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Aileen Patterson

 

Current Position in CPLOL:

General Secretary

 

Previous Post(s) in CPLOL:

Vice President Education/ delegate from RCSLT, UK.

 

Current employment

Course Director of Speech and Language therapy programme at University of Ulster

 

Qualifications:

Registered SLT (qualified Edinburgh, UK: Dip RCSLT); BA in Psychology, Teaching Certificate in Education and Masters in Applied Social Research 

 

Clinical experience, research and teaching:  

Worked as senior speech and language therapist in Acute and Rehabilitation services in Hospitals, Community clinics and Special schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Current teaching in University: special education; developmental language disorders; clinical education in practice; research supervision.  

 

Other relevant posts held:

Formerly member of Council RCSLT with portfolio of responsibility for Education and Research plus International and Advanced Studies committee.

 

Currently Visitor for Validation/Accreditation of SLT and other health professions’ education programmes and Investigating Panel member for the UK regulatory body, Health Professions Council.