(i)
Professional journey
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Qualified as a speech and language therapist in 1995 from City
University
•
Completed the Foundation Course in Personal Construct Psychology
(Counselling) in 1999 as well as several other post-basic counselling
courses
•
Completed a qualitative research MSc at City University in 1999
exploring the personal experience of aphasia and the factors
influencing the reconstruction of a robust disabled identity
• Enrolled on MSc in Contemporary Person Centred Psychotherapy
and Applications at The Metanoia Institute, Ealing. April 2008
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Sam has worked in a variety of specialist areas:
•
Parent/child interaction work with under 5s in a health centre
setting (Camden & Islington)
• Group therapy for adults who stammer (City Lit, London)
•
Neurosciences Service Centre: Wolfson Neurorehabilitation
Centre - WNRC (Regional Rehabilitation Unit) and Atkinson
Morley's Hospital - AMH (Neurosurgery and Neurology Hospital)
(St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust)
(ii) Professional areas of specialism
Sam’s
main area of specialism is neurorehabilitation, in particular
the field of cognitive-communication difficulties and working
with younger people and their family/friends in the long-term.
During her last 5 years at the WNRC (until August 2004) she held
the specialist post in cognitive-communication disability and
was the lead speech and language therapist in the cognitive multidisciplinary
team.
Sam’s
experience in a range of specialist areas (e.g. parent/child interaction,
adults who stammer, neurorehabilitation) and the use of counselling
skills have enabled her to develop an integrated approach to her
work with clients and their families and friends.
(iii)
Professional areas of interest
•
Practical, real-life therapy approaches for people with cognitive-communication
disability and aphasia
• Client-centred goal negotiation and planning
• Using counselling skills in SLT to support clients and
their family/friends
• Narrative and identity-focussed therapy approaches
• Group therapy
• Working with families and friends, including the provision
of education workshops
• Working with students, SLT assistants and rehabilitation
assistants
• Supervision
• User involvement and flexible service delivery
• Developing accessible information
(iv)
Professional supervision accessed
•
Regular 1:1 supervision with Carolyn Cheasman (City Lit) 1995-2001
• Regular 1:1 supervision with Cathy Sparkes (WNRC) 1996
-2003
• Regular group supervision with Peggy Dalton (PCP Education
and Training) 1999-2001
• Individual 1:1 supervision with Carole Pound (Connect,
The Communication Disability Network) throughout the duration
of her qualitative MSC research project
• Regular 1:1 supervision with Carolyn Cheasman (City
Lit) 2004 – present day
• Participation in action learning group for specialist
clinicians April 2005 - present day
• Participation
in peer supervision group for specialist clinicians in Traumatic
Brain Injury
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