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Dr Stephanie van Eeden

@stephvanee-slt.bsky.social

Lecturer in speech and language sciences at Newcastle University. Speech and Language Therapist interested in all research in the field of cleft lip and palate.

282 Followers  |  144 Following  |  23 Posts  |  Joined: 27.09.2024  |  1.9347

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End the Cleft Dental Care Crisis – Guarantee NHS Dentistry for People Born with a Cleft Cleft is for life – and so are the complex dental issues that often come with it. Yet people born with a cleft lip and/or palate are disproportionately unable to access the dental care they need. In s...

I just signed the petition calling on the government to end the Cleft Dental Crisis. Can you sign too? #CleftDentalCrisis you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

05.11.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Early Career Researchers Group in Cleft scoping review of speech outcomes for people born with BCLP - presented at the International Cleft Congress, Kyoto. Literature lacking in large, robust outcome studies for this small but significant group. @newcastleuni.bsky.social

21.10.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And we’re off! 15th International Cleft Congress in Kyoto. Beautiful surroundings.

20.10.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's almost the end of #DLDday and so here's my thread about Developmental Language Disorder.
If you don't know about DLD then this is for you.
If you know about DLD please share so more people learn about this common but widely unknown condition.

17.10.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You can’t see DLD - but it’s there.
2 in every class of 30 have DLD, a hidden condition that makes understanding and using language harder.
This #DLDAwarenessDay, let’s raise our voices for children with DLD.
Learn more about DLD: tinyurl.com/3rssjc8h
#YouCantSeeDLD #DLDawareness

17.10.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oo I hate running in anything above 13 degrees! Well done!

23.09.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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1 in 14 people are affected with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)a very common but little known condition,
Save the date for the international DLD Day on 17th Oct
this years theme is You can't see DLD. Amelia a
young ambassador for Afasic will be doing her bit to
make people aware about DLD

23.09.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Forgot you did this when u saw you! Well done! How was it?

23.09.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is DLD? The little-known disorder as common as autism and dyslexia Developmental language disorder is considered an invisible condition

As speech and language specialists, we know the impact DLD can have when left undiagnosed.
A must-read from The Independent here: tinyurl.com/ym4rfjtn.

15.09.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Use of the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation‐Behaviour Model and Theoretical Domains Framework to Understand Barriers and Enablers of Research Capacity and Culture for Speech and Language Therapy Staff Background Research Capacity and Culture (RCC) is important for research engagement. Little is known of what speech and language therapy staff perceives to be the barriers or enablers to this at ind...

Read about Research Capacity in SLT/P a great study led by brilliant SLT @katiedooslt.bsky.social using behaviour change models (TDF & COM-B) to make sense of it!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

12.09.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Attention Skills in Children With Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and Palate

New article from my PhD findings. Children aged 5-8 with CLP had lower visual and auditory attention skills compared with norms and these skills were correlated with language outcomes. Available open access @drhelenslt.bsky.social @cristina-mckean.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

30.08.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And today we have Dr Jo Baker πŸ˜€. Thank you to @frickesilke.bsky.social and Vic Knowland for being rigorous and friendly examiners. Congratulations Dr Jo! @cristina-mckean.bsky.social @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social (my fellow supervisors)

09.07.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Current Vacancies | North Bristol NHS Trust

Come and join our MISLToe_SSD team! Great opportunity for post doc in SLT, linguistics or psychology.
www.nbt.nhs.uk/careers/curr...

04.07.2025 06:32 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

@nesltresearch.bsky.social @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social & Helen Wood tell us about an important research step: replicating an exiting study with an extended population. Speech and language disorder in children with CL+/-P is way more complex than we first imagined.

03.07.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@nesltresearch.bsky.social symposium 2025 The brilliant Anna Burhouse from Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT on QI stressing the importance of teams (not the online spaceπŸ™„) and people working together

03.07.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@nesltresearch.bsky.social Anna Burhouse telling us about closing the research-practice gap in the PreCePT project for premature neonates in SW England. Lots of behaviour change and implementation science going on.

