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MOSAIC pack (includes 15 forms) $187 incl GST
MOSAIC forms (15 pack) $77 incl GST
MOSAIC extends the much needed
ecological focus and melds the evi-
dence base with lead practice
Michael Arthur Kelly, University of
Newcastle
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andy Smidt qualified as a speech
pathologist in the UK in 1988. Andy has
worked with children and adults with
disabilities in Sydney in a range of public
and private settings. Andy was awarded
her PhD in 2006. Her doctoral research
involved working with staff supporting
adults with severe intellectual disabilities
and challenging behaviours and involved
the earlier version of MOSAIC.
Andy currently lectures speech pathology
students at Macquarie University and
supervises clinical placements for students.
She continues to work with a range of
clients with complex communication needs
and lifelong disability in a private practice.

A Model of Observational Screening for the Analysis of
Interaction and Communication (MOSAIC) is a tool used by
speech pathologists and others working with people with
intellectual disabilities to gather information about how a
person with a disability currently communicates. It contains
easy to use forms designed to structure your observations of a
person with a disability to allow you to pinpoint how much
they understand and how they communicate using behaviour,
speech and a range of symbols
FEATURES
Allows analysis of comprehension and expressive abilities
of the person
Includes observation of the person in a range of
environments
Is consistent with the terminology used in the International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
Includes analysis of challenging behaviour within a
communication framework
Leads to structured goal planning.
Andy Smidt has provided a tool
that is easy to use and which
provides an excellent overview
of the communication problems
that people with intellectual
disability and their support staff
grapple with every day
Professor Susan Balandin
Molde University College