I’ve written some brief reflections on my first 6 weeks working as an employed speech therapist if anyone is interested in my ramblings!

I visited a nursery yesterday for an outreach appointment and it was like walking into that one scene from Toy Story 3 🫣🤣.

I have my own therapist profile! 🗣️.

I can’t believe Monday will be the first day that I’m working as an employed speech and language therapist. Feeling excited 🎉🎉.

I’ve been living insomnia free for almost six months now. Didn’t get much sleep last night and woke up with what were the usual headaches. How on earth did I get my speech therapy MSc living like this day in and out? Moving forward I’m never taking sleep for granted 😅.

Also excited that I will be working with a mix paeds-adult caseload in clinic. Couldn’t think of a better way to begin my SLT career with a diverse range of client populations.

I am incredibly happy to share that I have accepted an SLT position with Magic Words Therapy where I will be working across mainstream secondary schools, complex needs ARP and within the N. London clinic . Words can’t describe how over the moon I feel right now!!! #slt2benomore.

RT @RCSLT: Well done Ben! May the force be with you! 💙 Read Ben’s career journey on Insta

My HCPC and RCSLT confirmations have come through meaning that I am now a registered newly qualified speech and language therapist 🎉.

RT @Claire_SLT: ✨New research study✨.Are you:.-an autistic SLT or autistic SLT student .- or have you supported autistic SLT students as a….

and with my dissertation complete I just have completed my MSc (in my living room on a random Friday afternoon). Here’s to becoming a speech and language therapist! #slt2be.

I only have my discussion left to write and then I will have the first draft of my MSc dissertation complete. It only feels like yesterday when I walked into our first MSc lecture 🥹 #slt2be

After illness in the past year, I had to defer two chunky coursework assignments to the summer. Finally have both complete 😭 Now just the dissertation > graduation #slt2be.

Feeling very confused about what my first SLT post should be. Optimal is community ALD but most jobs seem to require driving as an essential… Wishing there were more joint paediatric-adult jobs out there too.

It’s officially exam season; coming closer and closer to the end of the @UCL_MScSLS programme 😱 #slt2be

Today was the last day of my fifth and final placement of the @UCL_MScSLS course. Now I feel like I need three weeks of sleep

Tell me you’re training for your dysphagia competencies without telling me you’re training for your dysphagia competencies #slt2be

RT @claudia_holmes_: Are you a teacher of a school who would be interested in this project? . We are looking to recruit students and their….

I thoroughly enjoyed + appreciated the opportunity to attend the Michael Palin Central ‘Palin PCI’ 2-day training course earlier this week. It cemented my aspirations to work with developmental populations and I learnt so much about stammering, PCI + general SLT skills! #UCL_SLT.

and now my fingers are covered in cake and custard lol. I’m proud that we designed and successfully delivered a training session that was 100% interactive with no passive elements. Also had plenty of time to reflect and think of changes for the future. A good afternoon. #slt2be.