1. Collaboration for Successful Communication Presented by: Ursula Sheerin & Alison McCann 21 st March 2014

2. Questions??

3. TRIAGE NOT ASSESSMENT: the impact of the difficulty, prioritise risk for assessment CLOSURE if service will not benefit child at this time FULL ASSESSMENT To decide if clinical risk for SLT - will intervention and advice benefit the child and reduce the impact of the communication/feeding difficulty on their daily life CLOSURE if service will not benefit child at this time consent and ALL relevant information to progress to TRIAGE REFERRAL FORM INTERVENTION · Care aim + agreed involvement of SLT service · Goals agreed in partnership with child/parent/teacher/other · Tasks agreed explained/demonstrated · Pre-closure review date agreed CLOSURE if service will not benefit child further no longer clinical risk Further intervention if impact can be reduced

4. Get Educated

5. Be Involved

6. Ask Questions

7. Do the Homework

8. Be Your Child’s Advocate

9. Practice Practice Practice

10. SLT Enhancers

11. Enjoyment

12. Involvement

13. Total Communication

14. Clarity

15. Honesty

16. Transparency

17. Integration Of SLT Targets into Everyday Life