The Early Intervention team
ROBYN PHILLIPS,
B.Ed; B.Sp. Ed (Hearing Impaired); M. Ed (Deafness Studies), Certified in Auditory-Verbal Therapy
Program Manager and Early Intervention A-V Therapist
Robyn started working at the CBC in 1999 as an Auditory-Verbal Therapist.
Before working at the CBC, Robyn was a registered nurse, a high school teacher and a Teacher of the Deaf with the Department of Education.
Robyn has a unique perspective in that her son is profoundly deaf. She and her family received services from the CBC. This sparked her interest in helping other children in South Australia have the same opportunity to learn to listen, speak, and thrive in mainstream education.
“When I show new families around the Centre, I share my strong feelings about the great opportunities here. I hope they will give their child the same amazing gift we received from our experience at the CBC.”
JAMES G. WATSON,
BA; MSc; CED, Certified in Auditory-Verbal Therapy
Consulting Auditory-Verbal Therapist
Jim started consulting at the CBC in August of 2006 as an Auditory-Verbal Therapist. He works with Early Intervention families and children in school support in mainstream classes. Jim has 30 years’ experience working in the United States and Canada with children who are deaf or hard of hearing in mainstream public schools. Jim is a past President of Auditory-Verbal International and served on the Board of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf for two terms.
“I am inspired by the work of Auditory-Verbal pioneers Dan Ling, Helen Beebe, Judy Simser and my great-great grandparents Alexander and Mabel Bell. I enjoy the opportunity to work with children and their families at the CBC and to share my professional experience with the staff. I especially like informing families about the benefits of Auditory-Verbal Therapy and helping them realize the goal of spoken language communication with their own children.”
LEA D. WATSON,
BA, MS-CCC/SLP, Certified in Auditory-Verbal Therapy
Consulting Auditory-Verbal Therapist
Lea started consulting at the CBC in August of 2006 as an Auditory-Verbal Therapist.
Lea was asked to come and help develop the Parent-Infant Program at CBC. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist and certified member of the American Speech –Language and Hearing Association. She offers Professional Development and mentoring for those therapists who are seeking certification in Auditory-Verbal Therapy. She has been promoting listening and speaking as a way of life for people who are deaf or hard of hearing for over 30 years. With her husband, Jim, she runs the Auditory-Verbal Communication Center in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA. Together they manage a private practice in Auditory-Verbal Therapy.
“I love teaching parents how to maximize listening skills for their babies who listen with hearing aids or cochlear implants. When I heard that a Certified Auditory-Verbal Parent Infant Specialist was needed because of the recently passed Newborn Screening Law, I jumped at the opportunity to come to Australia and help.”
CHRISTINE HENDRIKS,
B.Ed (Early Childhood Education)
Early Childhood Specialist and Auditory-Verbal Therapist Intern
Chris has a passion for helping children who are deaf and hard of hearing address and overcome their disability. She has a profound understanding of the challenges facing these children and their families as her own daughter received services from the CBC when she was in school. Chris’s professional involvement at the Cora Barclay Centre started in 2005 as a teacher assisting in the pre-school groups and doing therapy under the direction of the mentoring Auditory-Verbal Therapist. She is currently finishing her Master’s degree in Deafness Studies at Melbourne University and gaining experience and training toward her certification as an Auditory-Verbal Therapist following the guidelines set up by the Academy for Spoken Language at the Alexander Graham Bell Association.
“It is a privilege to work closely with families and their children and to be able to make a difference in their lives.”
HILLARY GANEK,
BA (Linguistics); MA (Speech Language Pathology)
Speech Language Pathologist and Auditory Verbal Therapist Intern
Hillary has come to us from the US with an outstanding educational background in speech-language pathology and a wide range of work experience from placements in hospitals and centres in the eastern states of the US, thereby continuing our long association with leading international jurisdictions in the field of services to children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The School Support team
NICOLA CAPON,
B.Ed. (JP/P); B.Spec.Ed. (Hearing Impaired); M.Ed.
TEACHER OF THE DEAF
Nicola has been studying and working in the field of deafness and hearing impairment for over 13 years. Nicola joined the CBC team in 1999 as a Teacher of the Deaf. Her special interest is in providing therapy and support to school age clients and watching them grow in confidence and independence. With her colleague Pauline Gardiner in the school support team, Nicola shares responsibility for our annual
Further On end-of-year event that showcases our students’ progress and special achievements.
“I enjoy working with students in a variety of educational placements. It is fantastic to see the students achieve and grow in independence as they progress through school.”
PAULINE GARDNER,
Dip.Ed. (Primary); Diploma of Teacher of the Deaf
TEACHER OF THE DEAF
Pauline is our most experienced therapist having started at the Centre in 1984 as a Teacher of the Deaf. Pauline works mainly in school support services with children in mainstream classrooms but also has a caseload of older children in the Early Intervention Program. She plays an important role in program review and development as Executive Officer of the Board’s Program Standing Committee.
“The CBC is a huge part of my life. I continue to be committed to helping children who are deaf or hard of hearing learn to listen and speak well.”
Audiology & Classroom Acoustics
ADRIAN GALINDO,
B.Sc (Eng), M.Sc (Aud) MAudSA (CCP).
Audiologist
Adrian Galindo is a qualified Audiologist and Engineer, which gives him excellent knowledge and skills in working with people who have hearing loss as well as addressing technical and acoustic issues. Adrian is trained to fit all major brands of hearing aids. He has studied a range of other disciplines, from computing through to IP networking.
Adrian qualified initially as a Computing and Electronics engineer, working in mainstream electronics, before pursuing employment in the hearing impairment sector. There he worked with children in a school for the hearing impaired as a youth worker. Realising the value of his electronics knowledge in delivering the prosthetics for hearing loss, he followed on to qualify as an audiologist with a Master of Science Degree in Audiology from Manchester University Medical School, England.
Adrian has completed cochlear implant training at the Bionic Ear Institute Melbourne in order to deliver pre-operative workups and post operative rehabilitation on the public Cochlear Implant program at Flinders Medical Centre. His work at Flinders Medical Centre included providing diagnostic audiological services to the ENT department and child hearing assessments. He most recently worked as a senior audiologist, paediatric specialist, indigenous specialist and complex adult specialist for Australian Hearing at the Marion Centre. For his private clinic Adrian delivers hearing aid and tinnitus treatment services, Adrian has completed the Pavel Jastreboff course in Tinnitus Retraining Therapy for Management of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis and is an accredited neuromonics provider.
WILLIAM WOYTOWYCH,
B. Ed; Dip. Deaf Ed; B. Sc., B.PB, M.Sc (A).
Audiologist
William started at the CBC in 2003 as an Audiologist. He is an expert in the use of sound field technology and its benefits for students and teachers. He is highly skilled across the spectrum of issues relevant to hearing and learning. William manages cochlear implant technology for CBC students.
“I am interested in providing a unique approach to audiology through educational audiology at the CBC.”
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