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Dr Stephanie van Eeden @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social · 15d

Oo I hate running in anything above 13 degrees! Well done!

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AFASIC @afasic.bsky.social · 15d

1 in 14 people are affected with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)a very common but little known condition,
Save the date for the international DLD Day on 17th Oct
this years theme is You can't see DLD. Amelia a
young ambassador for Afasic will be doing her bit to
make people aware about DLD

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Dr Stephanie van Eeden @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social · 15d

Forgot you did this when u saw you! Well done! How was it?

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Speech & Language Link @speechandlanguage.bsky.social · 23d

As speech and language specialists, we know the impact DLD can have when left undiagnosed.
A must-read from The Independent here: tinyurl.com/ym4rfjtn.

What is DLD? The little-known disorder as common as autism and dyslexia

Developmental language disorder is considered an invisible condition

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Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social · 26d

Read about Research Capacity in SLT/P a great study led by brilliant SLT @katiedooslt.bsky.social using behaviour change models (TDF & COM-B) to make sense of it!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Use of the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation‐Behaviour Model and Theoretical Domains Framework to Understand Barriers and Enablers of Research Capacity and Culture for Speech and Language Therapy Staff

Background Research Capacity and Culture (RCC) is important for research engagement. Little is known of what speech and language therapy staff perceives to be the barriers or enablers to this at ind...

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Dr Stephanie van Eeden @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social · Aug 30

New article from my PhD findings. Children aged 5-8 with CLP had lower visual and auditory attention skills compared with norms and these skills were correlated with language outcomes. Available open access @drhelenslt.bsky.social @cristina-mckean.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

Attention Skills in Children With Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and Palate

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Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social · Jul 9

And today we have Dr Jo Baker 😀. Thank you to @frickesilke.bsky.social and Vic Knowland for being rigorous and friendly examiners. Congratulations Dr Jo! @cristina-mckean.bsky.social @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social (my fellow supervisors)

Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social · Oct 4

Very happy to say that Jo Baker won the Judges’ Choice Award!!

Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social · Oct 2

If you didn’t get chance to watch the 3MT today (Jo Baker did an excellent 3 minutes about SSD). You can still watch them on YouTube
Here is the voting link: audience.ahaslides.com/5av4b4mkah

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Professor Yvonne Wren @yvonnewren.bsky.social · Jul 4

Come and join our MISLToe_SSD team! Great opportunity for post doc in SLT, linguistics or psychology.
www.nbt.nhs.uk/careers/curr...

Current Vacancies | North Bristol NHS Trust

www.nbt.nhs.uk

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Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social · Jul 3

@nesltresearch.bsky.social @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social & Helen Wood tell us about an important research step: replicating an exiting study with an extended population. Speech and language disorder in children with CL+/-P is way more complex than we first imagined.

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Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social · Jul 3

@nesltresearch.bsky.social symposium 2025 The brilliant Anna Burhouse from Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT on QI stressing the importance of teams (not the online space🙄) and people working together

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Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social · Jul 3

@nesltresearch.bsky.social Anna Burhouse telling us about closing the research-practice gap in the PreCePT project for premature neonates in SW England. Lots of behaviour change and implementation science going on.

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Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social · Jul 3

@nesltresearch.bsky.social Researching our practice with evaluation of new initiatives in speech & language therapy for children. Lots of mixed methods embedded in practice through QI, objective and rigorous. Using SLT students on placement from @nclslt to support projects. Excellent practice

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Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social · Jul 3

@nesltresearch.bsky.social Johanna Butler PhD study into practice. Presenting scoping review of literature for adult-child interactions (not parent-child) and ways of data gathering. Rigorously applied methodology

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Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social · Jul 3

The brilliant @drlisa-ahp.bsky.social keynote @nesltresearch.bsky.social talking to us about how we can involve Multidisciplinary Teams in our research. Dr Lisa is the embodiment of the MDT as a consultant AHP at Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT

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Sam Harding @samharding.bsky.social · Jul 1

@bristol-sltru.bsky.social are looking to hire a Senior Research Associate (Qualitative) to the @misltoessd.bsky.social study team. Its a Band 7 role for 18 months. If you are interested, have a look, and maybe drop us a line to have a chat!! www.nbt.nhs.uk/careers/curr...

