Association of Speech Therapists in Private Practice
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ASLTIP Conference and AGM

Date16-17 Mar 2012
LocationThe Holiday Inn Hotel, Elstree, Borehamwood

The 21st Annual Conference and AGM. To be held in Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire on the 17th March 2012

The conference and AGM will be on Saturday 17th March, this will be preceded by a dinner on the 16th March.

Key Note Speaker

Dr Naomi Cocks will give a presentation gesture in communication disorders across the lifespan. Her main interest is in acquired disorders but she will also cover recent research into gesture in children with disorders such as ASD and dyspraxia.

Naomi is currently a lecturer in Acquired Language Impairments in the Department of Language and Communication Sciences at City University. She has also previously worked in Human Communication Sciences in the School of Psychology at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia as a lecturer, clinical tutor and clinical supervisor. Naomi's clinical experience has been in a range of settings including acute, rehabilitation and community facilities. Her main role in these settings has been the management of communication and swallowing disorders of a variety of caseloads including neurosurgery and the elderly. Naomi was awarded her PhD from Curtin University in 2005. The topic of her PhD was the impact of right hemisphere stroke on gesture production and prosody. Her research interests include: right hemisphere damage, gesture, dysphagia, aphasia, head injury, acquired reading difficulties, and teaching and learning.

The Conference Booking Form and Workshop Booking Form are below. Make sure you send both off together with your cheque.

PLEASE NOTE

Notice of Resolutions and Voting paper on Resolutions for the AGM are now available to be downloaded in the member area .

Downloads

PDF file Directions to Holiday Inn Elstree.pdf  (.pdf, 69.8 KB)
PDF file ASLTIP Conference 2012 Booking Form.pdf  (.pdf, 101.5 KB)
PDF file ASLTIP Conference 2012 Workshop details.pdf  (.pdf, 67.4 KB)