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Kim Turner

@kimt-slt.bsky.social
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Speech and Language Therapist and Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. Research and clinical interests - barriers to access to justice for those with speech, language and communication needs. #criminaljustice #mentalhealth #devlangdis

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
PODCAST: Complex social challenges, like homelessness and teenage pregnancy, require ‘joined-up’ solutions. Moira Wallace joins @jenniferthf.bsky.social​ to reflect on lessons from the social exclusion unit. Listen now 🎧
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20 years of policy for disadvantage: lessons for the future – with Moira Wallace
With near-record numbers of young people not in education, work or training – and public investment constrained – what solutions are available to tackle complex social problems?
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Wonderful to have been in Tromso, Norway this week with Alina Haines-Delmont for the Neurohabilitation conference. A beautiful place and stimulating discussions #Intellectualdisabilities #criminaljustice #Slpeeps
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J & R Press @jandrpress.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Wow! Excited to open our first delivery of Bowen and Snow's "Evidence-based support for children and young people with additional needs" Still available on pre-publication offer on our website #bskyspeechies #children #SLT www.jr-press.co.uk/product/evid...
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Bec (she/her) @0ddishing.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Come join our SLT team at Oxford Hospitals! Full time permanent Band 6 role in our acute stroke team #SLPeeps #SLT #SLTjobs
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Job vacancy: Speciality Speech and Language Therapist – Acute Stroke, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Headington, Oxford | trac.jobs
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Michelle St Clair @michellestclair.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
So pleased to launch this project! Any adult with #DevLangDis, autism or dyslexia invited to participate! We are also looking for adults without neurodevelopmental diagnoses. Please RT! @profnikkibotting.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social
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Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
ADHD & autism are five-to-ten times more prevalent in prisons vs the general population. Refusing to recognise, support & truly value neurodivergent people isn't just inhumane - it's fiscally ruinous. Kids struggle to focus, feel overwhelmed, we call them bad then lock them up. & it costs loads!
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Enjoying the posters at #RCSLTCONF2025 - Some of them talk to you!! Enjoyed reading about the development of a rating checklist for easy read material developed by Hollyanna Wilson in conjunction with people with a learning disability. Look out for the free RATER checklist, coming soon 👀🔎 #slpeeps
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT TODAY COULDN'T GET ANY BETTER, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES❗@karlamcgregor.bsky.social and co are 🔥on fire🔥 in @ashajournals.bsky.social in a 🆓🔓 article about #devlangdis and its spectral nature. This assertion will stay with me: "To diagnose is to categorize". pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....
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Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis
Purpose: We aimed to create a comprehensive understanding of the dilemmas involved in the diagnosis of developmental language disorder (DLD) and ...
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slt-cjss-cen.bsky.social @slt-cjss-cen.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
It's ask the committee time!! Today's question is: What made you want to be an SLT in Criminal Justice and Secure Settings? Add your answers below and join the discussion. #SLPeeps #SLT #MySLTDay #CriminalJustice #SecureSettings #BskySpeechies
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Excited to be joining the #RCSLTConf25 to see not 1 but 2 criminal justice related sessions 🙌🏻 I'll shortly be joining the Adult Prison session before chairing the Youth Justice session. Exciting times!! 🤩 #mySLTday
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David Kinnane @speechbloke.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
To support DLD Day 2025, we’ve updated our free DLD guide for families - 135 articles addressing FAQs #devlangdis #DLDday www.banterspeech.com.au/dld-a-free-g...
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DLD: A FREE Guide for Families – 4th edition out today! [download] | Banter Speech & Language
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is common. But - compared with neurodevelopmental disorders like autism, ADHD, and learning disorders - DLD is still not well known. Back in 2020, we created a DL...
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Today is #DLDDay Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder is rising but not well understood. Did you know that it carries on into adulthood? That it doesn't have to be in conjunction with any other condition? Affects 7% of the population? Find out more here: radld.org/about/dld/ #devlangdis
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
This Thursday (Oct 2nd) @hannahhobson.bsky.social is presenting @radld.bsky.social's @deevybee.bsky.social lecture on camouflaging in #DevLangDis. Don't miss it. Recording tickets also available. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-d... #DLDday
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The 2025 Dorothy Bishop Lecture with Dr Hannah Hobson
How we see (and don’t see) DLD: camouflaging and others’ perceptions of communication needs.
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Dr Lucy Hughes @lucyhughesslt.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Please check out the Top 10 Research Priority Questions for #DevLangDis. Newly launched after extensive consultations involving people with DLD, families and professionals. www.rcslt.org/news/top-que...
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Top questions for DLD research priorities revealed | RCSLT
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Day 2 at #VACJS25 starting with a tech 'mare for my presentation!! Lora Briski from Slovenia presented on the increase on non native speakers attending court and how they are supported - need for specialist interpreters and careful assessment of language skills
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Happy to be in Cardiff for the Vulnerable Accused conference for the next 2 days. Lots of interesting talks lined up #VACJS25
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RADLD-Raising Awareness for Developmental Language Disorder @radld.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Onn October 2nd Dr Hannah Hobson from the University of York will be presenting this year's Dorothy Bishop lecture with the title 'How we see (and don’t see) DLD: camouflaging and others’ perceptions of communication needs.' #DevLangDis #DLDday www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-d...
