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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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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Ooh, congratulations in advance!!
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Quality Dad joke there 😫😆
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Not looking remotely guilty!! 😆
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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 · 04/12/2025
Our team! What lovely feedback will pass it on 😊 @manmetuni.bsky.social
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Also excited to see a poster from Sunila John on evaluation of language abilities of individuals with schizophrenia. Standard assessment tool wasn't helpful but linguistic analysis of connected speech sample shows promise- good news as have an MSc student planning a study around this #RCSLTCONF2025
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
@nessa-lloyd.bsky.social has a very natty title for hers 'A modest PRU-posal' looking at service developments to fast track vulnerable students for assessment. An average wait time of just 20 days 👏🏻 #RCSLTCONF2025
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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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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
It was a good reminder to me not just to be a passive recipient of information!
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Finally, Prof Maria Arche talking about the Youth Justice Language COST Action project which now involves 30 countries across Europe raising awareness of communication needs in the criminal justice space youthjusticelanguage.org/about-the-ac... #Slpeeps #RCSLTCONF2025
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About the Action - CostEU
Our Action aims to create a transnational platform to raise awareness and develop knowledge and tools to address the human rights challenges stemming from the
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Fiona Stuart talking about her PhD at Queens University Belfast developing an AI tool to support Police Officers to recognise the best ways to interview an individual with communication needs #Slpeeps #RCSLTConf2025
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Three wonderful sessions chaired. Elaine Duddy talked about how she raised the number of completed assessments, increased young people's agency in the Youth Justice Service whilst importantly 'moving at the speed of trust'. #slpeeps #RCSLTConf2025
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I agree it has gone quiet and LinkedIn seems busier but I think we need to keep cultivating this space as I think/hope it can become a beautiful space for sharing all things SLP/SLT #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
And that's a wrap from beautiful Cardiff and the Vulnerable Accused Criminal Justice System conference #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Sandwell are providing a wrap around service for children in Alternative Provisions including SLT to try and provide support to avoid contact with youth justice #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Finally Vanessa Lloyd closing the conference- a speech and language therapist closing a criminal justice conference. Communication is central to so much in a justice setting. This makes me very happy 😊 #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Now Melanie Jameson talking about dyslexia and what can support dyslexic individuals #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
...And there are a lot of steps and modifications along the way. Take away - listen to and observe the person closely #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
But it doesn't have to be that way, sometimes it works. This needs the right people involved early and buy in from all #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Tony Bowman from The SOLD Network talking about barriers to justice for vulnerable defendants at every stage of the justice system #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Tina presents a case study - 'Darius' - would earlier input be more cost effective as well as the emotional and social impact. Intermediary was not instructed until 4 days before trial #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Final session of the conference already. Now, Tina Perreria from the intermediary cooperative talking about the use of intermediaries with the Police #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Really need to be careful with restorative justice in prison settings where vulnerability can be dangerous #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Vulnerability in prison is built on a number of factors: individual, interpersonal, situational, systemic #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
And now @katedoolin.bsky.social all the way from New Zealand talking about restorative justice in prisons & vulnerability #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Akrivi's PhD will focus on voluntary interviews with children in Wales. Results to come later.... #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
...but there may be risks. How are children safeguarded? Do they understand what the voluntary interview is and how it may affect their case? #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Akrivi Roumpou now speaking about voluntary police interviews with children- unclear about how many are happening. There are proposed benefits for keeping children away from police custody #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
73% of people served with an SJP order do not respond within the 21 days given - significant implications for vulnerable defendants #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Vulnerable individuals being prosecuted when it may well be deemed it is not in the public interest #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Now, Stephen Colman talking about the Single Justice Procedure. Did you know you could 'go to court' but not? And it is increasingly popular. Risk here of increase in guilty pleas simply to avoid going to court #VACJS25
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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
And that is a wrap on Day 1! So much to take away and process #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
John shares some preliminary results- risk and responsibility sits with the Custody Sargent. Four key themes identified #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
John's current research is investigating the intermediary role in Police Custody in NI #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Now John Taggart talking about the use of intermediaries in police custody in Northern Ireland. Very, very rare in England and Wales for suspects #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Parole Board now all get trained in questioning- but they want more and it hasn't been evaluated. ...But complexity of questions is very much on the radar #VACJS25
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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
@brendanomahony.bsky.social and colleagues have published a paper on how intermediaries are used at Parole Board researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publicati... #VACJS25
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The use of intermediaries (communication specialists) at Parole Board oral hearings in England and Wales
O'Mahony, B.M., Milne, R. and Smith, K. (2024), "The use of Intermediaries (communication specialists) at Parole Board oral hearings in England and Wales", The Journal of Forensic Practice, Vol. 26 No. 2, pp. 129-143. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-04-2024-0012. Copyright © 2024, Emerald Publishing Limited.
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