Profile avatar
loiscameron.bsky.social
Interested in communication ,#humanrights, equality, #socialcare, #learningdisabilty, #poetry, tennis ,the great outdoors ! Was a founder of the #socialenterprise @TalkingMats. NED of central advocacy partners & First Fund, FRCSLT, FRSA.
386 posts 1,233 followers 1,039 following
Prolific Poster
Conversation Starter

Delighted to announce the publication of the first article from my PhD! Huge thanks to my co-authors. @uclpals.bsky.social @tg-at.bsky.social @springernature.com #bskyspeechies Open access link here: doi.org/10.1007/s404...

Fantastic blog by @sarahhayward.bsky.social describing her use of Talking Mats as a creative research tool, a rich way of structuring thoughts & gathering views www.talkingmats.com/thank-you-to... If you use TM in your research join our international research group to share ideas & methodology

#alphabetchallenge #weekrisforroads Take the high road , the one with stairs!

Was a real privilege to work with this thoughtful , reflective group of people from different faiths to discern the possibility of @talkingmats.bsky.social to explore spirituality. Thanks @autismtheology.bsky.social for bringing such a special #interfaith group together

Amazing day of thoughtful discussion with @autismtheology.bsky.social discussing the structure & options for a spirituality & faith Talking Mat . So grateful for the thoughtful contributions from people of different faiths, Hindu , Buddhist , Sikh, Muslim , Pagan and Christian - watch this space !

Off to Aberdeen & looking forward to running a focus group this morning exploring with @autismtheology.bsky.social What aspects of faith & spirituality would be helpful to be included on @talkingmats.bsky.social What aspects would you include ?

"Holding the silence" when communicating - an important formalisation of what aids communication with people with #dementia

Great session this morning thanks to all came & for great feedback on the @talkingmats.bsky.social capacity resource . Thanks for your appreciation of the hierarchy of thinking triangle, the importance of context, gaining insight, why ‘swithering’ and holding the silence has great value.

Really looking forward to our advanced course on Talking Mats, Capacity and Decision Making this morning . It’s full to overflowing so next date already in the planning - next one will be in the autumn conjunction with @coursebeetle.co.uk Watch this space ! #socialwork #bestinterest #dementia

'Sleeping Mud Maid', living sculpture created by UK artist Sue Hill (and artistic partner Pete) at The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, UK #WomensArt #Spring

#alphabetchallenge #QweekforQs and it’s Queen’s club !

While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.

The Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Health and Care Analytics 2025 #HealthStatsAward is now open for entries, organised by @royalstatsoc.bsky.social and supported by us. Deadline is 30 April, find out more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3R8XGXG

#weekpforpatterns #alphabetchallenge #seville Love #spanishtiles

Word of the day is ‘bugiard’ (17th century): one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda.

Depressing and terrifying article on the importance of reading and the impact of screen time and AI on our thinking skills

As the relative of someone who died of hospital-acquired COVID-19 at a time when UK hospitals and care homes had too little (and poor-quality) PPE, I am grateful to @goodlawproject.bsky.social for their work bringing these people to justice.

Hi everyone, newbie here! 👋 I am a trainee Speech and Language Therapy student at Birmingham City Uni on the Masters pathway - currently in my final year 😆 Please feel free to signpost me to profiles that I can follow to build my connections. Any tips would also be greatly appreciated! 😊

Those freeloading penguins have had it too easy. Time to pay up, assholes! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Is it important for you to support people to discuss their wishes at #endoflife? The advanced online course on May 7th gives you space to see how Talking Mats can enable rich conversations & reduce emotional load www.talkingmats.com/talking-mats... Book now #advancedcareplanning #palliativecare

Administrative and Events Officer opportunity with @weallscotland.bsky.social helping achieve their mission of of building a Wellbeing Economy that serves people and planet! tinyurl.com/ae4mp7tu £32,000 pro-rata, 20hpw Remote/Glasgow

If you are interested in Developmental Language Disorder or want to find out more about it search #NAPLIC25. There's loads of interesting posts from today's conference. #DevLangDis @naplic.bsky.social

Very excited that Hester Mackay & Elizabeth Pole have come to share their experience of implementing #balancedsystem in Kent - chat to them if you can and watch this video of Hester explaining the Kent journey vimeo.com/1037777526?s...

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨 This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️ 👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

💸 Funding Opportunity 💸 Impetus is offering long-term, unrestricted funding for social enterprises supporting disadvantaged youth. Deadline: 17th April 2025 📆 Find out more 👉

Talking Mats started in 1998 with a research project at the University of Stirling. It continues to be used across Health, Social Care and Education.

🧵1/ The U.S. has withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO) again in 2025. What does this mean for global health? As members of the editorial board of Int J Health Policy Management we've looked at the consequences in a new paper. ⬇️

Rachel Reeves is right that the world has changed - so why won’t she change her strategy to reflect it? Rigid adherence to arbitrary fiscal rules & refusing wealth taxes is a political choice that’s causing huge pain & harm, as well as laying out the welcome mat for the populists at Reform UK

If anyone is trying to learn a language then try out this app . My spanish understanding has improved , have ever increasing vocabulary but stringing words together is very problematic and these real life scenarios really helps Love the immeadiate feedback and try again feature www.superfluent.app

This reminded us of a great blog written by Jacqui Learoyd about the use of Talking Mats in #prison #youthjustice #mentalhealth www.talkingmats.com/setting-up-a...

Moved to see @talkingmats being used in Jailed: Women in prison on Iplayer.Remember when it was unusual to have a SLT in prison - good that communication issues are being recognised- but the lack of support for those women as they come out is woeful, will sadly lead to revolving doors #mentalhealth

Campaign video for Daniel Johnson MSP's members bill for #CalumsLaw Please share ❤️👑

Brilliant work by @bethmorrison.bsky.social she is a tireless & tenacious campaigner for young people whose care and rights have been so badly trashed by some education services

‘You filled up my senses like a sleepy blue ocean’ Annie’s song #alphabetchallenge #WeekLforLyrics

Tomorrow is #WorldDownSyndromeDay! The 21st day of the 3rd month, aa people with Down syndrome have 3 copies of chromosome 21 instead of 2. We wear “lots of socks” to celebrate. Bright, funky, mismatched (not odd!), because different is good, and because chromosomes look a bit like socks 😊