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EngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Happy Thursday E-DLD followers! Here is today's summarised study. Summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/does-a-... Original article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #devlangdis #languagedisorders #engagedld
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RADLD-Raising Awareness for Developmental Language Disorder @radld.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
We will soon be publishing a new version of the fact sheet on developmental language disorder (DLD)! It is now being translated into 24 different languages. Now we have it in Brazilian Portuguese, Slovenian, Estonian, German, French, Indonesian, Latvian, Norwegian and Danish! Who's next? #devlangdis
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Transform Justice @transformjustice.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
How do we navigate questions of mental illness, ‘insanity’ and culpability in our justice system? Bradley Hillier and Rhona Friedman discuss on the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast. 🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/319ef0 #CriminalJustice #MentalHealth #TransformJusticePodcast
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Richard Cave @speedoftrust27.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Hello Everyone, Two free webinars for ElevenLabs voice banking/cloning both Wed 17th Sep (UK/US) 1: UK 11am / EST 6am / AEST 8pm 2: UK 4.30pm / EST 11:30am / AEST 01:30am Ask questions, share best practices, hear on updates app.livestorm.co/elevenlabs/v... Use the drop-down pick list to select
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Voice Cloning Webinar 2a for Impact Users, Clinicians, and Nonprofit Partners | ElevenLabs
Join certified speech-language pathologists and ElevenLabs Impact team members Richard Cave and Gabi Leibowitz for our next Impact Program Webinar.Voice cloning is a powerful tool, and we know our ...
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🆓🔓🦋 #bskySPEECHIES lack of diverse voices steering the profession, both locally & globally, raises concerns of inadvertently marginalising groups & perpetuating the same views & practices, thereby limiting the impact of SLP services & risking widening inequities. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Amplifying the voices of underrepresented speech-language pathologists: A scoping review using the transformative research paradigm
To investigate the characteristics of studies that included underrepresented speech-language pathologists (SLPs) as research participants.A scoping review was conducted using the principles of the ...
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
If you live in/near Chicago please go support the wonderful Eve 🙏🏻 #slpeeps #wespeechies
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RADLD-Raising Awareness for Developmental Language Disorder @radld.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a difficulty with understanding & using words & sentences. That might seem like a small issue to you, but to people with DLD this can be a huge barrier. The biggest barrier of all is NEXT TO NO ONE HAS HEARD OF DLD. Help us change that! #DLDday #DevLangDis
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slt-cjss-cen.bsky.social @slt-cjss-cen.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Do you want to present at our next event? Message us or email us offendersig@gmail.com It's a great CPD opportunity!
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
It's utterly mad. These people are the opposite of terrorists. THEY WANT PEACE. The police know they're not terrorists. The government knows they're not terrorists. Yet, on the Home Secretary's orders, they're being arrested under the Terrorism Act. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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More than 100 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action
Police in London detain scores of people and confiscate placards under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Huge congratulations to the newly annointed Dr @inclusionista.bsky.social 🥳 - such an important and insightful piece of work - Marginalised communities in children’s speech and language therapy: the experiences of primary carers living with social and economic disadvantage
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Great day with lots of like-minded individuals thinking about how language can change to support children in contact with the youth justice system www.cost.eu/actions/CA22...
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Laura Crane @lauramaycrane.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Calling autism community members and justice professionals (with experience in Magistrates/Crown Court) to help co-design new, accessible resources for autistic people involved in criminal court systems in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Autism community: lnkd.in/ekxQ_wV5 Justice professionals: lnkd.in/ee8SXbmd #AutRes
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Happy to be at the @n8prp.bsky.social conference today focusing on Neurodiversity in the Criminal justice system
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Really good to see more research for #SLTsinMH! Perfect timing after discussion yesterday about assessment 👌🏻 @susanguthrieslt.bsky.social
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Happy to be attending the Mental health symposium for Speech and Language Therapists @leedsbeckett.bsky.social organised by @susanguthrieslt.bsky.social. First up Rachel Sievers talking about the impact DLD has on adults regarding mental health and wellbeing #SLTsinMH
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Nichola Shelton @nichola-slp.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Open access paper on 246 Swedish adolescents with #DevLangDis and their caregivers: Predictors of academic achievement and educational support for adolescents with developmental language disorder (DLD) #SLPeeps doi.org/10.1177/0265...
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Predictors of academic achievement and educational support for adolescents with developmental language disorder (DLD) - Olof Sandgren, Birgitta Sahlén, Christina Samuelsson, Anna Ekström, 2025
Purpose Developmental language disorder (DLD) has known consequences on academic performance, and adaptations to teaching methods and material are often require...
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Rachel Sievers @sieversslt.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
A pleasure to talk with Dr Shaun Ziegenfusz of the DLD project about working with adults with DLD (developmental language disorder) last week for the DLD Project podcast last week. #developmentallanguagedisorder #DLD #DevLangDis #RADLD #inclusion #neurodiversity #RADLD #NAPLIC #AFASIC #DLDproject
Images shows the logo for DLD Project and the banner 'The Talking DLD Podcast'
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Good to be at @cjalliance.bsky.social and @manmetuni.bsky.social 's Criminal justice research symposium. Looking forward to some interesting discussions.
