Dr Jan Broomfield served as a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist in the NHS for 30 years. Since then, Jan has moved into independent practice where she continues to carry a caseload of children with complex speech disorders.
Jan’s PhD involved a service-wide randomised controlled trial (RCT), evaluating the nature of the caseload as well as the clinical effectiveness of the service offered; the study involved 730 children with speech and/or language disorders. The 320 children identified with primary speech difficulties were assessed using the DEAP (Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology), using Professor Barbara Dodd’s classification system and followed differentiated therapy programmes including the Core Vocabulary approach.
Jan has worked closely with Barbara during and since obtaining her PhD in 2003. Both together and independently, they have published a number of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Barbara developed the Core Vocabulary approach in response to seeing children with persisting speech disorders who were not responding to other treatment regimes. She has authorised Jan to present this training.
Dr Jan Broomfield led the working party that produced the RCSLT Policy Statement (2011) on Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia. She is a current member of the Child Speech Disorder Research Network (UK and Ireland) and chairs the North-East Speech Clinical Excellence Network.
All courses presented by Dr Jan Broomfield
Core Vocabulary Therapy for Inconsistent Phonological Disorder
Prices from £70 – £140
Inconsistent phonological disorder accounts for around 10% of all children with speech difficulties. There is strong evidence to show that the Core Vocabulary Therapy Approach is the most effective intervention approach for these children.
View this courseDEAP Assessment for Children with Speech Sound Disorder
Prices from £55 – £90
This course will provide clinicians with the skill and confidence to administer and analyse the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP) assessment, in order to differentially diagnose the presenting Speech Sound Disorder sub-type.
View this courseEvidence-based Service Delivery for Children with Speech Sound Disorder
Prices from £70 – £140
This course considers evidence about the nature and prevalence of children with speech sound disorder. We focus on different presentations which are mapped to a theoretical model. The evidence-base relating to different interventions is examined. The course is for Speech and Language Therapists, including students.
View this courseIdentification and Management of Articulation Disorders in Children
Prices from £55 – £90
This course focuses on the nature of articulation disorders in children and how to identify them. Learn to differentiate between articulation disorders with phonological consequences and those with phonological difficulties. We will consider a motor-based approach to these speech sound difficulties, along with a range of strategies to employ. Service delivery options will also be discussed.
View this courseIdentification and Management of Phonological Delay and Consistent Phonological Disorder in Children
This course is no longer available
This course focuses on the identification and management of phonological delay and consistent phonological disorders in children. We examine the nature, identification, and evidence-based intervention for consistent phonological difficulties, whether delayed or consistently disordered.
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