03.07.2025 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@nesltresearch.bsky.social Researching our practice with evaluation of new initiatives in speech & language therapy for children. Lots of mixed methods embedded in practice through QI, objective and rigorous. Using SLT students on placement from @nclslt to support projects. Excellent practice

03.07.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@nesltresearch.bsky.social Johanna Butler PhD study into practice. Presenting scoping review of literature for adult-child interactions (not parent-child) and ways of data gathering. Rigorously applied methodology

03.07.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The brilliant @drlisa-ahp.bsky.social keynote @nesltresearch.bsky.social talking to us about how we can involve Multidisciplinary Teams in our research. Dr Lisa is the embodiment of the MDT as a consultant AHP at Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT

03.07.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Current Vacancies | North Bristol NHS Trust

@bristol-sltru.bsky.social are looking to hire a Senior Research Associate (Qualitative) to the @misltoessd.bsky.social study team. Its a Band 7 role for 18 months. If you are interested, have a look, and maybe drop us a line to have a chat!! www.nbt.nhs.uk/careers/curr...

01.07.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Children with speech issues risk poor mental health, charity says Speech and Language UK says some children can struggle to categorise and communicate how they feel.

Great to see the link between language and mental health considered on the BBC - and amazing of Siouxsie to share her experiences www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We have video guides for mental health practitioners about language problems and mental health - see below!

24.06.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adaptation and Standardization of Two Arabic Communicative Development Inventories for Children Aged 8–30 Months and 30–48 Months in Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine Purpose: Assessing early language skills through parental report is a cost-effective way to screen for language delays when resources are scarce....

πŸ’°In @ashajournals.bsky.social Abdelwahab Floccia Forbes Alsiddiqi Al-Shdifat @cristina-mckean.bsky.social Odeh Trebacz Khattab 2025 Adaptation & Standardization of Two Arabic Communicative Devel Inventories for Chn 8-30 & 30-48 Months in πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬EG πŸ‡―πŸ‡΄JO & πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈPS. JSLHR doi.org/10.1044/2025... πŸ¦‹ #bskySPEECHIES

20.06.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Pre-School Language Interventions-Building Early Sentences Therapy and an Adapted Derbyshire Language Scheme - speechBITE

The most clicked-on article from the May
@speechbite.bsky.social
newsletter was an RCT comparing the effectiveness of 2 preschool language interventions (Building Early Sentences Therapy and an Adapted Derbyshire Language Scheme) bit.ly/3Tt4b8C It's open access! #SLPeeps #SLP2B #SLT #bskySPEECHIES

17.06.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! If you work in the North East of England come along to our hub meeting and research symposium to catch up on quality improvement and research activities in our region. You can view accepted abstracts here: lnkd.in/dGtvTXMK
And register using this form: lnkd.in/d3tCr-Ac

05.06.2025 06:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Text describing the research and a QR code for contact which links to https://sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cwQ01tdq9S0nut0

Text describing the research and a QR code for contact which links to https://sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cwQ01tdq9S0nut0

Looking for Australian and New Zealand parents of children with a #CleftPalate to participate in interview research about their experiences of speech pathology. sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

02.06.2025 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We would love you to share this advert far and wide - such an exciting project to be involved with - and a great team! @edldproject.bsky.social #DevLangDis

14.05.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Registration for the North East SLT symposium closes on 22nd June. Sign up here for a full day of talks for just Β£5! forms.office.com/e/Px4BSiV3d1 @nesltresearch.bsky.social

07.05.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Click here for full leaflet www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...

04.05.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness week. Cleft can affect how a child learns to speak. Early detection and the dedicated work of a MDT alongside family is needed to help children reach their potential. This leaflet was developed to help spread awareness.

04.05.2025 06:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Great to be in Newcastle for the annual Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland Conference #cfsgbi2025πŸ˜€
A fantastic talk from @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social 'Exploring sleep and language outcomes in children with cleft lip/palate using Cleft Collective data'.
@yvonnewren.bsky.social

01.05.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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