The long awaited podcast episode- Better Conversations- A Conversation Partner Training is OUT!! We were joined by Better Conversations Lab to discuss about how this approach was developed, the implementation process, and the future of conversational therapy. shorturl.at/mnwBK

#Free #Webinar Tuesday, May 23 9am - 12pm On the use of flavoured foam tastes with adults in a range of different settings from critical care to nursing homes Hosted by the RHN with talks from SLTs from across the UK, the focus will be on sharing useful insights and case

Exploring the impact of #stroke on the participants’ lives in our #ICAP group today, one of four different groups we are running as part of the programme

This year’s lecture from the International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders (IJLCD) will focus on cognitive communication disorders (CCD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) Sign up for the zoom event rcslt.org/events/ijlcd-a… #SLT #SLT2B #SLT2Be #TBI #RCSLT IJLCD

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The BC conference on 16 November will be a great opportunity to think more deeply about our CPT practice with a focus on diversity and inclusion.

Wow! Today was the final day of our #ICAP! It has been a journey of progress, emotional highs and lows, and professional development. We will be collecting our #outcomes on Monday and I can’t wait to see what they show #aphasia #rehab #evidencebasedpractice Erika Mangialardi

Just discovered the Modern Cookie Theft picture! This will definite become a core component of my clinical tool box & take the place of the old version thanks Voss Neal Clinical Aphasiology Conference For anyone looking for the modern cookie theft see: europepmc.org/article/pmc/pm…

Today, after 14 hours of online training, I got my #LSVT certification- something I’ve wanted to do for some time! So excited to explore implementation of this in our team!

In response to recent #EoL conversations about whether we should focus on nutrition or on comfort when dying people lose their appetites: It's normal to lose interest in food during dying. Here's a thread about it ⬇️

New paper 🚨 How do UK speech and language therapists define intensive aphasia therapy? What do they deliver? What is the state of play of ICAPs in the UK? Free/open access onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… w Professor Madeline Cruice Professor Lucy Dipper Funded by School of Health & Medical (Clerkenwell) and Stroke Association

Absolutely brilliant talk from Marian Brady at #BASConf2023. Lots of food for thought for our business case for community SLT provision!

Such fantastic insights from those living with #aphasia International BAS Conference 2023. Some really important points for #SLTs to be aware of when working with people with aphasia, especially knowing what additional support we can signpost both during and following intervention #BasConf2023

Thanks Dr Sharon Adjei-Nicol for a really informative session on visual action therapy #VAT. Great to see it in practice and the supports that can be used, as well as the helpful q&a at the end! British Aphasiology Society

Excited to present on our pilot #ICAP at #RCSLTConf2023 with Erika Mangialardi today!

Great to hear studies with strong clinical implications at #rcslt2023 conference #aphasia session: 🫂 @rickvak talking about sexuality 🗣️ Shauna Andrea Horgan describing conversation cafes 💯Libby Allan Erika Mangialardi on #icap in the community Strong start 💪🏻🙏🏻

'an un-efficacious dose is unethical' - a lot said in a few words. This is so important. #RCSLTConf2023

Delighted to share our latest paper, a systematic review of ICAPs (intensive comprehensive #aphasia programmes). Open access (free to read). Please contact me with your thoughts. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… with Professor Madeline Cruice Professor Lucy Dipper & Prof Jane Marshall City Language & Communication Science

The iTalkBetter clinical trial is out: tinyurl.com/5up6cc7m It's a self-supporting naming app that helps people with aphasia make large gains in their ability to retrieve trained words. Connected speech also improved and iTalkBetter use caused changes in brain volume #aphasia

Exiting band 5/6 post in our friendly and dynamic community team in West Essex - take a look! 👀 #communityslt #sltjobs #eput EPUT eput.nhs.uk/careers/curren…