The Brainy Speech Therapist Podcast

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.

S2 Ep 9: Professor Jenny Kitzinger

Professor Jenny Kitzinger is the Co-Director of the Coma and Disorders of Consciousness Research Centre, and Director of Research: Impact and Engagement at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Culture. In conversation with Helen, she discusses the role of SLT in disorders of consciousness, media representation of brain injury, and the importance of having a conversation with loved ones about our wishes in the event we can't advocate for ourselves. Jenny can be found on Twitter @JennyKitzinger, and the training site we mention is at https://cdoctraining.org.uk. Further reading mentioned: Guidelines for SLT working with adults in a Disorder of Consciousness : https://www.rhn.org.uk/content/uploads/2016/04/SLT-DOC-guidelines-RCSLT-version-Jan-2020.pdf and the RCP Guidelines: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/prolonged-disorders-consciousness-following-sudden-onset-brain-injury-national-clinical-guidelines Also look at the Healthtalk site section on family experiences of vegetative and minimally conscious states: https://healthtalk.org/family-experiences-vegetative-and-minimally-conscious-states/overview

Believe in Yourself

This episode features Stephen Rowat talking about his life before and now with a brain injury.

S2 Ep 7: Assessment

Jan and Helen discuss the wide range of assessments they use with their caseloads. Here's where to access many mentioned: Brisbane evidence-based language https://brisbanetest.org/ Quick Aphasia Battery https://aphasialab.org/qab/ Aphasia Impact Questionnaire https://www.aiq-21.net/ TASIT-UK https://www.assbi.com.au/Sys/Store/Products/39998 Cognitive-Communication Checklist for Acquired Brain Injury https://brainandcommunication.ca/cccabi/