Speech & Language Therapist Training & CPD Courses
We offer a range of short continuing professional development courses in speech and language therapy designed for qualified speech and language therapists, on topics such as adult stammering therapy, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy, effective counselling skills and prioritisation and assertiveness skills.
We can also offer bespoke and onsite professional training to teams on the above topics. Please contact us to discuss your needs.
In addition, we offer an introductory two-day workshop, ‘Speech and language therapy as a career’, for people interested in becoming a speech and language therapist.
We regularly organise stimulating and highly popular one-day conferences.
Want to know more? Contact us by email: speechtherapy@citylit.ac.uk
- Narrative therapy for speech and language therapistsCourse start date: Fri 31 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jan Logan, Anita McKiernanThis workshop introduces you to the theory underpinning narrative ways of working. Learn about key narrative ideas and practices including: externalising, re authoring, listening for alternative storylines, and develop skills in narrative questioning. Relevant for therapists working with a range of client groups.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Counselling skills for recently qualified speech and language therapistsCourse start date: Fri 14 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Corinne Moffatt-SantosDevelop and practise a range of essential core counselling skills to help you work with emotional issues you will encounter as an SLT. You will receive feedback and learn through experience and reflective practice. This course is suitable for recently qualified therapists as well as therapists in training.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Advancing your practice for speech and language therapistsCourse start date: Thu 27 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman, Corinne Moffatt-SantosThis course is for speech and language therapists working with adults or young people who stammer wishing to develop their practice. It will provide opportunity to update your knowledge and learn from peers.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Working with adults who stammer: a course for speech and language therapistsCourse start date: Wed 19 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Designed for speech and language therapists, this four-day interactive workshop will cover assessment and selection, stammering modification, interiorised stammering, cluttering, acquired stammering and an introduction to mindfulness. Opportunity to practise teaching techniques to clients included.
Note: this course runs on these days: March 19-21; and a final follow-up day on October 6.Full fee £549.00 Senior fee £549.00 Concession £549.00 - Assertiveness for newly qualified speech and language therapistsCourse start date: Wed 7 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vivien Grant-JonesDevelop your personal effectiveness by learning and practising some key assertiveness skills that are highly relevant in a range of situations including: attending an interview, working with clients, communicating with your manager/supervisor and contributing to an MDT meeting.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Effective counselling skills for speech and language therapistsCourse start date: Wed 21 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman, Vivien Grant-Jones, Anita McKiernanDesigned for SLTs working with any client group, this interactive workshop will help you develop practical counselling skills. Topics include developing the therapeutic relationship, boundaries, ways of responding, paraphrasing, reflecting, questioning, immediacy, self disclosure and loss.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £449.00 Concession £449.00 - Introduction to mindfulness for speech and language therapistsCourse start date: Wed 11 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman, Dh KarunaviraLearn the elements of mindfulness-based stress management and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Experience a range of mindfulness practices. Background theory is included and relevance for clients and therapist well-being benefits will be explored. - Speech and language therapy as a careerCourse start date: Thu 12 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vivien Grant-Jones, Corinne Moffatt-SantosInterested in becoming a speech and language therapist? This workshop covers training courses in the UK, what the job involves, career structure, pay and hints for a successful interview, plus the opportunity to meet clients.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £79.00 - Acceptance and commitment therapy for speech and language therapistsCourse start date: Mon 16 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman, Rachel EverardThe two major goals of ACT (a mindfulness-based approach) are acceptance of experience that is out of personal control and taking committed action towards living a valued life. On this worksh op you'll learn how this is achieved and ACT's relevance to speech and language therapy.
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