The Brainy Speech Therapist Podcast

Episode nine: Walk with us

In this episode, Jan and Helen are delighted to be joined by two people with lived experience of brain injury. Fiona and Alan take us through their journeys since their brain injuries, how they are doing now, and what they hope for the future. As always, we thank you for listening and welcome you to share your thoughts on Twitter @BrainySLT and Instagram @brainyspeechtherapists.

What’s happening in Tayside

In this episode Jan and Helen speak to Amy and Alex, Speech and Language Therapists in NHS Tayside. We chat about the highs and lows of working with the brain injury caseload, how we as therapists can support one another, and the thinking behind Words of the Week. If you've not signed up to Words of the Week, information can be found here: https://www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk/OurServicesA-Z/AdultAcquiredSpeechandLanguageTherapy/PROD_314107/index.htm We'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback on the podcast, find us on social media via @BrainySLT on Twitter and @brainyspeechtherapists on Instagram. 

Giving voice to family members

In this episode we talk to Anne, who's husband had a traumatic brain injury. We talk about their journey of recovery and rehabilitation together, how she processed what happened, and what helped her. For more on this subject, we recommend the book Family Experience of Brain Injury: Surviving, Coping and Adjusting; by Jo Clark-Wilson and Mark Holloway. Available from all good bookshops.

Nutrition matters

In episode 6, Jan and Helen collaborate with Sian Riley from Red Pepper Nutrition to discuss how speech and language therapists and dietitians work with people recovering from head injuries. Sian can be contacted via her website www.redpeppernutrition.com, and is on Twitter @RedPepperNutri, her podcast is called the Red Pepper Nutrition podcast. Communication Access training is mentioned, more information can be found at https://communication-access.co.uk/ Get in touch with Jan and Helen via Twitter @BrainySLT or Instagram @brainyspeechtherapists. 

Episode five: Enabling Environments

In this episode, we speak to Jane Johnson, Speech and Language Therapist, on the subject of Positive Behaviour Support.
Jane highlights some resources for more information-
PBS Alliance webinars: https://www.bild.org.uk/resources/?fwp_resource_type=webinar
Restraint Reduction Network: https://restraintreductionnetwork.org/
The Facebook group for UK therapists interested in PBS can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465347221060448/about
Jane herself can be reached via janejohnsonslt@yahoo.co.uk
Helen and Jan also reference webinars with Gary LaVigna Ph.D, watch them here: http://iaba.com/jargonfree.html?fbclid=IwAR1IrHMACtb0EH_EKo8sSikbkGRPcu3Zy9xpWxhFe9PcreZ_IgVersVSTDA

Episode four: Working Smarter

Welcome to the second part of our chat with Dr Brian O'Neill. For full show notes and links, please see the description from Part 1

Episode three: Working Smarter

Welcome to episode 3! This is the first of two parts in which we talk to Dr Brian O'Neill about research design. There were some technical issues with the recording, so we hope you will stick with the episode despite these. Couple of factchecks for both episodes - Brian mentions Robyn Tate, who is based at the University of Sydney, and also mentions heading to the NIHR site, which can be found at www.nihr.ac.uk. Lastly, Jan mentions resource sharing via Aphasia Access, which can be found at https://www.aphasiaaccess.org/resource-exchange/

Episode two: Focus on the Family

In this second episode of the Brainy Speech Therapists Podcast, hosts Jan McIntosh-Brown and Helen Maclean are joined by SLT, University Lecturer, and researcher Lynn Grayson. Lynn has recently published her first paper resulting from her research into the needs of communication partners following a traumatic brain injury: https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12555. Follow us on Twitter @BrainySLT or Instagram @brainyspeechtherapists. We also mention Headway, a brain injury charity in the UK, their helpline number is 0808 800 2244. Episode edited by Kenyah McIntosh-Brown.

Episode one: I’m not a Grinch, I’ve had a brain injury

Welcome to the first episode of the Brainy Speech Therapist podcast. We're Helen and Jan, and in this episode we talk a bit about ourselves and the ethos of the podcast. We also talk about the impact of a brain injury on executive functions and what this means for the festive season. See our Twitter page @BrainySLT or Instagram @brainyspeechtherapists for the executive function diagram referenced in the episode. We also mention the Headway Helpline, the number is 0808 800 2244. Episode edited by Kenyah McIntosh-Brown.