Ms Liz Ackroyd, Speech and Language Therapist

Published January 10th, 2012 | Last updated February 8th, 2012
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Ms Liz Ackroyd is a specialist Speech and Language Therapist working with adults with speech, language and swallowing difficulties. She is also a well-established expert witness, regularly providing reports in criminal and compensation claims having undertaken specialist training. Ms Ackroyd has recently acted as a Clinical Lead for Speech and Language Therapy at a regional rehabilitationThe treatment of a person with an illness or disability to improve their function and health. centre in the NHS. She is also an accredited SMART (Sensory Modality Assessment and Rehabilitation Technique) assessor enabling her to undertake diagnosisThe process of determining which condition a patient may have. and therapy for clients in vegetative and minimally conscious states.

Ms Ackroyd, alongside Ms Jo Frost, is a Director of Therapy Midlands Ltd., a team of specialist therapists working together with clients and partners to provide high quality therapy that enables individuals to achieve their potential, improve their quality of life and maximise their independence.

The key philosophy of Therapy Midlands is:

  • To create a client-centred philosophy where services are built on client needs.
  • To focus therapeutic input on areas of work which are functional and useful to the client.
  • To ensure that therapy is meaningful to the client.
  • To set and review therapeutic goals, keeping the focus on progression.
  • Wherever possible to use a project to ensure the specific work on language and communication will be focused, targeted and relevant.
  • To reveal the client’s competence and “expertise” as this has a positive impact on the individual.
  • To use evidence-based intervention wherever possible.

Ms Ackroyd qualified with a BSc (Hons) in Speech and Language Therapy in 2002. Since qualification she has worked solely with adults with acquired neurological Associated with the nervous system and the brain.   conditions. She specialises in both communication and swallowing difficulties across the spectrum of neurological acquired conditions. She has a wide range of experience from acuteHas a sudden onset. to rehabilitation to community.
 

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  • Speech and language therapy FAQs

    By Ms Liz Ackroyd, Speech and Language TherapistContact

    Will I/my relative get better?

    The nature and severity of the condition causing the speech, language or swallowing difficulty has an impact on likely recovery. The severity of the difficulty itself is also important. There are a number of other factors which can impact on recovery including: depressionFeelings of sadness, hopelessness and a loss of interest in life, combined with a sense of reduced emotional well-being, age, family support, and motivation. With progressiveContinuously increasing in extent or severity. neurological Associated with the nervous system and the brain. conditions e.g. Multiple Sclerosis (MSmultiple sclerosis), speech and language therapyThe treatment of problems with eating, drinking and speech. is usually aiming to maintain skills and function as opposed to restoring it.

  • Adult acquired speech, language and swallowing disorders

    By Ms Liz Ackroyd, Speech and Language TherapistContact

    Speech, language, communication and swallowing disorders in acquired neurological Associated with the nervous system and the brain. conditions arise as a result of a number of conditions including strokeAny sudden neurological problem caused by a bleed or a clot in a blood vessel., traumatic brain injury, progressiveContinuously increasing in extent or severity. neurological conditions (such as Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neurone Disease etc.), and dementiaDecline in mental capacity, brain functioning and memory that affects day-to-day living.. Adult acquired conditions also include those arising from head and neck cancerAbnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body. and palliative A therapy that gives relief from the symptoms of a disease rather than impacting on its course. Often known as 'end of life' care. care. The signs and symptoms vary depending on the cause and site of damage to the brain. The severity is also highly variableLiable to vary or change..

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