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Guest post: Semantic feature analysis
Helen and I were thrilled when Sue O’Malley, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist offered to write a post about Semantic feature analysis. It isn’t something I have used ….yet, but it looks really...
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GDPR – what to do as an independent SLT
This is a rather different post from usual today. People often ask us to post more about running an independent speech therapy practise. This post is about a very specific but very important thing...
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Working together with other therapists
In today’s blog post we’re welcoming a guest contributor, Gemma Moore. Gemma works for the NHS in Portsmouth and is a specialist in hearing impairment. Gemma and I have written this post together....
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You know you’re a speech therapist when…. part 2
Last week Helen wrote about some of the funny things that can happen when you are a speech therapist. You can read that post here. Whilst we were discussing last week’s post we also thought about...
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You know you’re a speech therapist when…
Elizabeth and I were chatting about all the little things that happen in everyday life because we’re speech therapists. If you are a speech therapist, I wonder if you recognise any of these?…. You...
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New games for older children
Helen and I love finding new games. It helps to keep the children motivated and it also means we don’t have to play pop up pirate 10 times a day! It can be tricky to find games for older children so I...
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Unexpected therapy successes
I didn’t think that would work! Sometimes children are in and out of therapy within a few weeks. However, other times, I can be seeing a child for a long time (years). They (naturally) tend to get a...
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5 places to find online training for speech therapists
I have been to some great training courses in person over the years that I have been a speech therapist. There is something really great about attending a course in person – you get totally immersed...
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Top 10 useful tools for a speech therapist.
What tools do you really need when you are working as a speech and language therapist? We have written before about resources, games and assessment, but what are the other go-to things we use day in...
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Top tips for building rapport with children
When I was a newly qualified therapist, there was so much to think about whenever I assessed a child – which assessment to use, transcribing speech correctly, asking the right questions in the case...
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Tips for setting up in independent practise
Both Helen and I started our careers in the NHS before moving to independent practise. It was after finishing my maternity leave, that I started to work independently as well. Although being in...
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Working together with other therapists
In today’s blog post we’re welcoming a guest contributor, Gemma Moore. Gemma works for the NHS in Portsmouth and is a specialist in hearing impairment. Gemma and I have written this post together....
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You know you’re a speech therapist when…. part 2
Last week Helen wrote about some of the funny things that can happen when you are a speech therapist. You can read that post here. Whilst we were discussing last week’s post we also thought about...
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You know you’re a speech therapist when…
Elizabeth and I were chatting about all the little things that happen in everyday life because we’re speech therapists. If you are a speech therapist, I wonder if you recognise any of these?…. You...
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Pros and cons of being an independent therapist
Today I’m going to tackle a slightly different sort of topic from usual, but one I often get asked about by other speech and language therapists. What are the pros and cons of working in independent...
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5 things I wish I had known as an NQP
Helen recently found this article from the Dabbling Speechie. Felice wrote about 5 mistakes you make in your first year. So we thought we would continue this idea and think of the 5 things we wished...
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How to use Dinosaurs in Speech Therapy!
Roar! I love dinosaurs and so do many of the children I work with! I was excited when they were included in the Key Stage 1 curriculum – what a great engaging topic! It never ceases to amaze me, the...
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Top 10 games to use as motivators
For me, a critical part of therapy is keeping it fun! For a child to learn and then generalise any new skill they need to practise, practise, practise. To help keep them motivated during the practise...
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You know you’re a speech therapist when…. part 2
Last week Helen wrote about some of the funny things that can happen when you are a speech therapist. You can read that post here. Whilst we were discussing last week’s post we also thought about...
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You know you’re a speech therapist when…
Elizabeth and I were chatting about all the little things that happen in everyday life because we’re speech therapists. If you are a speech therapist, I wonder if you recognise any of these?….You know...
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