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Sophie MacKenzie
@sophiemack11.bsky.social
Speech and Language Therapy senior lecturer and Doctoral Coordinator at Health Sciences University, Bournemouth.
Author of Working with Adults with Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Needs and Navigating EDS (Routledge)
Student #SLTs! Need a natty little book on #dysphagia to slip in your pocket on placement? My new book offers an A-Z of EDS!: www.routledge.com/Navigating-E...
Navigating Eating, Drinking and Swallowing in Adults: 50 Top Tips from A-Z
This book offers accessible and concise information to enable both student and qualified clinicians to navigate essential eating, drinking and swallowing (EDS) knowledge and equip them to meet relevan...
www.routledge.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
And what a wonderful conference it was as - inclusive, collaborative, inspiring! Thanks to @abracabadger.com and all the fantastic organisers! My last as @basaphasia.bsky.social Chair! See you in Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
And that’s a wrap on #BASconf25 in Dundee - the City of Discovery!

We’ve loved connecting, learning, and celebrating with the amazing aphasia community 🌟

Huge thanks to Dr Abi Roper for leading such a fantastic event.

Safe journeys home — see you in Cardiff next year! 🗓️

#aphasia #community
August 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#BASconf25 begins - so happy to be in Dundee!
August 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Beach Jenga on Portland
January 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
End of an era as we bid farewell to our first fantastic cohort of #SLT students at Health Sciences University - you will do great things!
December 4, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Reposted by Sophie MacKenzie
Calling UK Paediatric SLTs
Researchers at City are seeking to find out more about how UK paediatric SLTs select intervention goals and content.
If you would like to help, please complete our survey: bit.ly/3Z3DNWv
This will take about 40 minutes of your time.
Please share with others if you can.
From initial assessment to planning intervention for paediatric clients: what do UK SLTs need?
The study is aiming to find out which information allows speech and language therapists to select intervention goals. By overviewing speech and language therapists’ current practice in planning interv...
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November 17, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Can any #bskyspeechies recommend a text for SLT students on neurodegenerative conditions (other than the Yorkston one, which we have!) - thanks for your help!
November 18, 2024 at 3:17 PM
November 16, 2024 at 9:09 AM
One of the many things I love about working at #HealthSciencesUniversity!
November 14, 2024 at 9:39 AM
New #SpeechandLanguageTherapist here - happy to be giving Blue Sky a go!
October 31, 2024 at 4:16 PM