Catherine O'Sullivan

Biography

Catherine is a qualified teacher and highly knowledgeable and skilled paediatric Speech and Language Therapist with 16 years clinical experience working within the NHS. Catherine's consultancy experience comes from her extensive clinical experience together with a managerial role. Coaching and training education practitioners in adapting classroom practice for pupils with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) is of particular interest to Catherine. Catherine has worked in mainstream, specialist educational settings and specialist resource bases with ages 0-25. Language interventions designed by Catherine support and raise pupils' literacy attainment.

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Work history

• Speech and language therapist - Education and Health Partnership2016
• Team lead: Speech and language therapy - NHS2008
• Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - NHS2003
• Speech and Language Specialist - Council2001
• Generalist Speech and Language Therapist - NHS1998

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Specialisms and Services:

• Specific Language Impairment (SLI)
• Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)
• Autistic Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)
• Social communication disorder
• Phonological delay
• Developmental disorders
• Dyspraxia
• Bespoke language packages to whole classes
• Elklan
• The Hanen Program for early childhood educators and teachers
• Meeting speech, language and communication needs in mainstream classrooms

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Professional memberships:

• Health and care professions council (HCPC) - SL00281
• Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)

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Qualifications:

• 1
  B.Sc. Psychology and Speech PathologyManchester Metropolitan University
• 2
  PGCE in Primary TeachingUniversity of Southampton