Nicholas Behn
@nicholasbehn.bsky.social
Speech & Language Therapist w PhD Brain Injury Rehabilitation | Senior Lecturer | Senior Research Advanced Fellow @NIHR.bsky.social @tango-abi.bsky.social | Associate Editor Brain Impairment | Views my own @citystgeorges.bsky.social 🇦🇺 in 🇬🇧
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🧠 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
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
January 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
🧠 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
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
Reposted by Nicholas Behn
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
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
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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
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_...
Remember out TANGO Showcase Event on the 15th January 2026
👉Register here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
December 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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_...
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...
Join us in the "brain injury / cognitive communication" stream
Register here: www.rcslt.org/events/rcslt...
RCSLT Conference 2025: 80 years and beyond | RCSLT
www.rcslt.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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...
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.
Remember to save the date for our showcase event - 15th January 2026.
🧠 TANGO Study – Week 2
Our national e-Delphi with UK SLTs identified 47 key techniques for effective communication partner training after ABI.
Top picks: goal setting, practising skills, feedback, problem solving.
📅 TANGO Showcase: 15 Jan 2026 (Hybrid)
Our national e-Delphi with UK SLTs identified 47 key techniques for effective communication partner training after ABI.
Top picks: goal setting, practising skills, feedback, problem solving.
📅 TANGO Showcase: 15 Jan 2026 (Hybrid)
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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.
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!
As our @nihr.bsky.social TANGO study wraps up, we’re excited to share key findings! 🎉
First up: coding of existing communication partner training (CPT) programmes using BCT Taxonomy.
Stay tuned over the coming weeks! 👀
@ukabif.bsky.social @headwayuk.bsky.social
First up: coding of existing communication partner training (CPT) programmes using BCT Taxonomy.
Stay tuned over the coming weeks! 👀
@ukabif.bsky.social @headwayuk.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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!
So sorry to not be there in person but glad the study was presented!
🙏 Thank you to Jamie Gibson, Jade Sampford & Gareth Jones at #ACRM2025! They shared the TANGO study – co-designed communication partner training – and how RTSS supports implementation of behavior change interventions in rehab. 💡
blogs.city.ac.uk/tango
#Rehabilitation #Physio #SLT #BehaviorChange
blogs.city.ac.uk/tango
#Rehabilitation #Physio #SLT #BehaviorChange
October 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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!
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...
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...
Research Image of the Year | City St George's, University of London
Learn about our Research Image of the Year competition.
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🎉 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...
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...
Reposted by Nicholas Behn
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
blogs.city.ac.uk/tango/2025/1...
#NIHR #SLT #ABI #Research #Internship #SLT2B #BlueSkySpeechies
October 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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
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!
So excited to start write everything up and start to share in January!
Codesign sessions now complete. 16 sessions (48h) in London & Birmingham w 4 SLTs, 4 family members & 5 people with brain injury.
🙏 to @CarlaMMagdalani for her outstanding support & Emma Reid for helping too
Next: data analysis & free dissemination event in January.
More: blogs.city.ac.uk/tango
🙏 to @CarlaMMagdalani for her outstanding support & Emma Reid for helping too
Next: data analysis & free dissemination event in January.
More: blogs.city.ac.uk/tango
TANGO | Training communication partners of people with acquired brain injury
blogs.city.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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!
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....
✅ 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....
Feasibility and Reliability of the Adapted Kagan Scales for Rating Conversations for People With Acquired Brain Injury: A Multiphase Iterative Mixed-Methods Design
Purpose: Rating the quality of conversations can assess communication skills in
both people with acquired brain injury and their communication pa...
pubs.asha.org
October 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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....
✅ 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!
September 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@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
Www.blogs.city.ac.uk/tango
#CoDesign #BrainInjury #Communication
September 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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
Www.blogs.city.ac.uk/tango
#CoDesign #BrainInjury #Communication
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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
March 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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
Reposted by Nicholas Behn
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...
Development of the Guide to Disseminating Research (GuiDiR): A consolidated framework
Less than one third of research evidence is translated into policy or practice. Knowledge translation requires effective dissemination, adoption and f…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 18, 2024 at 11:06 AM
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...
Reposted by Nicholas Behn
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...
UK-wide aphasia project awarded £3.8 million to improve post-stroke communication | City St George's, University of London
Project plans to co-design and evaluate a novel communication partner training (CPT) programme
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk
June 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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!
Last week I presented at the Nordic Aphasia Conference #NAC2025 and the Cognitive Communication Disorders Symposium.
A big thank you to the organisers (including @nicholasbehn.bsky.social, @clairefdslt.bsky.social and Simon for #CCDSymp2025) and to all presenters for their inspiring talks!
A big thank you to the organisers (including @nicholasbehn.bsky.social, @clairefdslt.bsky.social and Simon for #CCDSymp2025) and to all presenters for their inspiring talks!
June 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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
June 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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
What is meaning to you? Good starting reflection as to how to build connection & relationships post-injury #CCDSymp2025
June 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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
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
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
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June 9, 2025 at 4:51 AM
🧠 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
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!
🚨 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!
https://citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-event……
June 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
❗️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!
🚨 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…
A hybrid event with keynotes Jacinta Douglas, Susan Howell & @leannetogher.bsky.social
Register today: mers.cventevents.com/event/4thCCD/c…
4th CCD Symposium
https://mers.cventevents.com/event/4thCCD/c…
April 25, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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…
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
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
https://citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-event…
April 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🚨 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
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
Reposted by Nicholas Behn
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...
@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...
The impact of acquired communication impairments on sexuality and intimacy: A scoping review
Background
Communication is critical to sexuality and sexual health. It is therefore reasonable to assume that acquired communication impairments would impact sexuality, but research is sparse. The .....
doi.org
March 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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...
@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...