FREE one hour online smiLE Therapy Taster sessions for your NHS Team, Local   Education Authority, School, Clinical Excellence Network, University, Auditory Implant Team,     Independent Therapy Team, ASLTIP regional group.  Email us: info@smiletherapytraining.com

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 NEWS

 Congratulation to City Uni Students for their 2022 dissertations on smiLE Therapy  with adolescents with Down Syndrome: Is smiLE Therapy feasible and effective for   adolescents with Down Syndrome: A service evaluation. E. Anning (BSc), J. Jakubowicz  (BSc), A. Saxby (MSc), S. Rowlands (MSc).

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• ​ September 24th 2022  BATOD (British Association of Teachers of the Deaf) NATIONAL CONFERENCE. We are delighted that Hadiqa, together with Karin Schamroth, Sarah Caffrey (QVI ) and Teressa Willis (QTOD) presented on her teenage journey  "Hadiqa’s teenage journey to independence, self-advocacy and well being with smiLE Therapy". She explains how, as a Deaf and Visually Impaired (VI) young woman, she has gained confidence to be independent in everyday interactions.  smiLE Therapy modules from the age of 12 to 16 have helped her learn the skills she needed. Hadiqa explained how she recently learned to shop independently at Sainsbury’s and what this means for her confidence and positive mental health. 

• November 2021  Karin Schamroth and Sarah Caffrey's article in BATOD (British Association of Teachers of the Deaf) magazine  "Preparing for Adulthood with three smiLE Therapy modules" Hadiqa's journey as a deaf and visually impaired young woman to self-advocacy ​

• September 2021 Congratulations to Sandra Redman for presenting her smiLE Therapy Projects with Children & Young People with Downs Syndrome to an online conference in Amsterdam on late language development.

• January 2020 Congratulations to Casey Jackson for her article in BATOD magazine " ... but what about generalization?" where she shares details of a project using smiLE Therapy, conducted collaboratively with colleagues Tim Meaden (QTOD), Lisa Salter (Specialist Teaching Assistant) and deaf students. 

• 27th & 28th September 2019 European conference for European Federation of Associations of Teachers of the Deaf (FEAPDA) in North Macedonia. Martina Curtin ran a one-hour workshop on smiLE Therapy for delegates on 27th and on 28th, she presented her fabulous research findings "Training parents in smiLE Therapy: What impact does it have on deaf children's abilities in maintaining and generalising their skills?" 

• 25th September 2019 Martina Curtin presented at the National Conference for the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, Nottingham, on her research "Training parents in smiLE Therapy: What impact does it have on deaf children's abilities in maintaining and generalising their skills?" 

• 24th June 2019 Deaf Children Now Conference, Manchester University: Training parents in smiLE Therapy: Generalising deaf children’s social communication skills, Martina Curtin & Karin Schamroth 

• May 2019: Martina Curtin presents at the South East of England Clinical Excellence Network, at City University, on the results of her research. Fabulous quantitative data and qualitative data. We look forward to seeing your work published this year.

• 7th November 2018 Social Thinking Conference, London. Role Playing in context and practise: Joanna Hoskins and Karin Schamroth. Role play as a powerful tool in language interventions, using smiLE Therapy as an example.

• See BATOD magazine January 2018  'A day in the life of a teenager at the Royal School for the Deaf Derby' by Helen Starczewski & Caroline Mitchell illustrating how the school’s communication policy works in practice in the Secondary School Department throughout the day through the eyes of a pupil. Includes a smiLE Therapy group developing communication skills for ordering a drink in a cafe independently with confidence. 

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To book on one of the training dates below or to arrange bespoke training at your school or workplace or to book an individual mentoring/supervision session contact us or email us at info@smiletherapytraining.com

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COURSES for 2023:

smiLE Therapy Practitioner Training: Day 1

ONLINE TRAINING

Thurs 9th MAR & Fri 10th MAR 2023 (mornings only 9-12)

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smiLE Therapy Practitioner Training: Day 2

ONLINE TRAINING

Mon 13th MAR & Tues 14th MAR 2023 (mornings only 9-12)​ 

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smiLE Therapy Practitioner Training: Day 3

ONLINE TRAINING

Thurs 18th MAY & Fri 19th MAY 2023 (mornings only 9-12)

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Next Dates in 2023:

Day1 OCT 12th & 13th 2023 (mornings only 9-12) 

Day2 OCT 16th & 17th 2023 (mornings only 9-12)

 

smiLE Therapy is a structured, specific therapy for students with special communication needs.  It focuses on the ‘live’  face-to-face interaction between these students and people unfamiliar with their needs, in everyday life situations. Originating in the work of Karin Schamroth and Laura Threadgill, Specialist Speech and Language Therapists in 2002, smiLE Therapy was developed specifically for Deaf/hearing impaired students.

Since 2009, Karin Schamroth has adapted smiLE Therapy for children, young adults and students up to age 25, who are hearing and have other communication needs due to Developmental Language Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities and Austistic Spectrum Disorders.

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smiLE Therapy teaches specific communication strategies to manage real situations, such as at the newsagent, in an office, cafe, train station, asking for directions etc. with confidence. smiLE Therapy is systematic, fulfills the learning needs of students and has clear goals and outcomes.