Current Vacancies | North Bristol NHS Trust

www.nbt.nhs.uk

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Dr Hannah Hobson @hannahhobson.bsky.social · Jun 24

Great to see the link between language and mental health considered on the BBC - and amazing of Siouxsie to share her experiences www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We have video guides for mental health practitioners about language problems and mental health - see below!

Children with speech issues risk poor mental health, charity says

Speech and Language UK says some children can struggle to categorise and communicate how they feel.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · Jun 20

💰In @ashajournals.bsky.social Abdelwahab Floccia Forbes Alsiddiqi Al-Shdifat @cristina-mckean.bsky.social Odeh Trebacz Khattab 2025 Adaptation & Standardization of Two Arabic Communicative Devel Inventories for Chn 8-30 & 30-48 Months in 🇪🇬EG 🇯🇴JO & 🇵🇸PS. JSLHR doi.org/10.1044/2025... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

Adaptation and Standardization of Two Arabic Communicative Development Inventories for Children Aged 8–30 Months and 30–48 Months in Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine

Purpose: Assessing early language skills through parental report is a cost-effective way to screen for language delays when resources are scarce....

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speechbite.bsky.social @speechbite.bsky.social · Jun 17

The most clicked-on article from the May
@speechbite.bsky.social
newsletter was an RCT comparing the effectiveness of 2 preschool language interventions (Building Early Sentences Therapy and an Adapted Derbyshire Language Scheme) bit.ly/3Tt4b8C It's open access! #SLPeeps #SLP2B #SLT #bskySPEECHIES

A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Pre-School Language Interventions-Building Early Sentences Therapy and an Adapted Derbyshire Language Scheme - speechBITE

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Dr Stephanie van Eeden @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social · Jun 5

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! If you work in the North East of England come along to our hub meeting and research symposium to catch up on quality improvement and research activities in our region. You can view accepted abstracts here: lnkd.in/dGtvTXMK
And register using this form: lnkd.in/d3tCr-Ac

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Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · Jun 2

Looking for Australian and New Zealand parents of children with a #CleftPalate to participate in interview research about their experiences of speech pathology. sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Text describing the research and a QR code for contact which links to https://sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cwQ01tdq9S0nut0

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Suze @suze-freogirl.bsky.social · May 14

We would love you to share this advert far and wide - such an exciting project to be involved with - and a great team! @edldproject.bsky.social #DevLangDis

Michelle St Clair @michellestclair.bsky.social · May 13

New post for an SLT/SLP Research Associate/Assistant to work on an @edldproject.bsky.social project to validate a screening tool to identify #DevLangDis in adults! Please RT widely! @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @profnikkibotting.bsky.social www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

ED12650 Research Assistant/Associate - Jobs at Bath

Research Associate

www.bath.ac.uk

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Dr Stephanie van Eeden @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social · May 7

Registration for the North East SLT symposium closes on 22nd June. Sign up here for a full day of talks for just £5! forms.office.com/e/Px4BSiV3d1 @nesltresearch.bsky.social

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Dr Stephanie van Eeden @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social · May 4

Click here for full leaflet www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...

Dr Stephanie van Eeden @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social · May 4

It’s Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness week. Cleft can affect how a child learns to speak. Early detection and the dedicated work of a MDT alongside family is needed to help children reach their potential. This leaflet was developed to help spread awareness.

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Cleft Collective @cleftcollective.bsky.social · May 1

Great to be in Newcastle for the annual Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland Conference #cfsgbi2025😀
A fantastic talk from @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social 'Exploring sleep and language outcomes in children with cleft lip/palate using Cleft Collective data'.
@yvonnewren.bsky.social

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