Tag Archives: communication
Practice change in speech and language therapy: from PhD thesis to Plain English
It’s embarrassing as a speech and language therapist to admit this: I find it difficult to communicate the findings of my PhD in a way that can be easily understood. My thesis is open access, but access doesn’t make it … Continue reading
Posted in Critical realism, implementation science, PhD, Qualitative research, Research, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy, Writing for publication
Tagged communication, implementation, intervention, practice change, Qualitative research, speech and language therapy, writing for publication
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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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Communication Champion’s final report shows communication is everyone’s business
Despite her two year term as Communication Champion officially ending in December, Jean Gross was up with the lark this morning for a 5 minute slot on the Daybreak sofa to talk about ‘testing’ of 2 years olds. Having read … Continue reading
Posted in AAC, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy, Voluntary organisations
Tagged AAC, children, communication, Communication Champion, Daybreak, early identification, Jean Gross, joint commissioning, language development, measure impact, parents, public health, skill mix, social media, talk, team work, texting, voluntary sector, workforce capacity
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Identifying and supporting ‘Other ways of speaking’ to ensure everyone can have a voice
Gesure, signing, symbols, boards and books, adapted computers and Voice Output Communication Aids - in the words of the Hello campaign, 'Other Ways of Speaking' that ensure everyone can have a voice. My final year project 23 years ago was … Continue reading
Posted in AAC, Aphasia, Autism, Learning disability, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy, Voluntary organisations, Web/Tech
Tagged 1Voice, AAC, ACE Centre, ACE Centre North, Anna Reeves, aphasia, communication, Communication Matters, computers, contribution to society, disability, DynaVox, dysarthria, Euan Robertson, gesture, hello, InterAACt, language impairment, MyChoicePad, other ways of speaking, Scope, Signalong, signing, symbols, voice output communication aids, Zoe Peden
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Shine a light to recognise good practice in children’s communication and inspire others
I know from all the articles I receive that speech and language therapists put a great deal of thought, imagination and effort into providing the best possible service to clients in challenging circumstances, and that sharing their experience really inspires others. … Continue reading
Posted in CPD, Professional standards, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy, Voluntary organisations, Writing for publication
Tagged awards scheme, communication, hello, language, national year of communication, Pearson Assessment, Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, shine a light, speech, speech and language therapists, team of the year, The Communication Trust, young person of the year
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Better Communication Research Programme needs input from practising therapists
What interventions do you offer children with speech, language and communication needs, and what outcomes are you looking for? The Better Communication Research Programme team is looking for speech and language therapists to respond to a survey about practice. The closing … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, CPD, Deafness, Phonetics / phonology, Professional standards, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy, Stammering
Tagged Bercow Review, Better Communication Research Programme, communication, database, effectiveness, efficiency, evidence, intervention, language, needs, outcomes, practice, speech, Sue Roulstone, survey, Systematic Review, Yvonne Wren
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Making a succinct case for speech and language therapy
Last week I heard Mike Inglis, the newly appointed Governor of Polmont Young Offenders Institution, make a succinct case for speech and language therapy. Mike was speaking at a Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT) study day on effectiveness … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, CPD, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy
Tagged access, alcohol dependency, anger management, communication, drug dependency, effectiveness, efficiency, employability, Eryl Evans, Governor, Kamini Gadhok, Mike Inglis, Paul Carding, Polmont, RCSLT, reduce re-offending, Richard Simpson, Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, sex offending, speech and language therapy, telemedicine, training programmes, videoconferencing, Young Offenders
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