Hi, welcome to my speech and language blog!
I am an Australian Speech Language Therapist and Advanced Certified Autism Specialist.
I moved to Thailand in 2014, and I am now living here permanently.
My Education and Additional Certifications:
After completing my studies in Psychology, I pursued Speech Language Pathology because improving
a person's communication has such a big impact on their quality of life. I studied the two year Master of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Sydney and fell in love with the profession since.
I am an Australian Speech Language Therapist and Advanced Certified Autism Specialist.
I moved to Thailand in 2014, and I am now living here permanently.
My Education and Additional Certifications:
After completing my studies in Psychology, I pursued Speech Language Pathology because improving
a person's communication has such a big impact on their quality of life. I studied the two year Master of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Sydney and fell in love with the profession since.
I am always updating my training to give my families a variety of therapy options which best suits their child. Some of my specialised training includes:
- Hanen It Takes Two To Talk Certification (Australia)
- Autism Specialist Certification (Singapore)
- Social Thinking training conducted by Michelle Garcia, the incredible Founder of this approach (that's her in the photo below!)
- PROMPT (Australia) families living in Thailand previously needed to travel overseas for this therapy
- Applied Behaviour Analysis - ABA Therapy (Institute of Behaviour)
- Advanced Autism Specialist Certification (International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education)
- Treatment of Neuro-cognitive Disorders in Adolescents and Adults (International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education)
- Creative Sensory Interventions For Autism (International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education)
- PROMPT Level 2 (Australia) - I am the only PROMPT Level 2 trained Therapist in Thailand
- ESDM (Early Start Denvor Model) - ongoing informal training by a Certified ESDM Trainer
If you would like to know more about me, you can do so in the Bangkok Faces Interview http://www.bkkkids.com/blog/bangkok-faces-chiman-estephan-speech-pathologist/
I am thankful to have been nominated a Finalist for the 2018 Young Australian Alumni Award and the 2018 Australian Alumni Community Engagement Award.
I am thankful to have been nominated a Finalist for the 2018 Young Australian Alumni Award and the 2018 Australian Alumni Community Engagement Award.
My Work:
I was previously working as a Speech Language Therapist in Sydney. After I moved to Bangkok in 2014, I began working at a private, child development Centre, where I am currently the Deputy Clinical Director and Speech Language Therapist. I work with children from the age of 12 months, school-aged children and teenagers in the areas of language, speech sounds, stuttering, social communication, feeding and voice. Nothing brings me more happiness.
I was previously working as a Speech Language Therapist in Sydney. After I moved to Bangkok in 2014, I began working at a private, child development Centre, where I am currently the Deputy Clinical Director and Speech Language Therapist. I work with children from the age of 12 months, school-aged children and teenagers in the areas of language, speech sounds, stuttering, social communication, feeding and voice. Nothing brings me more happiness.
