The Brainy Speech Therapist Podcast

S3 Ep6 Aphasia Awareness: Jan and Carly Davey

Helen speaks to Jan and Carly to mark Aphasia Awareness Month. Jan had a stroke which resulted in aphasia, and her daughter Carly now works for The Stroke Association. Follow them on social media: Twitter @carlystroke Instagram a_life_after_stroke and Facebook A Life After Stroke. Check out The Stroke Association site for great information https://www.stroke.org.uk/what-is-aphasia. Watch the documentary When the Words Away Went https://www.stroke.org.uk/when-the-words-away-went

S3 Ep5 2023 Aphasia Awareness: Julie and Raymond

Julie and Raymond share their journey with Jan McIntosh-Brown. Julie had a brain injury in 2020 as a result of an aneurysm
and she lives with aphasia.

S3 Ep4 Dr Hashir Aazh: Hyperacusis

Jan and Helen are joined by Dr Aazh, an audiologist with expertise in hyperacusis, tinnitus, and misophonia. Information about his practice can be accessed at https://hashirtinnitusclinic.com/
If you would like more information about his tinnitus masterclass go to https://tinnitustherapy.org.uk/
Dr Aazh has resources he discusses with us: questionnaires are at https://tinnitustherapy.org.uk/assessment-tools/ with information on the research at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9788912/
Dr Aazh's book, Living Well With Tinnitus can be purchased online https://amzn.eu/d/0ZRcUWP
If you have comments about the episode, do contact us via Twitter @BrainySLT or Instagram @brainyspeechtherapists

S3, E3: Mr Douglas Gentleman, Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist

Mr Douglas Gentleman talks with us about his reflections on his time working with people with brain injuries and changes within the field.

S3 Ep 2 Dr Giles Yeates

In this episode we speak to Dr Giles Yeates, a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist. Dr Yeates works with couples and families following brain injury, is a researcher at Oxford Brookes University, and integrates his expertise as a T'ai Chi and kung-fu master to rehabilitation.
Resources:
UKABIF https://ukabif.org.uk/
AnchorPoint https://ukabif.org.uk/page/AnchorPoint
Article on the therapeutic alliance and social cognition:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362696714_ASSOCIATIONS_BETWEEN_THERAPEUTIC_WORKING_ALLIANCE_AND_SOCIAL_COGNITION_IN_NEURO-_REHABILITATION_ASOCIACIONES_ENTRE_LA_ALIANZA_TERAPEUTICA_DE_TRABAJO_Y_LA_COGNICION_SOCIAL_EN_LA_NEURO-_REHABILITACION
Conferences mentioned:
International brain injury association Dublin.
https://www.internationalbrain.org/meetings-and-events/ibia-world-congress
Ahead Together Conference
https://www.rwkgoodman.com/events/ahead-together-conference-2023/
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group hybrid conference
https://www.mersevents.com/20th-nr-sig-wfnr
Different Strokes YouTube channel. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFbV9vPwChQY-u8FlPPC021xfg0dOphkg

S3, E1. Duran Hunt: Motivational Speaker

Tonight we hear from Duran Hunt, a motivational speaker and survivor of a traumatic brain injury. He speaks about his journey and his desire to help others. He is joined by his speech and language therapist Matthew Nakonesky. If you would be keen to have Duran come and speak at any of your events, please contact Matthew matthew@speechtherapynortheast.co.uk, website: www.speechtherapynortheast.co.uk
And here is the link to the video we discussed https://youtu.be/328J0E8vq9g

S2: Ep 13: Rehab Mantras

In the final episode of season 2, Jan and Helen speak to Dr Sara de Ramos about Rehab Mantras, a concept recently introduced across The Disabilities Trust. Sara mentions the Research Digest that the Trust produces, to read more head to https://www.thedtgroup.org/research/research-digest?page=1

S2, Ep 12: SLT student placement

In this episode Saskia Whitford and Lucy Beckett, 3rd year speech and language therapy students at Strathclyde University share their reflections of their recent placement working with people with brain injuries.

S2: Ep 11

We speak to Dr Lesley Scobbie about her work on goal setting in therapy. To read more about Lesley's work and get in touch with her, head to her research profile at https://researchonline.gcu.ac.uk/en/persons/lesley-scobbie
The specific paper mentioned on making goal setting accessible for people with aphasia can be accessed here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638288.2022.2085331
As always, connect with Helen and Jan via Twitter @BrainySLT or Instagram @brainyspeechtherapists.

S2 Ep 10: Music therapy

Helen, Jan and Fiona talk with music therapy student Johnny Barr about music therapy and about Fiona's personal experiences.