UEA Extra SaLT Podcast

UEA Extra SaLT Podcast

Emma Ferris

Episodes 19
Avg. Duration 40m
Activity Highly Active
Since Apr 2021
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Months
Format
Episodic
Consistency
6%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

An exploration of the Speech and Language Therapy profession through conversations and reflections with guests. Designed for prospective and current SLT students, as well as NQPs and the wider profession. Hosted by Emma Ferris. Emma is an Associate Professor for Speech & Language Therapy at the University of East Anglia and the Clinical Director at Communicate: Independent Speech & Language Therapy (IG: @communicate_slt) Music by: "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Recent Episodes

S3 Ep6 with Emma Martins

Mar 26, 2026 38m

Series 3 focusses on service user experience.Emma shares her journey of recovery following an infection as a young adult which led to brain damage. We discuss how this altered her career and personal…

S3 Ep5 with Ian Duffy

Nov 19, 2025 44m

Series 3 focusses on service user experience.Ian shares his journey of recovery and creating a new future following a brain haemorrhage and resulting aphasia. We discuss how this changed everything…

S3 Ep4 with Karan Botsford

Oct 27, 2025 45m

Series 3 focusses on service user experience.Karan shares her family's journey of her first son being diagnosed with Autism and Global Developmental Delay, through specialist education and now into…

S3E3 S3 Ep3 with Frank Duff

Oct 17, 2025 50m

Series 3 focusses on service user experience.Frank experienced a by-chance diagnosis of a brain tumour whilst exploring treatments for his tinnitus. Within 3 weeks (over Christmas) he had experienced…

S3E2 S3 Ep2 with Shelley Luddington

Nov 28, 2024 48m

Series 3 focusses on service user experience.Shelley is a UEA graduate and experienced SLT. Her daughter was born with a cleft lip and palate and has accessed various MDT services including SLT and…

S3E1 S3 Ep1 with Clare McCartney

Sep 09, 2024 25m

Series 3 focusses on service user experience.Clare was born with a cleft of her soft palate, and then went on to have a daughter, Millie also born with a soft palate cleft. She talks about her own…

S2E6 S2 Ep6 with Ella Quinn

Jan 26, 2023 40m

Series 2 focusses on practice education in SLT.Ella is a deputy headteacher, and lead of inclusion having set up a new school in Norwich.  She works with Department for Education on projects and is…

S2E5 S2 Ep5 with Sarah Pilsworth

Jan 19, 2023 46m

Series 2 focusses on practice education in SLT.Sarah is a highly specialist Head and Neck therapist, as well as service lead.  She talks about learning leadership skills, working and learning in a…

S2E4 S2 Ep4 with Elissa Poyner

Jan 12, 2023 44m

Series 2 focusses on practice education in SLT.Elissa is an adult acquired community therapist who has both experienced Conversation Partners as a student at UEA, and now continues to support the…

S2E3 S2 Ep3 with Chloe Crudgington

Dec 08, 2022 33m

Series 2 focusses on practice education in SLT.Chloe is a recent UEA graduate who had all of her clinical placements impacted significantly by the COVID pandemic.  In a long, split final placement…

S2E2 S2 Ep2 with Catherine Allison

Dec 01, 2022 41m

Series 2 focusses on practice education in SLT.Catherine comes on to the podcast to talk about her role in student placements, her experience, and to showcase her new large-group placement model…

S2E1 S2 Ep1 with Kristina Sullivan

Nov 24, 2022 48m

Series 2 focusses on practice education in SLT.Kristina is at the forefront of SLT on social media.  She is open about her specific learning difficulties and mental health and speaks openly and…

S1E7 S1 Ep7 with Kate Brolly

Jul 21, 2021 39m

Series 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.Kate works in a field where SLT is often under-represented but she has made amazing developments in her team to ensure her service users are…

S1E6 S1 Ep6 with Laura Wetton

Jul 07, 2021 42m

Series 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.With a 'let's have a go and see what happens' attitude to her career progression, Laura has come full-circle and now leads part of a children…

S1E5 S1 Ep5 with Janine Short

Jun 23, 2021 36m

Season 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.A breadth of experience in a variety of client groups as well as different sectors, Janine discusses how the variety in her previous jobs has…

S1E4 S1 Ep4 with Sarah Ward

Jun 09, 2021 41m

Season 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.The level of satisfaction and pride Sarah has for her role in special needs is clear.  Full of humble and inspiring anecdotes of the huge…

S1E3 S1 Ep3 with Lauren Isaacs

May 26, 2021 32m

Season 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.Lauren comes from a background in psychology and the depth of reflection and consideration to her experiences shines through in this…

S1E2 S1 Ep2 with Ashlea Stephens

May 12, 2021 36m

Series 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas. Ashlea has made the post-16 service in her team something to be revered.  Her commitment to service improvement is overshadowed only by her…

S1E1 S1 Ep1 with Kate Revell

Apr 20, 2021 33m

Series 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.Kicking off the podcast with humour, heart and passion is Kate Revell.  Kate is a team lead in an adult service and from an adult acute and…

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