Housing choices for people with complex communication S8E29

In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Ashleigh McLeod and Professor Jo Watson about how we can support people with complex communication needs (CCN) to make choices about where and how they live.

Resources:

McLeod, A., Froude, E., Watson, J., & Berg, N. (2026). Speech language pathologists’ perspectives of supporting people with complex communication needs to make decisions about where and how they live. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-12.

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:

https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-persons-disabilities

Supported Decision-making Act, 2024:

https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/guide-to-aged-care-law/chapter-1-introduction/supported-decision-making?language=en

Guardian and Administration Act, 2019:

https://www.justice.vic.gov.au/justice-system/laws-and-regulation/guardianship-and-administration-act-2019

SPA resources:

Values based decision making:

https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/resource?resource=1148