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Charlotte Hall, fellow podcaster and speech & language therapist joined Ruth in this episode, to talk about her SLT journey to date.
Charlotte's journey has taken her in many directions - NHS work, independent practice and the creation of her podcast "Just 3 things...."
This episode highlights how we, speech and language therapists, can set out goals that ensure the work / life balance is achieved in a way that suits us.
To find out more about Charlotte you can follow her via:
https://www.instagram.com/speechtherapywithcharlotte/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-hall-a412a6293/
and also listen to her podcast via https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/just-3-things/id1691059907
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5zSGAetXYBSM2zMsDGy5YE?si=v9rdr_ZnR5mxywN_Z6EnHw
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Sarah Lyons, owner of SL Therapy London & Dubai, chats to Ruth in detail, about how her vision from 11 years ago came into fruition during lockdown in 2020.
Sarah talks all things NHS, independent practice, grabbing opportunities in medico-legal work and taking on the role of Chair of ASLTIP in 2017.
You can follow Sarah and her business via the following links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-lyons-sltherapylondon/
https://www.instagram.com/sltherapy_/
https://www.sltherapylondon.com
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Gemma McNally, SLT and mummy to Clara and Caleb chats to Ruth about her role in Surestart SEHSCT in NI, and their creation of an early intervention book "I wonder...." for local families.
With this month being Down Syndrome Awareness month, Gemma speak honestly about her journey with Caleb who was born with Down Syndrome and how she initially went into clinician mode when he arrived .
She also shares about the support she receives from https://positiveaboutdownsyndrome.co.uk
https://www.down-syndrome.org/en-gb/
https://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
And the charity she is now involved with which can be followed / supported on instagram - @Together21ni
You can also follow Gemma on instagram via @gemma_makatontutor
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Michelle Connor from Kinva Health talks to Ruth about how her daughter's diagnosis of a rare genetic condition at 14 months lead her on a very different career pathway than she had planned at the age of 18.
Michelle's honest, passionate and eloquent discussion of Kleefstra Syndrome comes across throughout this episode: it is the reason she now heads up her innovative business supporting therapists via an AI enhanced app.
Follow Michelle on LinkedIn and Instagram [ @kinvahealth ] as well as via her website https://kinva.health
More details on Kleefstra Syndrome can be found via this link
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Sundeep Sidhu, RCSLT Trustee, joins Ruth to chat about being involved with speech and language therapists at board level.
New to his role in November 2023, Sundeep talks candidly about why he applied foe his role on the board of trustees, what he has learnt already and what he is bringing to his role.
He talks passionately about his background in design thinking and how he brings strategic based questions to all our board meetings.
Follow Sundeep on LinkedIn and Instagram [ @sundeepuk ]
*this episode was recorded on 7/8/2024
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Have you seen the hype about AI? Are you using it in your therapy? Well I guarantee after listening to Rachel Barton in the latest episode you'll be jumping to learn more!
Rachel shares her wisdom of integrating AI into her therapy sessions, she is even delivering training to SLTs to share all her new skills using the AI based platforms.
This is an episode not to be missed!!
Specific links mentioned by Rachel today
The chapter Rachel has written in this book is "Going it Alone: Being a Supervisee and Supervisor in Independent Practice (and what I have learnt in the process about being human)". The book is "Supervision in Speech and Language Therapy Personal Stories and Professional Wisdom:
https://www.routledge.com/Supervision-in-Speech-and-Language-Therapy-Personal-Stories-and-Professional-Wisdom/Sparkes-Simpson-Harding/p/book/9781032293424
This is where people can buy tickets to Rachels' workshops: https://chatterboxsussex.eventcube.io/events
This has more info about Rachel's workshops: https://www.chatterboxsussex.com/aiworkshops
SERVE blog: https://www.chatterboxsussex.com/post/getting-the-best-service-from-generative-ais-the-serve-prompt-framework
WordMango blog: https://www.chatterboxsussex.com/post/how-can-ai-support-young-people-with-dld
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562572211624
The page is just "Rachel Barton Speech and Language Therapist"
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Cara Bethell, diver into the independent sector joins Ruth to share her journey to date.
Cara explains that she started on a very different undergraduate degree pathway, but ended up where she always wanted to be.
Cara runs Chatterblox Therapy in Surrey and is the current Conference Director on the ASLTIP Board.
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Sarah Alderman- Reilly joins Ruth to share her passion for Alternative, Augmentative Communication [ AAC ].
Sarah is encouraged by the new enthusiasm from SLTs to learn more about an area of the profession she loves.
Sarah runs "A Grain of SALT NI" from home but started her career in Blackpool.
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In today's episode Ruth chats with Alex McNeill, SLT and Sing & Sign Leader in NI.
Alex talks about her decision to move from an NHS role into independent practice, as she set up her sing and sign groups locally.
To find out more about sing and sign click here -
Hi I’m Ruth - Speech & Language Therapist, Business owner, Board of Trustee member at RCSLT, Trainer, Supervisor, Runner and someone who likes to stay busy. Welcome to my podcast!
