RCSLT National Student Study Day 2009

3 April 2009
De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

This exciting event offered an interesting and interactive series of professional workshops and presentations and tell you more about the role of your professional body.

It focussed on some of the great opportunities a career in speech and language therapy can offer, as well as recent therapy approaches currently being researched and undertaken by practising SLTs.

Delegates also got the chance to meet and network with other SLT students from across the UK and senior staff and representatives from the RCSLT.

Sessions included:

• Interactive workshops on current 'hot topics' within the profession
• A newly-qualified SLT sharing experiences on the transition from student to newly-qualified practitioner
• A speech and language therapy manager presenting interview tips and what managers look for when recruiting SLTs

For more details, please see the agenda.

Presentations

• Welcome to RCSLT Student Study Day - Mary Turnbull, Chair, RCSLT Council
• Working with bilingual children and families - Panna Chavda, Clinical Lead SLT, Leicester City PCT
• References for dynamic assessment in speech and language therapy - Natalie Hasson, Clinical Tutor, City University
• The practicalities of delivering effective therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders - Gina Davies, Specialist SLT, Attention Autism
• Transition from student to NQP - Mary Parmenter, SLT, University Hospitals Aintree NHS Foundation Trust / The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust and Helena Murphy, Generalist Paediatric SLT, Tameside and Glossop PCT
• Finding your first job - how to make an impression - Lynn Carruthers, SLT Manager (Adult Services), Leicestershire County and Rutland NHS