About this episode

The episode discusses improving education outcomes for students working with transgender and gender diverse individuals.

In this week’s episode, we’re celebrating Pride Month. Jess is joined by Majella Jones, dietitian and PhD candidate, to discuss their research on improving education outcomes and student confidence when working with transgender and gender diverse people. They explore how embedding discipline specific content into core curricula can create more inclusive, competent future practitioners. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and offers our respect to Elders, across all times and places. The Speak Up podcast recognises the central role of yarning and oral storytelling in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, how this translates to knowledge translation, and that colonisation has interrupted these practices of Language and knowledge sharing. The Speak Up podcast acknowledges the need for truth-telling and deep listening, the central role that Language plays in connecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with Culture, Country, and Community, and the interwoven nature of health, and social and emotional wellbeing. We recognise that the Traditional Owners of the Lands across Australia have…

People in this episode

Host: Jess

Guest: Majella Jones

Topics covered

• Pride Month
• transgender health
• gender diversity
• education outcomes
• inclusive curricula
• oral storytelling
• Aboriginal culture

Keywords

• transgender
• gender diverse
• education
• speech pathology
• inclusivity
• oral storytelling
• Aboriginal culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Speech Pathology Australia, SPA Learning Hub

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