COVID-19 resources for SLTs
Children and young people
The following external resources have been recommended by RCSLT members and staff — SLTs may find them useful when navigating the changing working environment brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have a resource that you think would be useful, please email info@rcslt.org.
Please ensure to check the advice offered via these links is appropriate to your country and context.
General
- edpsy.co.uk: Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for children, families and professionals
- Emerging Minds: Supporting children and young people with worries and anxiety regarding COVID-19
- The Sensory Projects: COVID-19 Educational Resources
- Moor House School and College: SHAPE CODING app available for a limited period
- Sheffield’s Children’s NHS Trust: Coronavirus resources for children and families
- University of Oxford and University of Reading: Supporting children and young people with worries about COVID-19
Communication
- PrAACtical Resources: Dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic for people with Augmentative and alternative communication (ACC)
- Speaking space: Coronavirus and staying safe – Makaton version
- Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation (Australia): Healthcare Communication Support Resources – including COVID-19
- Widgit.com: Critical Care COVID-19 Communication Chart
- Speaking Space: Makaton video how lockdown works and what it means.
Ear, nose and throat
Easy-read resources
- Access Easy English: (Australia) COVID-19 Easy English resources
- Keepsafe: Easy read coronavirus posters
- Beyond Words: free resources to support people through the Coronavirus pandemic
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) easy to understand video guide
- Simple social distancing timetable (from University of Sheffield student Hayley Smith)
eLearning
General resources
Telehealth, remote working and remote service delivery
- Resources for online working from the Facilitators for Pandemic Response group (continually updated)
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP): Remote service delivery information (now publicly accessible)
- Computers in Therapy Clinical Excellence Network (CIT CEN): Toolkit for SLTs using technology in therapy
- Barnsley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:Videos demonstrating how to carry out a practical tasks with equipment provided by the trust