National Student Day 2008

25 March

City University London

This exciting event offered an interesting and interactive series of professional workshops and presentations and told you more about the role of the RCSLT.

It focused 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 had the chance to meet and network with other SLT students from across the UK and senior staff and representatives from the RCSLT.

Lunch and refreshments included.

Sessions included:

• interactive workshops on current 'hot topics' within the profession
• a newly-qualified SLT, sharing her 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

Due to anticipated high demand there was a £10 deposit made payable at the time of booking. This was fully refunded upon attendance at the event.

Presentations

• Welcome, aims of the day and introduction to RCSLT - Mary Turnbull, Deputy Chair, RCSLT Council
• Bilingualism and speech and language therapy - slides
• Bilingualism and speech and language therapy - questions and debates - Sunita Shah, clinical lead SLT and Bilingual specialist, Brent PCT and Amanda Howett senior lecturer in speech and language therapy, Birmingham City University
• Mental capacity Act and speech and language therapy - Antonia Charalambos specialist SLT, St Pancras Hospital
• Dysphagia - Liz Boaden, Head of speech and language Therapy Services, Central Lancashire PCT
• Student to therapist Lucy Hughes, SLT Early Years Speech and Language Therapy Service, Camden PCT and Fiona Gillies, Adult SLT Medway PCT
• Interview tips and jobs - Melanie Abba, Principle SLT: schools team, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust