Our Core Values: We Honestly Care, we are humble, our practice is evidence based and we look forward to see what is possible.

Leadership and Governance Team

‘Good Prospects prides itself on having and developing the best speech pathologists and psychologists possible. Key to this is strong professional support for all staff whatever their level of experience. Our professional support and leadership team work hands on with clients and alongside all staff and to ensure that this is possible.’
Diana

Diana Bleby

Director, Certified Practising Speech Pathologist

Diana is the Director and Principal Speech Pathologist of the practice with personal specialisations in school age and adolescent therapy along with her long-term pre-school paediatric speech, language and fluency work. She has over 25 years of experience working in State Education as a field speech pathologist and Senior Speech Pathologist/line manager responsible for the induction of new staff. For 10 years she was employed as a Professional Recognition Assessor with Speech Pathology Australia. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management. As a former State Branch President, she is committed to lobbying for effective and appropriate speech pathology services for all people whatever their walk in life..

Specialisations

  • Leadership and Professional Support
  • Advocacy for speech pathology clients and professionals
  • Professional Development for school and pre-school staff
  • Child Speech
  • Early, pre-school, school and adolescent language (including Intellectual Disability and ASD)
  • Literacy
  • Fluency
  • German speaking

Dr. Maria Kambanaros

Senior Speech Pathologist

Maria studied Speech Pathology at Flinders University of South Australia. In 2004, she received her doctoral qualifications in Speech Pathology and is also currently a Professor in the speech pathology course at UNI SA. She has worked as a clinician for 35 years. Her primary areas of expertise are in the assessment and intervention of bilingual adults and children with any of the above-mentioned conditions. She can also offer assessment and therapy services in the Greek language. She is an active researcher and has had several publications of her own, and with colleagues in the clinical areas highlighted below. Maria works out of our Prospect office on a part-time basis.

Areas of Special Interest

  • Neurotypical ageing (language and memory abilities)
  • Post-stroke and other neurologically induced language impairments including dementia and primary progressive aphasia
  • Developmental language disorder/specific language impairment
  • Professional support for less experienced staff
  • German speaking


Dr. Ann Parker

Consultant Psychologist

Ann has worked as a psychologist with children and adolescents in school settings for the past 10 years. Previously she has worked in adult mental health and in the disability sector with children and adults. She is able to work with schools to assist in developing comprehensive behavioural and learning plans to support students with additional needs. Ann also works with families to address the behavioural, social, and emotional needs of their children.Ann has provided services across government and non-government sectors as well as supervision for provisional and registered psychologists and social work students.Ann is trained in brief solution-focused therapy and well as cognitive behaviour therapy. She has a keen interest in supporting people on the Autism spectrum as well as those with diverse sexuality and gender backgrounds. She is known for being a warm and caring person who is able to make others feel at ease and help them to achieve positive outcomes.

Ann is a member of the Australian Psychological Society, Australian Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, and Learning Difficulties Australia.

Areas of Special Interest

  • Psychological and learning assessments
  • Child, adolescent, adult mental health
  • School issues, such as bullying, perfectionism
  • Disability support
  • Suicide prevention
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Depressive disorders
  • Parenting skills
  • Working with families of children with disabilities (Autism, GDD, Intellectual Disability)

Deidre Baird

Deidre Baird

Part Time Practice Manager

Deidre has a wealth of experience working in the Home Care and Aged Care Sectors including being a Health and Wellness planner coordinating service providers. Her long history of developing and creating policy in these sectors means that she has a crucial role in ensuring that Good Prospects maintains the highest of standards when it comes to compliance with organisations such as the NDIS, Medicare, SA Health and Private Health Insurance Providers. She is the face of our practice at our main Salisbury office and the person you are most likely to talk to when you first call.

Specialisations

  • Practice Manager
  • Policy and Practice Development
  • Administration
  • Adult and Disability Services Advisor

Cindy Staehr

Cindy Staehr

Part Time Practice Manager

Cindy is a Riverland local and provides direct admin support to our locally based speech pathologists and psychologists as well as supporting the resource needs of all our staff across the team. She has long term experience in admin roles and retail as well as having undertaken additional training through TAFE SA. She has great interpersonal skills and supports both the practice and NDIS/Project manager in their roles supporting our clients and families.