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Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 17/04/2025
I look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years. This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration. www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out
Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.
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EngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
We’re hosting a special E-DLD Event you won’t want to miss! “They don’t realise how hard he has to try every day” By the incredible Professor Suze Leitão May 1st, 2025 10 AM BST / 5 PM ASWT Online & FREE Tickets are going fast — grab yours e-dld.ticketbud.com/a-paper-disc.... #DevLangDis
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Fabulous to attend the Unlocking Speech and Language Therapy in Health & Justice Conference yesterday. In the closing address I focused on the progress in the last 20 years and the opportunities for future growth. Exciting times! @tewv.bsky.social @clairemoser.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social
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NAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Coming up in May and June are a whole series of #DevLangDis CPD events including a journal club and the first 'working with adults with DLD' network. Check them out: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/30445474866
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NAPLIC
NAPLIC is the UK organisation for professionals who work with children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and other Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). Our aim i...
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
One of my favourite days on the SLT course @manmetuni.bsky.social talking about our key role in mental health. Huge thanks to @andrewryder.bsky.social and Laura Broad from @cwpnhs.bsky.social for sharing your jobs. Patient stories shared via this fab video + case discussion youtu.be/DIg2SLHk7vY?...
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'me at mealtimes - patient stories'
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Mark Jayes PhD, FRCSLT @markjayes.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Free @manmetuni.bsky.social #communication #disability #research #webinar with the brilliant @sallymorganslt.bsky.social presenting 'Safe, Efficient & Enjoyable Mealtimes for families of #children with #neurodevelopmental #dysphagia’ 08/04/25 16.30-17.30 GMT+1 teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
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Nacro @nacro.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Documentary highlights the cycle of reoffending in England and Wales, showing too many people released from prison into homelessness and lacking opportunities to move on. The Dutch are instead closing prisons, using community sentences to rehabilitate 🏠 tinyurl.com/3sjub2bn
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Can the UK fix its broken prison system? – video
The prison population in England and Wales has doubled in the last 30 years, with overcrowding now endemic across the system. But the government's strategy of easing this pressure by granting early re...
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Today is Swallowing Awareness Day. Every year I post my food and drink with reflections about people who have difficulties with eating and drinking. #SwallowAware2025
Outline of side profile of head and neck with asterisk at throat to indicate a swallowing difficulty. These difficulties are called dysphagia.
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Really good to present at the BSC Vulnerability Network this lunchtime and chat about some of my favourite subjects
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Suze @suze-freogirl.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Just out - Open Access #DevLangDis #DLD Leitão, S., St Clair, M., Botting, N., Gibson, J. L., & Jackson, E. (2025). “They don't realise how hard he has to try every day”: The rewards and challenges of parenting a child with developmental language disorder. IJLCD . dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460...
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“They don't realise how hard he has to try every day”: The rewards and challenges of parenting a child with developmental language disorder
Background An emerging body of literature explores the impact of living with developmental language disorder (DLD) on children, individuals and families. This work has identified a range of challeng...
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Speech and Language UK @speechandlanguk.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
If the neurodivergence taskforce wants to make schools better for neurodivergent children, why aren’t the 1 million children with Developmental Language Disorder part of the conversation?😣 This is totally unacceptable! Don't you agree, Department for Education? #TheForgottenMillion
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Laura Crane @lauramaycrane.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Really pleased to have been part of the team who authored this new article: 'Applied Principles for Inclusive Practice in Neurodevelopmental Research: A Selection and Report of Illustrative Case Studies'. Huge thanks to @cjcrompton.bsky.social & @suereviews.bsky.social for bringing us all together!
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Applied Principles for Inclusive Practice in Neurodevelopmental Research: A Selection and Report of Illustrative Case Studies - Current Developmental Disorders Reports
Purpose of Review Inclusive research practices are important for neurodevelopmental studies, facilitating the involvement of community members throughout the research process. Highlighting this value,...
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Nifty Fox Creative @niftyfoxcreative.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Mealtimes should be nourishing - both physiologically & emotionally. But, hospital eating environments in mental health wards don't always create the best setting for healing. Take a look at our animation with @susanguthrieslt.bsky.social exploring patient stories: vimeo.com/1041186684...
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Patient Stories of Meals on Mental Health Wards
This is "Patient Stories of Meals on Mental Health Wards" by Nifty Fox Creative on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
So proud of my wonderful friend Eve Keepings who has completed her full length documentary on #selectivemutism -Getting the Word Out. See the trailer here - vimeo.com/1053520196
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This is "trailer_v4_010325 (1080p)" by Eve Keepings de Jesus on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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Mark Jayes PhD, FRCSLT @markjayes.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Come and join our amazingly talented and welcoming @manmetuni.bsky.social #SLT programme team! manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...
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Lecturer (Speech and Language Therapy) - (8143) | Manchester Metropolitan University Careers
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