Category Archives: Resources
New ‘Communicating ethics’ article explores use of Seedhouse grid
There wasn’t room for ‘Boundary issues’ in the Winter 10 issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice – but don’t despair if you missed your ethics fix, as I have just published an articlewhich explores the use of the Seedhouse grid. ‘Communicating … Continue reading
Posted in CPD, Dysphagia, Ethics, Learning disability, Professional standards, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy, Supervision
Tagged boundary issues, Communicating ethics, decision-making, ethical reasoning, ethics, feeding, Jane Handley, Jois Stansfield, Manchester Metropolitan University, profound physical and cognitive disabilities, Seedhouse grid, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, speech and language therapist, values exchange, Winter 10
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Therapy ideas – a collaborative web resource
While editing an article today, I went to check something online. I didn't find what I was looking for, but I did come across a really interesting blog and ideas-sharing website run by speech and language therapist Rhiannan Walton. Rhiannan's blog very … Continue reading
Supporting people with aphasia to volunteer: useful publications
Do you encourage or support people with aphasia to volunteer? This topic was explored in the article 'Any volunteers?' in the Winter 10 issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice. Carole Cross of Connect has been in touch to alert readers to two … Continue reading
Posted in Aphasia, Books, journals and articles, Community settings, CPD, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy, Voluntary organisations
Tagged Any volunteers, aphasia, Carole Cross, communication difficulties, Connect, Dyscover, Gill Jackson, Gill Pearl, How to volunteer, Jane Terry, Personal Development Programme, Rebecca Allwood, Speakeasy, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, Volunteering and aphasia, Wheelbase, Winter 10
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Contact a Family Directory lists information on 430 disabilities and health conditions
I still remember the first time I heard about autism, when a parent came to talk to our Guide Company over 30 years ago. As a new graduate, I read up on Neurofibromatosis, which affected one of my young clients. A few … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Books, journals and articles, CPD, Craniofacial, Deafness, Learning disability, Resources, Speech and language development, Voluntary organisations
Tagged 430 disabilities and health conditions, autism, CHARGE syndrome, Contact a Family, diagnosis, Directory, disabled children, Dravet Syndrome, Fragile X, Fragile X Society, Neurofibromatosis, speech and language therapists, UK support groups, Wolfram Syndrome
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Blu-Tack and speech and language therapy
Suggesting ways to make learning fun, speech and language therapist Priya Desai says that blu-tack is "to this day a clear favourite of all the children I have worked with". The clever marketing people at blu-tack use their website to collate … Continue reading
Voice banking for people with degenerative diseases
Radio 4's Word of Mouth this week interviewed Laurence Brewer. Laurence has Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and is in the process of banking his voice to create his unique synthesised version for future use. Laurence says that, although the idea of voice … Continue reading
Posted in AAC, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Parkinson's disease, Phonetics / phonology, Resources, Speech and Language Therapy, Voice
Tagged Chris Ledgard, Laurence Brewer, MND, ModelTalker, motor neurone disease, Radio 4, Shelley Trower, speech and language therapists, speech patterns, speech synthesis software, synthesised voice, Tim Bunnell, Tony Crimlisk, voice banking, Word of Mouth
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Copyright and the Publishers Licensing Society
When you photocopy an article or book chapter, or cut and paste sections or download pictures from a website, are you infringing copyright? As with everything, "it depends". Many organisations, including the NHS and schools, pay the Copyright Licensing Agency a negotiated amount to … Continue reading
Free conversing with Sharynne McLeod article now available
Being a speech-language pathologist herself, internationally renowned educator, researcher and editor Sharynne McLeod knows how much our profession likes to talk. During a study day in Bristol in July (‘Speech Sound Disorders in Children – Seminar for SLTs’), Sharynne made … Continue reading
Posted in Books, journals and articles, Conferences, CPD, Overseas, Phonetics / phonology, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy, Writing for publication
Tagged free article, polysyllabic words, Sharynne McLeod, speech language pathologist, speech sound disorders
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Caroline Bowen brings her 2 day speech sound disorders workshop to the UK
I can’t believe it was as long ago as 2002 that Australian speech-language pathologist Caroline Bowen compiled her top ten child speech resources for Speech & Language Therapy in Practice. I have “known” Caroline virtually for many years, and enjoy her humourous … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, CPD, Phonetics / phonology, Professional standards, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy
Tagged ACQ magazine, ASLTIP, Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice, Australian speech-language pathologist, Caroline Bowen, child speech resources, phonologicaltherapy listserv, speech sound disorders
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