Really pleased to share our qualitative evidence synthesis from the @tango-abi.bsky.social study exploring the lived experience of cognitive-communication disorder after #AcquiredBrainInjury for people with ABI and their families Click here to access for free: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Learn more about cognitive communication disorder & how to assess & manage this disorder following a brain injury. I wrote this piece for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) to build understanding and awareness of this disorder Click here 👉 www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...

Great to have our first TANGO paper published. This is free to download and access! Click the link in the post!

TANGO@tango-abi.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New publication out now: We identified the key “active ingredients” behind effective communication partner training for people with brain injury Access here for free: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #AcquiredBrainInjury #SLT #Rehabilitation #BehaviourChange

🚀 New resource for therapists in brain injury We’ve launched an online repository of project-based interventions bringing together research-informed & clinician projects. 🔎 Explore ideas and share projects 👉 blogs.city.ac.uk/potion/ Let’s make project intervention visible

Great to share where we are up to and all the research we can generated from the TANGO study. A huge achievement and team effort from everyone involved, aimed at helping people with brain injury and cognitive communication changes, and their families!

TANGO@tango-abi.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🎉 TANGO Showcase Last week we shared TANGO findings, inc qualitative syntheses, national e-Delphi, SLT focus groups & co-design Focused on developing a theory-informed communication partner training programme for people w brain injury & their families 📂 Resources: figshare.com/projects/TAN...

📣 Free TANGO Showcase 🗓 15 Jan 2026 | Hybrid 🔗 citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

🧠 TANGO Study Update What communication strategies may be taught in communication partner training after ABI? We synthesised 200+ strategies into 40 core strategies across 6 categories, informing a clinical decision-making tool for practice @nihr.bsky.social

TANGO Showcase Attend in London or online 15 Jan 2026 1.30pm-6pm Hear findings from research in communication partner training, supporting people with cognitive communication difficulties after acquired brain injury & their families. 👉 Free to attend 👉 Free refreshments 👉 Register: bit.ly/4rKc8GA

We have worked on two qualitative evidence syntheses which we hope to publish shortly. Remember out TANGO Showcase Event on the 15th January 2026 👉Register here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

TANGO@tango-abi.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🎉 TANGO – Wk 3: What lived experience tells us about communication after brain injury 🎉 @nihr.bsky.social Two qualitative evidence syntheses exploring: 1️⃣ Experiences of taking part in communication partner training (CPT) 2️⃣ Lived experiences of cognitive-communication changes after ABI

This week I will present at at the RCSLT annual conf on 27th Nov 1pm on Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System to describe voice & brain injury interventions Join us in the "brain injury / cognitive communication" stream Register here: www.rcslt.org/events/rcslt...

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See some further results from our TANGO study on the eDelphi study to identify key techniques needed for communication training for people with brain injury. Remember to save the date for our showcase event - 15th January 2026.

TANGO@tango-abi.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🧠 TANGO Study – Week 2 Our national e-Delphi with UK SLTs identified 47 key techniques for effective communication partner training after ABI. Top picks: goal setting, practising skills, feedback, problem solving. 📅 TANGO Showcase: 15 Jan 2026 (Hybrid)

Follow our updates and make sure you save the 15th January 2026 for our free showcase event!

TANGO@tango-abi.bsky.social · 9mo ago

As our @nihr.bsky.social TANGO study wraps up, we’re excited to share key findings! 🎉 First up: coding of existing communication partner training (CPT) programmes using BCT Taxonomy. Stay tuned over the coming weeks! 👀 @ukabif.bsky.social @headwayuk.bsky.social

Thank you to @nihr.bsky.social for the funding for this research and also Jamie for presenting at @acrmrehab.bsky.social So sorry to not be there in person but glad the study was presented!

TANGO@tango-abi.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🙏 Thank you to Jamie Gibson, Jade Sampford & Gareth Jones at #ACRM2025! They shared the TANGO study – co-designed communication partner training – and how RTSS supports implementation of behavior change interventions in rehab. 💡 blogs.city.ac.uk/tango #Rehabilitation #Physio #SLT #BehaviorChange

🎉 Our NIHR #TANGO study image shortlisted for Research Image of the Year at @citystgeorges.bsky.social! Drawn by Tom Bailey, it shows codesigners—people with brain injury, families & SLTs—creating a communication partner training programmme. Vote here 👉 www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/research/sup...

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SLT student Emma Reid from @citystgeorges.bsky.social reflects on her experiences during a summer NIHR internship with the TANGO project - from co-design sessions to co-chairing at a conference! blogs.city.ac.uk/tango/2025/1... #NIHR #SLT #ABI #Research #Internship #SLT2B #BlueSkySpeechies

So proud of our codesigners & what we achieved over the last few months. So excited to start write everything up and start to share in January!

