Learn more about cognitive communication disorder & how to assess & manage this disorder following a brain injury. I wrote this piece for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) to build understanding and awareness of this disorder Click here 👉 www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...

Great to have our first TANGO paper published. This is free to download and access! Click the link in the post!

🚀 New resource for therapists in brain injury We’ve launched an online repository of project-based interventions bringing together research-informed & clinician projects. 🔎 Explore ideas and share projects 👉 blogs.city.ac.uk/potion/ Let’s make project intervention visible

Great to share where we are up to and all the research we can generated from the TANGO study. A huge achievement and team effort from everyone involved, aimed at helping people with brain injury and cognitive communication changes, and their families!

📣 Free TANGO Showcase 🗓 15 Jan 2026 | Hybrid 🔗 citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

🧠 TANGO Study Update What communication strategies may be taught in communication partner training after ABI? We synthesised 200+ strategies into 40 core strategies across 6 categories, informing a clinical decision-making tool for practice @nihr.bsky.social

TANGO Showcase Attend in London or online 15 Jan 2026 1.30pm-6pm Hear findings from research in communication partner training, supporting people with cognitive communication difficulties after acquired brain injury & their families. 👉 Free to attend 👉 Free refreshments 👉 Register: bit.ly/4rKc8GA

We have worked on two qualitative evidence syntheses which we hope to publish shortly. Remember out TANGO Showcase Event on the 15th January 2026 👉Register here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

This week I will present at at the RCSLT annual conf on 27th Nov 1pm on Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System to describe voice & brain injury interventions Join us in the "brain injury / cognitive communication" stream Register here: www.rcslt.org/events/rcslt...

See some further results from our TANGO study on the eDelphi study to identify key techniques needed for communication training for people with brain injury. Remember to save the date for our showcase event - 15th January 2026.

Follow our updates and make sure you save the 15th January 2026 for our free showcase event!

Thank you to @nihr.bsky.social for the funding for this research and also Jamie for presenting at @acrmrehab.bsky.social So sorry to not be there in person but glad the study was presented!

🎉 Our NIHR #TANGO study image shortlisted for Research Image of the Year at @citystgeorges.bsky.social! Drawn by Tom Bailey, it shows codesigners—people with brain injury, families & SLTs—creating a communication partner training programmme. Vote here 👉 www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/research/sup...

SLT student Emma Reid from @citystgeorges.bsky.social reflects on her experiences during a summer NIHR internship with the TANGO project - from co-design sessions to co-chairing at a conference! blogs.city.ac.uk/tango/2025/1... #NIHR #SLT #ABI #Research #Internship #SLT2B #BlueSkySpeechies

So proud of our codesigners & what we achieved over the last few months. So excited to start write everything up and start to share in January!

Our new paper on assessing conversations after brain injury is now OPEN ACCESS 📝🗣️ ✅ 5-min conversation ratings are more reliable & practical than 10-min ones ✅ MPC & MSC scales showed moderate reliability ✅ Scoring takes <30 min 👉 Read here: pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....

@primevideouk.bsky.social #TheGirlfriend enjoyed the series but disappointed by lack of portrayal of cognitive & communication impairments post injury. Post injury people have impaired social communication skills & significant retrograde amnesia! We need to do better to raise public awareness!

This week we ran co-design sessions in Birmingham & London with people with brain injury, family members & speech therapists. Together we explored mechanisms & techniques to support communication training shaped by lived experience Www.blogs.city.ac.uk/tango #CoDesign #BrainInjury #Communication

Join our next ICAP network event on 1st April. Looking forward to hearing from Katie and Luiza. @jeanrutter.bsky.social @madelinecruice.bsky.social @cathyoff.bsky.social

We're increasingly ensuring that dissemination is a standalone workpackage in our grants. Work led by the team in Leicester during our NIHR PGfAR resulted in the GuiDiR dissemination framework, which provides a structure for dissemination activities : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I’ve not posted in ages but this is newsworthy - I’m delighted we’ve been awarded funding for APT for this incredible project supporting communication for families with aphasia - leading with Prof Rebecca Palmer and a stellar team!!!! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

So great to have you at both conferences and to spend time with you!

At the #CCDSymp2025 I presented on communication partner training, dating & creating collaborations. So many amazing talks, posters and opportunities for networking with therapists @leannetogher.bsky.social reminding us of the words of the late Audrey Holland & stories of Mark Ylvisaker

Jacinta Douglas is opening the 4th CCD Symposium to almost 167 attendees in person and online. What is meaning to you? Good starting reflection as to how to build connection & relationships post-injury #CCDSymp2025

🧠 Our course on project-based intervention for people with brain injury is back for 2025! Learn how to use this approach + get practical resources to apply in your service. For SLTs, OTs, neuropsychs & more. 📅 Starts 29 Sept 🔗 www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-... #Rehab #BrainInjury #CPD

❗️Reminder to register 🚨 Free SLT implementing research into practice event! Join us 20th June for a showcase of SLT research @CityStGeorges — hybrid event for clinicians & researchers alike. Register & view the programme here: 📷 citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-event…… Send to all!

