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Better Conversations Lab @BCAphasia

Better Conversations communication partner training | #SLT #slt2b research | Tweets: Dr Suzanne Beeke | @ACAphasia @BCPPAphasia @BCDParkinsons @UCLLangCog

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Better Conversations Lab@BCAphasia
10 Jun 2025
So lovely to be here with our fantastic #BetterConversationsLab #SLT PhD students, Claudia, Susie and Fern @Clau_OM @SusieWSLT Flying the @UCLLangCog communication partner training flag at #NAC2025 @UCLBrainScience @UCLPALS
Claudia Olivares Matus@Clau_OM
9 Jun 2025
First day of the Nordic Aphasia Conference in Uppsala, Sweden #NAC2025. Amazing presentations, interesting conversations, beautiful places and of course, taking the Communication Partner Training flag everywhere 🙌🏼 @volkmer_anna @BCAphasia @UCLLangCog
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The APT Project@APTproject2
Jan 21
Calling UK #SLTs. Your expertise is crucial! ✨ Help shape the future of communication partner training by completing our survey. 🔗 Take part today: tinyurl.com/2td67s6k @RPalmerSLT @MadelineCruice
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The APT Project@APTproject2
Jan 21
The APT Project is back up and running!🎉Thanks to everyone who attended the launch event yesterday. We will share the video on our website as soon as it is ready - sheffield.ac.uk/ctru/current…

APT Programme

Aphasia Partnership Training Programme: Developing training to help improve communication between people with aphasia and their partners.

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UCL Giving Voice@UCLGivingVoice
25 Aug 2025
New episode out now! Rich & Cristian talk to Mark, UCL alum and adult in-patient SLT, about his experience navigating SLT as a man. Link in bio! #speechandlanguagetherapy #givingvoice #slt #slt2b #meninhealthcare
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UCL Giving Voice@UCLGivingVoice
2 Nov 2025
New episode out now! In this episode Matt talks to Richard Cave about his journey to becoming an SLT, his work with Project Euphonia, and new innovations in voice banking. Link in the bio! #speechandlangaugetherapy #givingvoice #SLT #aac #voicebanking
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Rosemary Townsend@RosemaryTowns15
28 Aug 2025
Bonus visit to garden at St Georges after today’s #PPA training session for #Dementia & delirium clinical nurse specialists @geshNHS Building knowledge & skills in supporting conversations & decision making in #LanguageLedDementia role of #SLT & signposting @dyscoveraphasia
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Claudia Kate (Dr CKAY)@medicslt_ckay
27 Aug 2025
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@UCLGivingVoice @BCAphasia UCL students/alumni get a discount! Message UCL GV for discount code! We love sharing tips/experiences and seeing fledging clinicians to be the best we can be!
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Good to see accurate media coverage of PPA 👍 Sadly no mention of the support that #SLT can provide @dyscoveraphasia @rcslt *Bruce Willis’s frontotemporal dementia condition explained* independent.co.uk/life-style…

Bruce Willis’s frontotemporal dementia condition explained

The Die Hard star’s family says Willis is now living with a full-time care team

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Dr Anna Volkmer@volkmer_anna
1 Aug 2025
Better Conversations training is going down under! Any Australian speech pathologists who would like to attend our training in Sydney on Monday 10th Nov or in Perth on Monday 17th November? Sign up here: ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/pal… @BCPPAphasia @BCAphasia @SpeechPathAus

Training Courses and Events | UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences

Upcoming Better Conversations events are advertised here. The Better Conversations conference is held every two years. We run communication partner training approximately twice per year.

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So excited to be taking Better Conversations to Australia in November! Booking link ⬇️ #BetterConversationsLab
Dr Anna Volkmer@volkmer_anna
1 Aug 2025
Better Conversations training is going down under! Any Australian speech pathologists who would like to attend our training in Sydney on Monday 10th Nov or in Perth on Monday 17th November? Sign up here: ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/pal… @BCPPAphasia @BCAphasia @SpeechPathAus
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Looking forward to being part of this important communication partner training research, taking forward our @APTproject2 work into codesign and a trial
RCSLTResearch@RCSLTResearch
18 Jul 2025
Congratulations to @RPalmerSLT & @MadelineCruice on their NIHR funding for the Aphasia Partnership Training (APT) project, aiming to improve communication between people with aphasia & their communication partners. 👏 southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/ne…
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Kim Ferrari@KimFerrari_SLT
13 Jul 2025
Grateful to work with such an amazing bunch of people 🥰 We have a great opportunity to offer a position at @standrewsSLT - if you are interested in joining our forward thinking, passionate & fun team, please get in touch! @StAndrewsCare #mySLTday @UCL_MScSLS @SLTatBCU @DmuSlt
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Helen Wallace@HelenWa08130363
2 Jul 2025
Calling all speech-language pathologists... How can we best support people with aphasia to return to driving after stroke? Please share your views and clinical practice in our brief online survey: uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtri…
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Avril Drummond💙@AvrilDrummond1
4 Jul 2025
Please RT and please help! @audreybowenprof @preston_jenny @CharlieChung90 @KaterinaHilari @NikolaSprigg @TheStrokeAssoc
Sandra Wydera@SWydera
2 Jul 2025
Are you a UK-based clinician working with people who've had a TIA or minor stroke in the past year? Help us improve psychological care by taking part in the @OPTIMISE_study online survey. It only takes a few minutes! forms.office.com/e/RWuWQgbwY… @DrEiriniKontou @ARC_EM @InstituteMH
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Jodi Allen@JodiAllenSLT
30 Jun 2025
Three years, 177 participants, 12 countries, a multitude of new colleagues, collaborations, and 97,000 words after it all began… it’s time to share it all back on the #NHS frontline. Thank you @NIHRresearch for trusting me with this most incredible PhD fellowship opportunity.
Jodi Allen@JodiAllenSLT
1 Jun 2022
Rather kind of #QueenElizabeth to pop by & wish me luck on #day1 of my @NIHRresearch #PhD #CDRF today… #gantt chart at the ready & 1094 days to go 🤓😆🍀
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Naomi Soar@naomi_soar
13 Jun 2025
Not every day I get to tell the Chancellor of the Exchequer a bit about the role of a Speech & Language Therapist. @RCSLT Photo @guardian
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RT @RCSLT: Looking to start your leadership journey? Apply to our 2025 leadership programme now. 2 in-person days, 3 virtual seminars s…
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RT @RCSLT: ⏰The upcoming minor grants deadline is Tuesday 24 June! Each grant offers up to £800 for CPD, covering virtual or in-person co…
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RCSLT 💙@RCSLT
27 Jun 2025
Our guidance on acquired brain injury is out for consultation. We're inviting input from SLTs, relevant organizations & the public. We want to hear from individuals w/ brain injuries & their families to ensure the guidance is comprehensive & inclusive. rcslt.org/news/acquired-brai…
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RCSLTResearch@RCSLTResearch
25 Jun 2025
After a great day of careful consideration with @LindAlliance, we now have the top 10 research priorities for #DevLangDis 🙌Many thanks to everyone that contributed 🙏 Results to be announced soon @rcslt @hughes_slt
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City Access - Resources for Aphasia@_CityAccess
3 Jun 2025
✨New paper!✨ @SarahNorthcott8 and team explored what people with #aphasia and their families consider important when training healthcare staff to support their psychological #wellbeing post stroke. Codesign workshops with 6 stakeholders identified 5 themes:
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