Connecting children with the right services
Bourke Aboriginal Corporation
A newly appointed occupational therapist and speech pathologist have just completed their second trip to Bourke to work with young Aboriginal children at the Bourke Aboriginal Corporation Health Service.
Made possible by the Connected Beginnings program and funded by both the Department of Health and the Department of Education, the young health practitioners are enjoying their time in town and will be at the Bourke Aboriginal Corporation Health Service every second Wednesday.
Occupational therapist, Beth Rosenhahn said they had been well received.
“The community has been super welcoming, and everyone we’ve met so far has just been really lovely,” she said.
Visiting speech therapist, Cain De Ryke, has had experience in remote communities.
“I originally started as a speech pathologist in North Queensland, working in remote Indigenous communities out there,” he said.
Recently, I moved back to my hometown of Adelaide, but now I’m heading out to work with BACHS in Bourke and it’s an exciting new opportunity.”
Ms Rosenhahn has been working as an occupational therapist for several years and specialises in paediatrics. […]
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