I am a qualified Speech & Language Therapist (SLT). I have worked wit h a wide range of clients, from parents, early years practitioners and young children to adults with a range of communication and swallowing needs. I retrained as an SLT at DMU following earlier careers as a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language and as a Disability Project Officer and staff Trainer. My first SLT role was working at Nottinghamshire Children's Centres with pre-school children from families who did not opt-in to the mainstream SLT service. This role involved collaborative working with families, Health Visitors, Nurseries, Social Workers, Peadiatricians, Audiologists and Family Support Workers. I provided universal level Speech, Language and Communication training for parents and Early Years Practitioners as well as providing more Specialist support for children with identified speech, language and communication needs.
When council funding no longer supported my Early Years role I moved to work with adult clients, initially on a Stroke Ward, then in the community, working with clients with a range of communicaton and swallowing needs.