What Happens When We Put People First? Rethinking Speech Therapy Through a Mental Health Lens with Rachel Chapman

In today’s episode, we explore the intersection of mental health and speech therapy with Rachel Chapman, a Speech Pathologist originally from the UK. Rachel graduated in 2013 and began her career working within the NHS (National Health Service), where she worked in community clinics and mainstream schools, supporting children on alternative education pathways. She then took a secondment with the education department, where she worked in specialist schools and units supporting autistic children and diverse learning needs.From there she went on to work part-time in a SEMH (Social, Emotional, and mental health) school while also working with the Youth Justice service, collating data to secure funding for Speech Pathologists within the system. After taking an extended gap year, Rachel moved to Australia, where over the past five years she has worked in various private practices around Sydney. Currently, she leads a team as a senior speech pathologist in a private practice. In 2022, Rachel founded Let's Talk Communication and Training, a training company dedicated to educating and supporting professionals working with children who have speech and language needs. Through her company, she has provided training to foster care agencies and also serves as an Elklan Tutor alongside her clinic work.Connect with Rachel Chapman: Website:www.letstalkcommtrain.com Email:[email protected]  Instagram: @letstalkcommtrain Rachel runs a range of Elklan courses and creates training and education programs for schools, pre-schools, parents, and agencies supporting children with speech and language needs.The Mindful Speechies Podcast:Instagram: @mindfulspeechiesConnect with Your Hosts:Kizzy Searle Website: www.attunedspeech.com.au Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @attunedspeech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kizzysearle/ Andrew Watt Website: www.unitytherapy.com Email: [email protected]  X: https://x.com/SLPAndrew  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acwatt/ Enjoy the episode!---We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which this podcast is produced, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters, and culture. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.