Speechie at DMU

Hello! Long time no see... how are you? I hope you're well, and that your week is treating you kindly so far. I have had some much needed time off from  tweeting  and blogging this year, whilst I completed my second year of my speech and language therapy (SLT) degree and had a break over the summer. I am excited to be metaphorically dipping my toes back in again! The real reason I am writing this post is that I get to share some incredibly lovely news today... I am so excited to announce that I was nominated for a joint Giving Voice award by the wonderful  Janet Harrison !   I received a Giving Voice award alongside  Jacqui Learoyd  and  Claire Westwood , and I feel very lucky to be in such good company. We have been recognised for our 'outstanding' and 'sustainable' social media campaign to 'shine a light on the transformative work of speech and language therapists'; including both the #mySLTday and ...

Hello there, a very warm welcome to my last post of 2018! I am very excited to be writing this post today...and I’m actually still slightly in shock that I get to share this news with you all. I am completely delighted to be a successful applicant for the 2019 Student Leadership Programme, and to be one of the #150leaders !  The  Council of Deans Student Leadership Programme (SLP)  is a program for successful first and second year Student Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), Midwives and Nurses. The programme aims develop the leadership skills and knowledge for working in health and social care. These skills form part of our essential competencies that the  Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)  set as standards for professional practise. I am so grateful for this opportunity, and very proud to have been successful. This year really has been a completely incredible, surreal one and I can’t wait to see ...

Hello there, thank you very much f or poppi ng by. This is a really fun and exciting post for me today, because I get to share some really lovely news with you all! Yay! I am so delighted to have been selected for one of Sarah Buckley Therapies minor student Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) grants this year! It is a fantastic opportunity, and I want to send a huge thank you to Sarah Buckley & her team. Writing my application was a really great chance for me to summarise my student SLT career so far, and to reflect on what I have achieved. Happily, I was very pleasantly surprised! It's so easy to get caught up in the busy uni terms, assignments and general life - and it's always a good time to take stock of what you have accomplished. I think it's true for everyone that you have always done more (and better) than you think, and one of my favourite quotes sums this up quite nicely: “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter t...