Links

Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
The organization that promotes and lobbies for Speech & Language Therapists and the speech & language impaired.  It used to have the role of validating an individual therapist’s competence to practice but this is now the remit of the health professions council.
www.rcslt.org.uk

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Association of Speech & Language Therapists
This is the organization that represents/validates those therapists that work independently and promotes and supports working independently. 
www.helpwithtalking.com

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Health Professions Council
This is the statutory body that registers every speech & language therapist.  On their web site you can check that a therapist is registered.
www.hpc-uk.org

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University College London
This is the department where I originally trained for four years, graduating in 1984.  I returned in 1997 to follow my undergraduate degree with a Masters which I obtained in 1999.
www.hcs.ucl.ac.uk

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Treloar Trust
This is where I headed up the Speech & Language Therapy team working with physically handicapped students aged 16 to 25 years of age before deciding to work independently.
www.treloar.org.uk

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I CAN
This is the best known charity that represents children with speech & Language impairment.  They run two schools and have promoted setting up services at a local level for preschoolers & secondary aged children and they also have led the way with training both for families and professionals.  I worked for ICAN for nearly three years setting up and validating preschool services.  This took me to Salisbury, Newcastle on Tyne, Northallerton, Greenwich & Worcester.
www.ican.org.uk

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Contact a Family
A useful web site if you know that your child has a specific syndrome because they link all the sites and organizations that link to that syndrome.
www.cafamily.org.uk

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AFASIC
This is a charity which aims to support parents whose children have any type of speech & language problem.  They have support groups nationwide and play an important role in lobbying for speech & language impaired children.
www.afasic.org.uk

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Talking Point
A useful site to visit with all sorts of web sites registered to give you information on matters related to speech & language regardless of whether you are a parent or professional.
www.talkingpoint.org.uk

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Do 2 Learn
A useful site for pictures that can be downloaded to create flashcards but also communication charts.
www.Do2learn.com

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The Listening Program
One of many therapies developed and promoted by Advanced Brain Technologies an American based organization.  The Listening Program aims to train the brain to listen more acutely and accurately as the theory is that in our modern world it is the low frequency sounds that dominate and the high frequency sounds that we do not tune into.
You can find out more information from their web site www.advancedbrain.com

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Vital Links
Vital Links is an AOTA-approved provider of continuing education opportunities that incorporate Therapeutic Listening®, vestibular habilitation, and core development.