Free downloadable publications

These publications are available free from the RCSLT, click on an underlined title to download.

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Agenda for Change (AfC)
Agenda for Change: Clinical Profiles
Agenda for Change: Professional Manager Profiles
Agenda for Change: Profile Guidance
AFC: A level playing field or a slippery slope? (February 2006)
Agenda for Change: Supplementary Guidance (August 2005)

For Clients
Help your Child to Talk

Knowledge and skills framework (KSF)
Guidance for speech and language therapy staff for developing KSF outlines (July 2005)

Professional Policy Statements (July 2007)

Tranisitions moving on well

A good practice guide on effective transition from children's to adult services for young people with complex health needs has been published on March 19 2008 by the Department of Health and the Department for Schools, Children and Families. Download the PDF or Visit the DH website for more information.

Publications endorsed by the RCSLT
CR144. Challenging Behaviour: A Unified Approach (June 2007)
Interprofessional Dysphagia Framework
Linguistic minorities: good practice for SLTs (October 2007)

RCSLT and BATOD collaborative working with appendices (November 2007)

Aphasia Reading List (by subject)
Approaching Research in Speech and Language Therapy (January 2003)
Reference list:Head injury (February 2007)


RCSLT policy statements and position papers
Position Paper: Videofluoroscopy (January 2007)
Position Paper: Videofluoroscopy KSF (January 2007) [members only]

Position Paper: speech and language therapy provision for critical care (January 2007)
Position Paper: speech and language therapy provision for critical care KSF (January 2007) [members only]

Position Paper: supporting children with speech, language and communication needs within integrated children's services (January 2006)

Accountability for Professional Advice Given to People who are Not Registered Patients (August 2005)
FEES: The role of speech and language therapy: policy statement (August 2005)

Position Paper: the provision of speech and language therapy for people with dementia (April 2005)

Speech and language therapy endoscopy for voice disordered patients: policy statement (November 2007)

Position Paper: the provision of clinical placements: stakeholder roles and responsibilities (March 2003)

Position Paper: speech and language therapy provision for adults with learning disabilities (March 2003)

The future: A paper for consultation (response to the HPC consultation) (September 2002)


SLT managers information
General Principles for SLT Managers undergoing structural changes
Information pack for new SLT managers (April 2005)
Developing_a_diversity_strategy.pdf

Terminology
A History of the Terminology of Communication Sciences and Disorders