TANGO@tango-abi.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Codesign sessions now complete. 16 sessions (48h) in London & Birmingham w 4 SLTs, 4 family members & 5 people with brain injury. 🙏 to @CarlaMMagdalani for her outstanding support & Emma Reid for helping too Next: data analysis & free dissemination event in January. More: blogs.city.ac.uk/tango

Our new paper on assessing conversations after brain injury is now OPEN ACCESS 📝🗣️ ✅ 5-min conversation ratings are more reliable & practical than 10-min ones ✅ MPC & MSC scales showed moderate reliability ✅ Scoring takes <30 min 👉 Read here: pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....

Feasibility and Reliability of the Adapted Kagan Scales for Rating Conversations for People With Acquired Brain Injury: A Multiphase Iterative Mixed-Methods Design

Purpose: Rating the quality of conversations can assess communication skills in both people with acquired brain injury and their communication pa...

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@primevideouk.bsky.social #TheGirlfriend enjoyed the series but disappointed by lack of portrayal of cognitive & communication impairments post injury. Post injury people have impaired social communication skills & significant retrograde amnesia! We need to do better to raise public awareness!

This week we ran co-design sessions in Birmingham & London with people with brain injury, family members & speech therapists. Together we explored mechanisms & techniques to support communication training shaped by lived experience Www.blogs.city.ac.uk/tango #CoDesign #BrainInjury #Communication

Join our next ICAP network event on 1st April. Looking forward to hearing from Katie and Luiza. @jeanrutter.bsky.social @madelinecruice.bsky.social @cathyoff.bsky.social

We're increasingly ensuring that dissemination is a standalone workpackage in our grants. Work led by the team in Leicester during our NIHR PGfAR resulted in the GuiDiR dissemination framework, which provides a structure for dissemination activities : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Development of the Guide to Disseminating Research (GuiDiR): A consolidated framework

Less than one third of research evidence is translated into policy or practice. Knowledge translation requires effective dissemination, adoption and f…

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I’ve not posted in ages but this is newsworthy - I’m delighted we’ve been awarded funding for APT for this incredible project supporting communication for families with aphasia - leading with Prof Rebecca Palmer and a stellar team!!!! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

UK-wide aphasia project awarded £3.8 million to improve post-stroke communication | City St George's, University of London

Project plans to co-design and evaluate a novel communication partner training (CPT) programme

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So great to have you at both conferences and to spend time with you!

Sophie Brassel@sophiebrassel.bsky.social · last yr.

Last week I presented at the Nordic Aphasia Conference #NAC2025 and the Cognitive Communication Disorders Symposium. A big thank you to the organisers (including @nicholasbehn.bsky.social, @clairefdslt.bsky.social and Simon for #CCDSymp2025) and to all presenters for their inspiring talks!

At the #CCDSymp2025 I presented on communication partner training, dating & creating collaborations. So many amazing talks, posters and opportunities for networking with therapists @leannetogher.bsky.social reminding us of the words of the late Audrey Holland & stories of Mark Ylvisaker

Jacinta Douglas is opening the 4th CCD Symposium to almost 167 attendees in person and online. What is meaning to you? Good starting reflection as to how to build connection & relationships post-injury #CCDSymp2025

🧠 Our course on project-based intervention for people with brain injury is back for 2025! Learn how to use this approach + get practical resources to apply in your service. For SLTs, OTs, neuropsychs & more. 📅 Starts 29 Sept 🔗 www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-... #Rehab #BrainInjury #CPD

❗️Reminder to register 🚨 Free SLT implementing research into practice event! Join us 20th June for a showcase of SLT research @CityStGeorges — hybrid event for clinicians & researchers alike. Register & view the programme here: 📷 citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-event…… Send to all!

The symposium in cognitive communication disorders is open to anyone interested in this field on the 12th & 13th June this year in Coventry. A hybrid event with keynotes Jacinta Douglas, Susan Howell & @leannetogher.bsky.social Register today: mers.cventevents.com/event/4thCCD/c…

🚨 Free SLT implementing research into practice event! Join us 20th June for a showcase of SLT research @citystgeorges.bsky.social — hybrid event for clinicians & researchers alike. Register & view the programme here: 🔗 citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-event… #SLT #ClinicalResearch #CityStGeorges

Our new open-access study highlights the impact of acquired communication disorders on sexuality & intimacy. @nicholasbehn.bsky.social We offer actionable recommendations for researchers and SLPs. Let's break the silence! #Sexuality #SLT #SLP #Aphasia #BrainInjury #stroke doi.org/10.1111/1460...

The impact of acquired communication impairments on sexuality and intimacy: A scoping review

Background Communication is critical to sexuality and sexual health. It is therefore reasonable to assume that acquired communication impairments would impact sexuality, but research is sparse. The .....

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