Category Archives: CPD
Questions of efficacy, effectiveness and implementation
When doing research in an applied field such as speech and language therapy, different sorts of questions are needed depending on what you are trying to understand. As with all attempts at categorisation, the following question types have fuzzy and overlapping boundaries. However, in … Continue reading
Posted in CPD, Ethics, implementation science, Research, Service delivery
Tagged communication, implementation, intervention, speech and language therapy
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What does it take to make a practice change, #WeSpeechies?
Making a change in your practice – what does it take? This is the theme for Twitter’s @WeSpeechies from 20th-26th April 2014, when I will be taking a turn to curate. An hour-long #WeSpeechies tweetchat on Tuesday 22nd at 8pm (BST) includes 5 questions … Continue reading
Posted in CPD, implementation science, PhD, Professional standards, Research, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy, Web/Tech
Tagged #WeSpeechies, speech and language therapy
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Life is academic after speechmag
In 2011 it was time to bring Speech & Language Therapy in Practice to a close, and I was faced with the problem of what to do next. At a point where some rational decision making was probably called for, I … Continue reading
Preserving the Speech & Language Therapy in Practice archive
Speech & Language Therapy in Practice magazine came to a close at the end of 2011, but its legacy is a wealth of archive material reflecting the growth of the profession. Being aware of the practical value of the articles – … Continue reading
Posted in Books, journals and articles, CPD, Resources, Speech and Language Therapy, Uncategorized
Tagged Speech & Language Therapy in Practice
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Ralli round to raise awareness of specific language impairment
"Ralli likes computer games, playing with her friends in the park, and smoky bacon flavoured crisps – BUT Ralli also sometimes finds talking difficult, and she doesn't always understand the words people say. Ralli wants to tell you what this … Continue reading
Posted in Books, journals and articles, CPD, Professional standards, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy
Tagged Becky Clark, Courtenay Norbury, Dorothy Bishop, Gina Conti-Ramsden, Maggie Snowling, raising awareness of language learning impairments, RALLI, specific language impairment, speech and language therapy
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Life and times of a speaking wifie
Catherine Hollingworth may have been a visionary and steely pioneer of the speech and language therapy profession, but in the small Scottish town where she was born she was known straightforwardly as ‘the speaking wifie’. As part of a drive … Continue reading
Prime and Predigest revisited: techniques to improve writing for publication
Having offered a number of workshops over the years on writing for publication (one written up as ‘Prime and Predigest’), it was a real treat for me to be on the receiving end of a 2 day course on academic … Continue reading
Posted in Books, journals and articles, CPD, Resources, Speech and Language Therapy, Writing for publication
Tagged academic writing, accessible, cohesive devices, John Paley, prime and predigest, recursive framework, scaffolding, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, Swales and Feak, writing for publication
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The communication and interaction skills of speech and language therapists applied more widely to healthcare
As speech and language therapists we are highly attuned to interaction. We recognise the link between communication competence and how people feel about themselves. Many of our interventions encourage ‘significant others’ to make changes to their communication. This gives our … Continue reading
Posted in Aphasia, Conferences, CPD, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy, Stammering
Tagged aphasia, communication competence, conversation analysis, dementia, dysarthria, healthcare, impairment, interaction, Interaction Focused Analysis and Intervention, intervention, language delay, multidisciplinary, Non-Directive Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, participation, pedagogic, power, Ray Wilkinson, relational, research, significant others, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, speech and language therapist, SPPARC, stammer, Talking Mats, transformative, University of Stirling, Video Interaction Guidance
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‘New dimensions’ online report from the Child Language Seminar 2011
The final issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice has been signed off for printing, so will be mailed out to subscribers the week beginning 5 December. Meantime, you can access a new, free, online-only article written to accompany … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, CPD, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy
Tagged Child Language Seminar, CLS, Helen Stringer, James Law, Liz Pena, Maggie Snowling, New dimensions, researchers, Sheena Reilly, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, Sue Roulstone, therapists
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Penultimate issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice now out
The Autumn 11 issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice has been mailed today, so subscribers can expect it through their door very soon! Cover star Dan sustained a severe head injury in 2007, and Lindsay King describes how … Continue reading
Posted in AAC, Aphasia, Autism, Books, journals and articles, Community settings, CPD, Dysphagia, Ethics, Learning disability, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy
Tagged Alison Roberts, autism, Autumn 11, Cathy Sparkes, Diana James, goal negotiation, graphic symbols, Grow Words, Here's one I made earlier, Jennifer Reid, Journal Club, Karen Leadbitter, Laura Flynn, Lindsay King, Louise Greenstock, Lynsey Paterson, Melodic Intonation Therapy, Model of Change, Nicola Grove, NRDLS, observational studies, Paget Gorman Signed Speech, Plural Publishing, Prochaska and DiClemente, Sam Simpson, Speech and Language Therapy in Practice, Speechmark, Zannah Pemberton
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