GivingVoiceNewcastle

Newcastle's Speech and Language Therapy campaign feed 🗨️💬 Raising awareness of speech, language, communication and swallowing needs. Managed by @SLTSocietyNCL

[Erum Jamil @ErumSlt]

#mysltday supported a capacity assessment & modelled good communication (visuals, simplified language, written options, breaks, accessible debrief). Social worker fedback ‘without you I’d have deemed him to not have capacity’ - nice win 🥳

[Aphasia_iCafe @AphasiaIcafe]

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY:
WHAT: we're looking for #SLT2B, #SLTstudents, aspiring #SLTs, #SLTs to facilitate our #aphasia communication and support groups via Zoom!
WHEN: from the 15th of July to the 16th of September (10 sessions).
CONTACT: [email protected]

[Epilepsy Society @epilepsysociety]

Happy National Epilepsy Week💜

This year, epilepsy charities in the UK are coming together and focusing on the important roles that families, friends, colleagues and healthcare professionals play in supporting people with epilepsy and the impact on them.

#EpilepsyTogether [1/2]

[Brain Tumour Research @braintumourrsch]

It's time to get hatty! 🎉 Today is #WearAHatDay! 👒 The #BrainTumourResearch team are wishing you all an amazing day, however & wherever you are taking part. If you don't have any plans get involved by sharing a hatty selfie and please donate here ➡️ https://t.co/LLl0BvjBby

[RCSLT 💙 @RCSLT]

BREAKING! - Great to see speech and language therapists are set to be added to the list of Approved Mental Capacity Professionals. We’ve been campaigning for this to happen for some time! #SLT #slpeeps https://t.co/6HGagJGYt5

[GivingVoiceNewcastle @GivingVoiceNCL]

Some shots from our swallowing awareness day event today. We had texture trials of food and drinks at different IDDSI levels and pin the larynx! @SLTSocietyNCL #SwallowAware2022

[RCSLT 💙 @RCSLT]

It’s Swallowing Awareness Day! If you’re raising awareness about #dysphagia today, make sure you use the hashtag #swallowaware2022 – we’ll be retweeting your activities throughout the day! More info here: https://t.co/RCtcvHzgnB

#nhweek2022 @NHWeek

[RCSLT 💙 @RCSLT]

We can’t wait to see what you are all doing for Swallowing Awareness Day this week! Please share your photos, stories, news and videos with us on 16 March using #SwallowAware2022: https://t.co/RCtcvHQRMb

#nhweek2022 @NHWeek #slt2b #slpeeps @WeAHPs @wespeechies
@SpeechPathAus

[RCSLT 💙 @RCSLT]

Do you have eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties aka #dysphagia? Have speech
and language therapists helped you to eat and drink safely? Share your story on 16 March using #SwallowAware2022 https://t.co/RCtcvHQRMb

@NHWeek @wespeechies @WeAHPs #slpeeps #mySLTday

[SLT Society NCL @SLTSocietyNCL]

Swallowing Awareness Day 2022🗣 What are we doing?!
This Wednesday (16th March) is swallowing awareness day! To raise awareness members of the society are doing a 24 hour modified diet challenge where they eat meals at modified textures e.g. minced and moist or puréed.

[World Book Day UK 📚 @WorldBookDayUK]

It’s #WorldBookDay! We're celebrating 25 years of changing lives through a love of shared reading.🎉

Reading for pleasure isn’t just about fun, it’s the biggest indicator of a child’s future success. Share what you love about reading with #IAmAReader

[Mental Health Foundation @mentalhealth]

📣 No student should ever feel alone with their mental health. #UniMentalHealthDay

[Student Minds @StudentMindsOrg]

No student should ever feel alone. Let’s create change this #UniMentalHealthDay 🧡💪 https://t.co/9OYc83lf5c

[Urvi Thakkar @urvithakkarSLT]

Anyone know any newly qualified SLT or SLT. Who have worked with individuals from an immigrant or asylum seeking background?
That would be happy to be interviewed as part of research for my professional issue assignment? #slt2b

[YoungMinds @YoungMindsUK]

You never know, a simple ‘are you okay?’ might make all the difference. #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek

[Amy McAlister @AmyMcAl2]

Hi all! I am looking for SLTs who use/have used mental capacity assessments to complete a short survey 📝I am delivering a seminar on consent and mental capacity! All responses/shares would be greatly appreciated 😊Thank you! #mentalcapacity https://t.co/1ZY0KTC5sT

[RCSLT 💙 @RCSLT]

Congratulations @SLTSocietyNCL @GivingVoiceNCL on being awarded a @GivingVoiceUK award for raising awareness around DLD as well as the fundraising work for HANCUK on swallowing awareness day! #RCSLTAwards

[jodie_SLT @jodie_slt]

Hi everyone! Looking for UK SLTs working in the Youth Justice System to complete a short questionnaire for a seminar I am delivering. Thank you! :) #SLT
https://t.co/DVhflh5y3C (1/2)

[GivingVoiceNewcastle @GivingVoiceNCL]

One of our fourth year SLT students @SLSncl is looking for some more responses on her survey about working with “hard to reach” clients for her seminar. If you’ve got a spare minute please complete it, thank you! https://t.co/kNXs6NvMlx

[UK SLT Pride Network 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @uksltpride]

📢We are hosting our first STUDENTS’ SOCIAL on Tue 23 Nov at 7pm!
📚Hear from LGBTQIA+ students and join an open forum to share experiences and get to know each other.
🧑‍💻All SLT students are welcome, LGBTQIA+ or ally.
🙋Sign up: https://t.co/ikvTA1XMRX

#SLT2B #LGBTQSLT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️