Katie Best

she/her • Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

Was proud to graduate with my fellow newly qualified Speech and Language Therapists @UCL_MScSLS last month! 👩‍🎓

I’ve really enjoyed my first six months working as a Speech and Language Therapist, first at @GreenwichSLT and now at @acrt_homerton in community neuro rehab 🧠 🚲

[UCL speech & language therapy @UCL_MScSLS]

Congratulations to all our graduates, 62 newly minted speech & language therapists #SLT awarded their Masters degrees! 🥳👏👏 We wish you every success, you are the future of the profession - can't wait to see what u achieve! @KateShobbrook @GrasslyJen @JanetC_slt @DrLucyPepper

[STAMMA @stammer]

Tomorrow's the day: queueing at stations, wondering if there's enough time to vote during your lunch break, and - if you stammer, wondering about how much speaking to polling staff the process might involve.

Read our handy and reassuring guide here: https://t.co/uqEKwQ0rTv

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

Last week I finished my final placement! I absolutely loved being part of the inpatient neuro rehab team and learned so much! Roll on exams now 👩🏼‍💻📚

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

Have learned so much from this placement, thank you so so much to all the SLTs who supported us, especially our lovely PEs! 🌻

[BHRUT_SLT @BHRUT_SLT]

Last UCL placement day was a high 🗻 great presentations from our 5 students from stroke and neuro on a range of interesting topics! Proud of the progress made and sad to see you go 👋🏼✨

[francesca beard @SLT_Francesca]

The petition is at 3400 - theres 20k SALTs in the UK why aren’t we reaching everyone? 😌

https://t.co/yJbr1UqEyr

@RCSLTLearn @_ASLTIP could we send an email?

Colleagues we closely w/ with, can u help? @theRCOT @AEPsychologists @PDyslexia @thecsp @BDAdyslexia

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

This placement has been challenging in the best way, I’ve learned so much and developed my confidence along the way! I’m going to miss it 🌟

[BHRUT_SLT @BHRUT_SLT]

Final post of the day! Next week is our last day on placement. We have spent time today reflecting on our time here. It's been such a valuable experience and we are really going to miss being part of the team. ☺️💐

[BHRUT_SLT @BHRUT_SLT]

Hello! UCL SLT students Megan and Katie here! Today we’re taking over the BHRUT SLT Twitter, sharing what we get up to on placement today! We are on the neurosurgery and neurosciences wards today 🧠

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

This is such a brilliant resource!

[Shannon Isherwood @SLT_ish]

We're so lucky to have some amazing research happening right under our noses at @UCL_MScSLS. Today we had a thought-provoking lecture from @BCAphasia on how to involve People with Aphasia and their Communication Partners in Communication Partner Training! #slt2b #mysltday 🧠🗣️

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

Really enjoying my 4th placement so far on the neuro wards in Queen’s Hospital! Carried out my first Brisbane ax along with my placement partner this week and have observed lots of interesting sessions, many of them multi-disciplinary! 🧠🧠🧠

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

Finished my first Acquired placement yesterday and it was just the best experience!! The only thing that would have made it better would have been if it was more than just 2 weeks! Definitely feeling attracted to Acquired SLT work in acute settings…

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

It’s only Day 3 of my first Acquired placement and I’ve learned so much! Today I sat in on a VF clinic which was so interesting! Excited to observe some FEES procedures tomorrow 😊

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

Yesterday we had possibly my favourite lecture so far where we were visited by experts by experience in brain injury, PPA, and Parkinson’s; including some members of @HeadwayELondon ! Am now feeling super excited for our year of learning about acquired communication diffs 😊

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

@georgetteharr @st_links Thank you so much!! 😊

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

Just attended a talk by @georgetteharr hosted by @st_links all about an SLT’s role in awake craniotomies! Freshly enthused about SLT once again just in time for exams 😊

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

Another placement over! I’ve loved working with young people with SEMH needs over the past few weeks and have learned a lot 😊

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

Can’t believe first placement is already over! Working in mainstream schools has been a great experience, and I’ve learned so much in just a few months! 😊

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

@LeahsLounge My grandmothers’ names: Janet May and Susan (Sue) Mary

Great-grandmothers’: Kathleen, Thelma Rose, Edna, Ethel

Great-aunties’: Linda, Patricia (Trish), Hazel, Pamela (Pam), Cynthia

I love the idea of bringing back old-fashioned names!

[Katie Best @KT_SLT]

Unexpected occupational hazard of paediatric SLT placement: having the bucket song stuck in your head all day 🪣