Zoe Ward – B Psych (Hons) M Sp Path
Zoe is a mother of three and has lived on the Gold Coast most of her life. She understands the challenges faced with raising a family and aims to ensure that the child and family are at the centre of the decision making when it comes to their care. When she is not working with families to enhance their child’s communication or feeding skills, she can be found at any one of her children’s sports or reading.
Zoe has a passion for child development, having worked in developmental community health for ten years. She is also passionate about the school age child, particularly when it comes to literacy intervention and has worked in schools across the Gold Coast since opening her private practice. Additionally, with her experiences raising a family, Zoe has also become passionate about delivering neuroprotective care when it comes to infant feeding, having the mother-child relationship at the heart of every clinical decision. Feeding, whether it be breastfeeding, bottle feeding or transitioning to solids, and oral skill development for mealtimes can be a tricky road to navigate and Zoe aims to help you on that journey.
Zoe has completed tertiary education, achieving a Bachelor of Psychology (First Class Honours) and a Masters of Speech Pathology from Griffith University. She is a Certified Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia. She is also a member of the Australian Breastfeeding Association. She has further completed additional training in order to provide the best in evidence-based practice. Certifications include:
- Hanen It Takes Two To Talk
- Lidcombe Program
- SOS – Sequential Oral Sensory Feeding Approach for fussy or picky eaters. Zoe also attended special interest days on Infant Feeding and the Food Scientist Approach for older children
- Bayley’s Scales of Infant and Toddler Development
- PROMPT Training
- Sounds Write – whole program and further, Years 1 to 3 specifically
- ReStart-DCM
- SOFFI with Dr Erin Ross – supporting oral feeding in preterm and medically complex infants
- Feeding programs with Melanie Potock, Carly Veness, Val Gent
- 95 hours of lactation specific training for breastfeeding for health professionals
- NDC Accreditation, firstly with the Possums Education Centre and currently with Dr Pamela Douglas through the NDC Institute
- Colourful Semantics
- Orofacial Myology
Zoe has many years of experience and is passionate about working with infants and children with a diverse range of difficulties, including:
Children with:
- Infants with feeding difficulties (breast feeding, bottle feeding, transitioning to solids);
- Toddlers and children with fussy or restricted eating;
- Late talkers;
- Children who stutter;
- Children with speech difficulties;
- Children with language difficulties;
- Children with literacy difficulties.
Zoe is a registered Medicare Provider. Referrals are not required.
If you are looking for a paediatric speech pathologist on the Gold Coast to help you or your child, please contact Zoe Ward Speech Pathology via the contact form on this website or directly email moc.l1745484776iamg@1745484776htaph1745484776ceeps1745484776drawe1745484776oz1745484776
Supervision for Early Career Speech Pathologists
Zoe also offers supervision for early career speech pathologists in a range of clinical practice areas. Please get in touch via email at moc.l1745484776iamg@1745484776htaph1745484776ceeps1745484776drawe1745484776oz1745484776 if you are looking for a Supervisor or mentor to help you on your journey in Speech Pathology.
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.