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: Wed 18 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: 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 £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Working with adults who stammer: a course for speech and language therapists
Course start date: Mon 16 Mar 2026Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jenny YeatmanDesigned 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 16-18; and an online follow-up day on October 5.Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £599.00 Concession £599.00 - Effective counselling skills for speech and language therapistsCourse start date: Mon 18 May 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Louise Hillyer, Anita McKiernan, Amy StewartDesigned 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 £499.00 Senior fee £499.00 Concession £499.00 - Introduction to mindfulness for speech and language therapists Course start date: Wed 10 Jun 2026
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.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £249.00 - Acceptance and commitment therapy for speech and language therapists Course start date: Mon 15 Jun 2026
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.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £249.00
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