MY Children's Therapy Team

Our amazing student, Sarah, from @SLTHuddsUni has brightened up our NHS Featherstone Health Centre with this amazing OWL! The wise OWL is here to give our parents and carers talking tips! How fantastic! #GetMeInTheBulletin #mySLTday #therapy #SLT @RCSLT

Our amazing student, Sarah, from @SLTHuddsUni has brightened up our NHS Featherstone Health Centre with this amazing OWL! The wise OWL is here to give our parents and carers talking tips! How fantastic! #GetMeInTheBulletin #mySLTday #therapy #SLT @RCSLT

A MAXIMUM OF 16 CHILDREN CAN BE SEEN IN EACH DROP IN AND ARE SEEN ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS #SLT #mySLTday #therapy #speechtherapy #Wakefield #NHS

Walk-in for Talking SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DROP IN SESSIONS THURSDAYS 9:30am – 11:30am Featherstone Health Centre WF7 5EZ 11th January 25th January 8th February 29th February 14th March Stanley Children’s Centre WF3 4JB 18th January 1st February 22nd February 7th March

Are you concerned about your child’s speech and language development? Does your child have a minor speech or language difficulty and you are not sure whether to ask for a referral to a therapist? Would you like to see a Speech and Language Therapist without making an appointment?

Have you heard about the power of wearing your words? Visual supports help all students. Let’s make communication accessible for all learners. Embrace this innovative approach in your classroom! #AAC #WearingYourWords #InclusiveEducation

Our fantastic third year students from @SLTHuddsUni , Ellie and Emma, created a wonderful display board to showcase the different areas of speech and language development. 'The Language Tree' is centre stage in our waiting room. #mySLTday #therapy #SLT @RCSLT #GetMeInBulletin

🚨NEW VACANCY🚨 We are looking to recruit a full-time Band 6 Children's Occupational Therapist 💚to join our friendly an supportive team. If you are interested, please access the link below ⬇️ #OT #ChildrensOT #OccupationalTherapy #JobAdvert beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

A big week ahead. This Thursday I will be speaking at an event in Parliament, hosted by MP, Saqib Bhatti and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. We will be highlighting issues for children who should be able to receive the specific speech therapy they need, and to raise awareness of CAS (Childhood Apraxia of Speech) & Verbal Dyspraxia. Our aim is to request more funding to recruit speech and language therapists to help the children and to also provide help in schools. We will be begging the government to provide more resources and support for families.

We are celebrating our AHPs a day early here @MidYorkshireNHS for National AHP day!! 💜 Thank you to all our AHP colleagues, check out the stall in the atrium, for freebies, info and a chance to win prizes in support of MY MRI appeal. #AHPsDay2023

Thanks so much for having me lovely OTs @MidYorksCTS Really enjoyed chatting about #neonatalOT and how we compliment the rest of the brilliant #neonatalAHP team! Working to have neonatal AHPs “in the right place at the right time with the right skills” #AHPDAY2023 #NNU @YHneonet

@HGormley6 @YHneonet Thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge and expertise 😃💚

📢JOB ADVERT A brilliant opportunity to join our children's MSK team! Advertised as a Band 6 post but developmental posts will be considered for Band 5's. Apply now! C9377-FCS0163 beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/appl…

🧵Try to get the child’s attention first before speaking to them, to ensure they’re listening in the first place. This may vary from saying their name or making a certain sound as a cue, e.g. using a musical instrument to show that you are about to speak. #mySLTday #SLT #therapy

🧵Use fun activities little and often! Give the child little breaks between motivating activities for them to reset and bring their focus back ready for the next activity. With time, you can gradually increase how long these activities last for.

Attention and listening is the foundation of communication and are the building blocks required in order for our expression and understanding to develop. Here’s a thread of our SALT top tips…pay attention! 💡🧵

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🧵That means we should be providing children with AAC continuous exposure and modelling of their device throughout the day. We shouldn't be relying on direct therapy sessions alone! 🗣️💻⌨️ #mySLTday #SLT #AAC #speechtherapy

Did you know The average 18 month old is exposed to 4380 hours of language at a rate of 8 hours a day from birth. A child who uses AAC and receives speech therapy x2 a week for 20-30 minutes will reach the same amount of language exposure (in their AAC language) in 84 years!