and clinical practice are all focussed on improving treatments for moderate-severe speech impairments in children and adults. In particular, she wants to improve treatments for children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech and this has resulted in the two Randomised Control Trials comparing different interventions in this population. With a team of colleagues, she has developed the Rapid Syllable Transition Training intervention (ReST), a novel intervention which uses drill practice of non-words to improve the motor planning skills. This treatment has been shown to be effective in both face to face and telehealth service delivery. In 2017, a free internet based training program for clinicians in ReST was funded by The Ian Potter Foundation and this training will provide many more children with access to this innovative treatment. Tricia is also interested in the application of EBP in speech pathology, service delivery innovations and professional voice user training. Tricia maintains a small private practice in Sydney providing second opinion assessments and treatment to children and adults with speech disorders. Tricia tweets as @tricmc on speech pathology topics and baking.
How did you first become interested in CAS?
My first ever client as a student SLP was a child with CAS. I was inspired by how hard he worked and how little progress we made.
How long have you been interested in CAS?
My whole career.
What is your “why” for being involved with Apraxia Kids?
I want to be “in the room where it happened”. Seriously though, being involved with Apraxia Kids is a way of giving back and being engaged with our community.
What is your vision for the next 2-3 years for Apraxia Kids?
- To reach more children and families from diverse backgrounds
- To support clinicians to implement the latest evidence based practice, regardless of setting
- To set up a research register for clinicians and families to volunteer to be involved in research as researchers not just as participants
A couple of fun things about you – favorite pastime, latest non-professional book you read, hobby or favorite pastime, person you would most love to have dinner with (living now or in the past), dream vacation, or anything else that might be of interest that you want to share! Pick 2 or 3 things to tell us about yourself!
I have a house rabbit who lives in the lounge room. Her name is Brioche because she’s a sweet bun.
In October I went to Greece for a vacation– no crowds, no queues! Amazing.
Our only car is a 1969 GM sedan with bench seats. It was my grandad’s car.
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