The symposium in cognitive communication disorders is open to anyone interested in this field on the 12th & 13th June this year in Coventry. A hybrid event with keynotes Jacinta Douglas, Susan Howell & @leannetogher.bsky.social Register today: mers.cventevents.com/event/4thCCD/c…

🚨 Free SLT implementing research into practice event! Join us 20th June for a showcase of SLT research @citystgeorges.bsky.social — hybrid event for clinicians & researchers alike. Register & view the programme here: 🔗 citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-event…#SLTL#ClinicalResearchc#CityStGeorgeses

Our new open-access study highlights the impact of acquired communication disorders on sexuality & intimacy. @nicholasbehn.bsky.social We offer actionable recommendations for researchers and SLPs. Let's break the silence! #Sexuality #SLT #SLP #Aphasia #BrainInjury #stroke doi.org/10.1111/1460...

Playing with an AI image generator using my publication list #artificalintelligence #AI #SLT There is much to learn and consider about the clinical utility of AI but so much potential as it evolves at alarming pace.

Great to see this video by @dianejsellers.bsky.social & team on #EDACS #Dysphagia #BSkySpeechies youtu.be/woa7TGbwb0Y?...

📢 Can you support aphasia research? Face-to-face And Telehealth Equivalence of assessments in Aphasia (FATE-A) is a research project *improving access to healthcare* This is the *final month* of recruitment We are hoping to see 100 people with aphasia More info: blogs.city.ac.uk/FATE-A/take-...

@citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social is hosting a FREE hybrid impact event for researchers & clinicians to learn ab exciting new developments in adults & paediatrics. 👉 SAVE THE DATE - 20th June 2025! Final programme to be shared soon but sign-up early: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Last week I have a talk to SW #SLTs on using conversation to assess & manage people who sustain a brain injury How do people assess conversation? Is it a routine part of your assessment? pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....

It was a pleasure having you spend a couple of months with us Nick!! The time passed too quickly and we wish you were still here with us! I enjoy being a mentor on your @tango-abi.bsky.social project very much!! Such a brilliant program of work which will benefit ppl with #TBI worldwide

The @nihr.bsky.social Fellowship enabled me visit Australia last year to network. Thankfully hosted @leannetogher.bsky.social & @abicommlab.bsky.social @lissbee.bsky.social Rachael Rietdijk @petraavramovic.bsky.social @sophiebrassel.bsky.social @tusharprasad.bsky.social @elisebogart.bsky.social

Do you work w people w aphasia & other neurological conditions? #SLT #aphasia #SLP Considered peer befriending to support long-term psychosocial needs? 🤝 We are doing 🌐online training in Feb. Join from anywhere in the world 🗺️ ➡️ Sign up here: www.city.ac.uk/prospective-...

As the holiday season approaches, we’ll be taking a short break to recharge ❄️☃️ We’ll be back in early January. The TANGO study team wishes you all a peaceful holiday season and the very best for 2025! See you in the new year! #HappyHolidays

Great to see what has been achieved and what is yet to come with the @tango-abi.bsky.social study funded by the @nihr.bsky.social Thank you to all the SLTs and TANGO team for their wisdom and support. It makes this process so much more exciting!

🦋 #bskyspeechies Connect with the @tango-abi.bsky.social study & learn about communication partner training, speech & language therapy & brain injury go.bsky.app/2knQ1eC Thanks @carolinebowen.bsky.social for the idea to create a starter pack - a great way to grow a community!

Thanks for this bluesky tip - do you know the feature for "bookmarks" - I found that a valuable feature from the other place!

So proud of the team we have built up over the last year to support the @tango-abi.bsky.social study. We have 45 members of the team and such a diverse team it is. Thank you to everyone involved!

British Aphasiology Society International Conference. Dundee. Aug 18-20th 2025. Preparations for #BASconf25 in Dundee are coming along swimmingly! The conference theme is #Community. Visit the website for more information and to sign up for updates. blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/ #Aphasia #SLT

See our TANGO study on training family members and friends of people with brain injury to communicate better. See our website: www.blogs.city.ac.uk/TANGO for more information See our new holiday logo and follow us on [email protected]

Hey @nicholasbehn.bsky.social - we were just talking about value being the difference between survival & thriving!

📢 Excited to announce the 4th CCD Symposium to be in Coventry, UK on the 12th & 13th June 2025. Invited keynote is Prof Jacinta Douglas Call for abstracts is open now & will close 26th January 2025. Submit your clinical or research work today! www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/...

🗣️ Join us as a Clinical Research Officer in the @abicommlab.bsky.social team at the University of Sydney. Work with us on #DigitalHealth projects for supporting communication after #AcquiredBrainInjury. ▶️ For more information and to apply visit: www.seek.com.au/job/80046272 #BSkySpeechies

See that @rcslt.bsky.social, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES❣️❓ #RCSLT 🇬🇧 #RoyalCollegeOfSpeechAndLanguageTherapists I want to see #SpeechPathAus, #NZSTA, #SAC, #IASLT, and #ASHAwire here as well! #MutualRecognitionAgreement

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

First post to blue sky I am a @nihr.bsky.social Advanced Fellow & interested in brain injury & communication. Profile: www.city.ac.uk/about/people... I am researching communication partner training: blogs.city.ac.uk/tango/ Also interested in projects, dating, intervention development & fidelity