PBS Matters

Mags introduces a 10 year old boy who was referred for support to develop his vocal skills. Mags used TalkTools, task analysis, errorless learning and intensive interaction to develop his oral motor skills. This improved his eating and speech. Mags highlights the importance of considering physical issues anytime a person is referred for services.  

Paddy and Jo are joined my Mags Kirk to discuss the role of Speech Therapists and the importance of oral motor skills. Mags outlines the different terminology used by different professions and how they link. The episode includes the importance of SALT and PBS practitioners working collaboratively and how this can improve the outcomes for people.  

Part three is all about the practical application of practice leadership within services. Roy Deveau shares how best to introduce practice leadership, training for practice leaders and the benefits it can bring. Roy goes through the EDDY model as a useful method to ensure training is embedded into practice. 

Roy Deveau joins Paddy and Jo to share where practice leadership comes from and the research linked to it. 

Paddy and Jo re joined by Roy Deveau and discuss what practice leadership is. They cover the difference between practice leadership and management, the importance of having practice leaders and how context impacts on the effectiveness of practice leadership. 

This episode discusses two case studies to demonstrate PBS in practice. Jo introduces a gentleman where his fear of dogs was preventing him for going out and Paddy discusses implementing PBS across an organisation. 

Paddy and Jo consider the important elements of PBS; including contextual fit, stakeholder involvement and function based strategies. They discuss what PBS is and is not and why organisational culture is crucial for translating the theory and training into practice. 

In part two Brian introduces two case studies where the intervention  sequence outline has been used and the outcomes it had for the people supported. 

Paddy and Jo are joined by Brian McClean who outlines to intervention sequences outline. The five elements of the process are discussed in detail and Brian explains the impact that it has had for people. 

Marie Lovell joins Paddy and Jo to introduce the peer review process for PBS training. They discuss what it is, how the process is completed and the benefits it should bring to providers, commissions and participants of the training.