Profession:
Speech and language therapist
Location:
London/Kent
Work context/Areas of interest and specialism:
- Paediatrics and young people
- Early Years settings
- Mainstream Primary and Secondary settings
- Specialist provisions
- Youth offending teams
- Pupil referral units
- Autistic adults with learning challenges
- Independent speech and language therapy
Clinical experience
- I have a wide range of experience within SEMH and speech and language therapy
- I have experience within Youth Justice settings, assessing and supporting young people’s speech, language and communication needs
- I have extensive experience as a speech and language therapist in Pupil referral units
- I have extensive experience working within multi-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary teams within the NHS, community, diagnostic, educational settings and Youth Justice System
- I have a neurodiversity-affirming approach to assessments and interventions. This includes but is not exclusive of supporting children and young people who are Gestalt Language Processors, and those who have a dual diagnosis
- I have been a member of the ‘All Party Parliamentary Group for Speech and Language Difficulties’ for over 7 years
Training
- Supervision courses 1, 2 and 3 through intandem
- Effective counselling skills for speech and language therapists, City Lit
- Introduction to Management training
- Growth Mindset
- Mindfulness
- Lis’n’Tell live inclusive story telling
- Developmental language disorder
- Elklan tutor training
- Zones of regulation
Membership:
- HCPC
- RCSLT
Description of supervision service:
Who:
Speech and language therapists ✅
Allied health professionals ✅
NHS workers ✅
Independent practitioners ✅
Social service employees ✅
Education staff ✅
Voluntary sector workers ✅
Newly qualified practitioners ✅
Cross-specialism ✅
Cross-profession ✅
Type:
Individual ✅
Paired
Group
Team
Managerial Supervision ✅
Professional Supervision ✅
Supervision of supervision ✅
Access:
Face-to-face:
— supervisor’s base
— supervisee’s base
— neutral location ✅
Telephone: ✅
Video teleconference: ✅
Description of supervision approach:
I have a BSc Psychology Degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Speech and Language Therapy. With over 22 years’ experience in the field of Speech and Language Therapy, I have worked in paediatric settings within the NHS, education, community and private practice in the UK and abroad.
Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or manager in your field or new to practice, I aim to provide opportunities for you to reflect on and lay out your practice in a way that is personal to you and your way of thinking (which centres your diversity and culture). If you are looking for supervision to find opportunities to unlock more of your potential (insights) into your practice, I can support you and walk alongside you in your practice as you discover solutions, gain a deeper understanding and grow.
Contact details:
Email: mayshopi@hotmail.com
Phone: 07900 657467